Dragon Ball Part 2-4 (Viz Monthly Comics)
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| Dragon Ball Part 2 No. 4 | |
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| Released | June 1999 |
| Publisher | Viz |
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| Format | 6.625" x 10.25" |
| Pages | 32 pages |
| Chapters |
Dragon Ball Chapter 30 Dragon Ball Chapter 31 |
| Viz Publication | |
| Translation | Mari Morimoto |
| Adaptation | Gerard Jones |
| Editor | Trish Ledoux |
| Graphic Novel | Dragon Ball Volume 3 |
Dragon Ball Part 2 No. 4 is the sixteenth issue of Viz's Dragon Ball Monthly Comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in June 1999 alongside the sixteenth issue of the "Dragon Ball Z"-branded chapters; both issues have non-standard plot highlights on the front cover.
List of Chapters
| # | Viz Chapter Title | Original Publication | Page |
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| 30 | Dragon Ball Chapter 30: "Milk Run" |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #30 (Japan, 25 June 1985) |
1 |
| 31 | Dragon Ball Chapter 31: "It Only Gets Harder" |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #31 (Japan, 02 July 1985) |
16 |
The title page of chapter 32 is repurposed (in its original black and white) as a title page for chapter 30 on page 1. The title pages for chapters 30 and 31 are omitted, though the original title page for chapter 30 is, as always, used for the issue's title page on the inside of the front cover.
Cover Illustration
This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was originally drawn as the title page of Dragon Ball Chapter 155, published in the 1988 #05 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on 11 August 1987. The illustration gets a full-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[1] and a quarter-page reproduction in the Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[2]
Advertisements
Page 32 is an advertisement for the Pokémon monthly comics. This advertisement is reproduced on the thirteenth issue's page.
The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer releases of Tenchi in Tokyo, Battle Athletes Victory, Ranma ½, Magical Project S, Phantom Quest Corp, Tenchi Universe, Video Girl Ai, and The Mysterious Play/Fushigi Yugi.
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
Letters Column
This issue's letters column is printed left to right on pages 31-30. There is a standard solicitation for reader letters on the inside of the front cover. A complete transcription of the column is below; fan art is omitted. The responses are written by editor Trish Ledoux. (Parentheses) and [brackets] are Viz; {braces} are Kanzenshuu notes.
Notes
References
- ↑ "1988". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 65)
- ↑ "1988". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 43)
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