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Dragon Ball Z Part 2 No. 3
Dragon Ball Z Part 2 No. 3
Released February 1999
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 217
Dragon Ball Chapter 218
Viz Publication
Translation Mari Morimoto
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Editor Trish Ledoux
Graphic Novel Dragon Ball Z Volume 3
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Dragon Ball Z Part 2 No. 3 is the twelfth issue of Viz's "Dragon Ball Z" monthly comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in February 1999 alongside the twelfth issue of the "Dragon Ball"-branded chapters. All pages in this issue were originally printed in black and white.

List of Chapters

# Viz Chapter Title Original Publication Page
217 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 23:
"Hope Runs Out"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #17
(Japan, 28 March 1989)
1
218 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 24:
"The Last Blast"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #18
(Japan, 04 April 1989)
16

The title page of chapter 217 is included on page 1 in its original black and white. The title page of chapter 218 is omitted.

Cover Illustration

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the cover of the 1989 #18 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. This issue featured Dragon Ball Chapter 218 and went on sale on 04 April 1989 in Japan. The Weekly Jump cover gets a small reprint in the 30th Anniversary Super History Book,[1] and the illustration itself gets full-page reprints in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[2] and in the Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[3]

Advertisements

First page of the sticker ad.
Second page of the sticker ad.

Page 32 is an advertisement for "Dragon Ball Z Specialty Store" at www.japanimation.com. This ad is reproduced on the sixth issue's page.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer VHS releases of the "Namek Saga" of Dragon Ball Z, featuring the latest two installments: "The Ginyu Force" (Vol. 16) and "Super Saiyan!?" (Vol. 17). This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball" Part 1-8.

There is also a glossy flyer advertising Corporación Gráfica Navarrete stickers stapled in at the center of the issue. These stickers were made in Peru and marketed by Creative Online Enterprises in the United States.

Staff

  • 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

  1. "The PERIOD of DRAGON BALL: EPISODE 1989-1992". 30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2016. ISBN 978-4-08-792505-0. (p. 41)
  2. "1989". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 75)
  3. "1989". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 54)