Dragon Ball Part 1-3 (Viz Monthly Comics)
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| Dragon Ball Part 1 No. 3 | |
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| Released | May 1998 |
| Publisher | Viz |
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| Format | 6.625" x 10.25" |
| Pages | 32 pages |
| Chapters |
Dragon Ball Chapter 4 Dragon Ball Chapter 5 |
| Viz Publication | |
| Translation | Mari Morimoto |
| Adaptation | Gerard Jones |
| Editor | Trish Ledoux |
| Graphic Novel | Dragon Ball Volume 1 |
Dragon Ball Part 1 No. 3 is the third issue of Viz's Dragon Ball Monthly Comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in May 1998 alongside the third issue of the "Dragon Ball Z"-branded chapters. Akira Toriyama's original color pages are printed in greyscale.
List of Chapters
| # | Viz Chapter Title | Original Publication | Page |
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| 04 | Dragon Ball Chapter 4: "They Call Him... the Turtle Hermit!" |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #03 (Japan, 11 December 1984) |
1 |
| 05 | Dragon Ball Chapter 5: "Oo! Oo! Oolong!" |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #04-05 (Japan, 21 December 1984) |
16 |
The full-color title page for chapter 4 is printed here in greyscale, but it is used for the cover of Part 3 No. 7 of the Viz comics. The limited-color title page for chapter 5 is omitted here; it was reprinted in greyscale for collected editions including Vizbig Volume 1, but it has never been reproduced in color by Viz. The color title page was reprinted in Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 1.[1]
Cover Illustration
This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the cover of the 1986 #37 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, which went on sale on 12 August 1986 and featured the original printing of Dragon Ball Chapter 87. The Weekly Jump cover is reproduced in the 30th Anniversary Dragon Ball Super History Book.[2] The illustration itself gets a full-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[3] and a quarter-page reproduction in the Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[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 three regular pages are advertisements. Page 30 is an advertisement for the Viz's "Shop-By-Mail" service. Page 31 is an advertisement for Mobile Police Patlabor graphic novel Volume 1, a Magical Girl Pretty Sammy graphic novel, and a For Better or Curse graphic novel. Page 32 is an advertisement for Fist of the North Star action figures from Inteleg International; this advertisement is reproduced on the next issue's page.
The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer home release of Dragon Ball Z Movie 2: "The World's Strongest".
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
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 1. Japan: Shueisha, 04 December 2002. ISBN 4-08-873444-0. (p. 219)
- ↑ "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. 24)
- ↑ "1986". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 32)
- ↑ "1985". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 13)
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