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Dragon Ball Part 3 No. 1
Dragon Ball Part 3 No. 1
Released June 2000
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 55
Dragon Ball Chapter 56
Viz Publication
Translation Mari Morimoto
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Editor Jason Thompson
Graphic Novel Dragon Ball Volume 5
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Dragon Ball Part 3 No. 1 is the twenty-eighth issue of Viz's Dragon Ball Monthly Comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in June 2000 alongside the twenty-eighth issue of the "Dragon Ball Z"-branded chapters. The limited-color pages in chapter 55 are printed here in greyscale.

List of Chapters

# Viz Chapter Title Original Publication Page
55 Dragon Ball Chapter 55:
"The Red Ribbon"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #05
(Japan, 20 December 1985)
1
56 Dragon Ball Chapter 56:
"The Dragon Ball Scramble"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #06
(Japan, 06 January 1986)
18
X "The Monkey's Tales" letters column 32

The title page of chapter 54 is repurposed as a title page for chapter 55 on page 1 in its original black and white. The title pages for chapters 55 and 56 are omitted.

Page 8 is an interstitial page taken from Dragon Ball Volume 5. Muten Rōshi is perched on a pillow with a bowl of fruit nearby, holding a mug of something hot.

Cover Illustration

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the "Catchphrase Grand Prix" feature in the 1986 #23 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan. This issue went on sale on 02 May 1986 and featured the original printing of Dragon Ball Chapter 325. The illustration gets a full-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[1] and a ⅔-page reproduction in the Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[2]

Advertisements

Advertisement for eBay.

The inside of the back cover is an eBay advertisement featuring a Superman figure.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer release of Tenchi Universe. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball Z" Part 3-5.

Staff

Letters Column

This issue's letters column is printed left to right on page 32. 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. "1986". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 33)
  2. "1986". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 22)