Dragon Ball Part 1-1 (Viz Monthly Comics)
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| Dragon Ball Part 1 No. 1 | |
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| Released | 06 March 1998 |
| Publisher | Viz |
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| Format | 6.625" x 10.25" |
| Pages | 32 pages |
| Chapters | Dragon Ball Chapter 1 |
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| Translation | Mari Morimoto |
| Adaptation | Gerard Jones |
| Editor | Trish Ledoux |
| Graphic Novel | Dragon Ball Volume 1 |
Dragon Ball Part 1 No. 1 is the first issue of Viz's Dragon Ball monthly comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released on 06 March 1998 alongside the first issue of the "Dragon Ball Z"-branded chapters. Akira Toriyama's original color pages are printed in greyscale.
List of Chapters
The first chapter of Dragon Ball is 30 pages in length (not counting the title page), more than twice the typical chapter length of 14 pages. Accordingly, the first issue of the Viz comics only contains one chapter. Subsequent issues all contain at least two chapters.
| # | Viz Chapter Title | Original Publication | Page |
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| 01 | Dragon Ball Part 1: "Bloomers and the Monkey King" |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 #51 (Japan, 20 November 1984) |
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The title page of chapter 1 is included here in greyscale. An adaptation of the full-color version is used for the cover of Part 1 No. 7 of the Viz comics.
The chapter is called "Part 1" in this issue. Beginning with the second issue, the chapters are called "Tale 2", "Tale 3", etc. Chapter 1 was assimilated in Viz's first edition of the first collected volume; it is called "Tale 1" there and thereafter.
Cover Illustration
This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was first printed as a fold-out poster in the 1986 #12 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan. This issue went on sale on 18 February 1986 and featured the original printing of Dragon Ball Chapter 62. This illustration gets a full-page reprint in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[1] and a ¾-page reprint in the Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History"),[2] the 30th Anniversary Super History Book,[3] and Akira Toriyama - The World.[4]
Advertisements
This issue contains a standard solicitation for reader letters on the inside of the front cover. No letters were printed in this issue.
The final regular page is an advertisement for the first issue of the Dragon Ball Z monthly comics which were published in tandem with the Dragon Ball issues. This advertisement is reproduced on the next issue's page.
The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer VHS releases of the "Vegeta Saga" of Dragon Ball Z, featuring the final two installments: "Showdown" (Vol. 8) and "Departure" (Vol. 9).
Staff
- English Adaptation: Gerard Jones
- Translation: Mari Morimoto
- Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Wayne Truman
- Editor: Trish Ledoux
- Cover & Interior Design: Viz Graphics
- Managing Editor: Hyoe Narita
- Editor-In-Chief: Sataro Fujii
- Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi
Notes
References
- ↑ "1986". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 31)
- ↑ "1986". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 20)
- ↑ "The PERIOD of DRAGON BALL: EPISODE 1984-1988". 30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2016. ISBN 978-4-08-792505-0. (p. 34)
- ↑ "Dragon Ball". Akira Toriyama - The World. Japan: Shueisha, 15 January 1990. ISBN 4-08-858130-X). (p. 14)
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