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Dragon Ball Part 2 No. 9
Dragon Ball Part 2 No. 9
Released November 1999
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 40
Dragon Ball Chapter 41
Viz Publication
Translation Mari Morimoto
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Editor Trish Ledoux
Graphic Novel Dragon Ball Volume 4
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Dragon Ball Part 2 No. 9 is the twenty-first issue of Viz's Dragon Ball Monthly Comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in November 1999 alongside the twenty-first issue of the "Dragon Ball Z"-branded chapters. The limited-color pages of chapter 40 are printed here in greyscale.

List of Chapters

# Viz Chapter Title Original Publication Page
40 Dragon Ball Chapter 40:
"The Tail of Goku"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #40
(Japan, 03 September 1985)
1
41 Dragon Ball Chapter 41:
"Kuririn VS. Jackie Chun"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #41
(Japan, 10 September 1985)
16
X "The Monkey's Tales" letters column 32

The title page of chapter 41 is repurposed in its original black and white as a title page for chapter 40 on page 1. The title page for chapter 40 is omitted.

Page 4 is an interstitial page from Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 4 depicting Muten Rōshi in a baseball uniform with "Kame" on the front. He is bonked on the head by the Three-Star Dragon Ball as a bikini-clad lady walks past with a surfboard. Page 17 is a faux-interstitial page depicting Goku and Kuririn that is taken from a panel on the second page of chapter 41 (page 19 of this comic).

Cover Illustration

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the cover of the 1985 #45 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. This issue featured Dragon Ball Chapter 45 and went on sale on 08 October 1985 in Japan. The Weekly Jump cover gets a small reprint in the 30th Anniversary Super History Book,[1] and the illustration itself gets a half-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[2] and a smaller reproduction in Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[3]

Advertisements

Advertisement for Pioneer releases.

The inside of the back cover is an advertisement for Viz's "Shop-By-Mail" service, with an extensive list of available titles. Battle Angel Alita encourages readers to visit Viz's online store at j-pop.com.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for various Pioneer VHS and DVD releases including Sailor Moon, Catnapped!, and The Dog of Flanders.

Staff

  • Editor-In-Chief: Hyoe Narita
  • 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

  1. "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. 22)
  2. "1985". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 24)
  3. "1985". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 11)