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Dragon Ball Part 3 No. 12
Dragon Ball Part 3 No. 12
Released May 2001
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 77
Dragon Ball Chapter 78
Viz Publication
Translation Mari Morimoto
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Editor Jason Thompson
Graphic Novel Dragon Ball Volume 7
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Dragon Ball Part 3 No. 12 is the thirty-ninth issue of Viz's Dragon Ball Monthly Comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in May 2001 alongside the thirty-ninth issue of the "Dragon Ball Z"-branded chapters. All pages in this issue were originally printed in black and white.

List of Chapters

# Viz Chapter Title Original Publication Page
77 Dragon Ball Chapter 77:
"Bright Blue's Eyes"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #27
(Japan, 03 June 1986)
1
78 Dragon Ball Chapter 78:
"The Great Escape!"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #28
(Japan, 10 June 1986)
16
X "The Monkey's Tales" letters column 30

The title page for chapter 77 appears on page 1 in its original black and white. The title page for chapter 78 is omitted.

Cover Illustration

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the cover of the 1986 #25 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. This issue featured chapter Dragon Ball Chapter 75 and went on sale on 20 May 1986 in Japan. The Weekly Jump cover gets a small reprint in the 30th Anniversary Super History Book,[1] and the illustration itself gets a full-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[2] and a half-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[3]

Advertisements

Advertisement for Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

Page 32 is an advertisement for "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" monthly comics and volumes 1-5 (Viz Graphic Novels). This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball" Part 3-10.

The inside of the back cover is an advertisement for Pokémon The Movie 2000: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for various Pioneer releases featuring Cardcaptor Sakura. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball Z" Part 3-10.

Staff

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 Jason Thompson. (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. 24)
  2. "1986". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 36)
  3. "1986". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 24)