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Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 1
Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 1
Released February 2000
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 241
Dragon Ball Chapter 242
Viz Publication
Translation Lillian Olsen
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Editor Trish Ledoux
Graphic Novel Dragon Ball Z Volume 5
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Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 1 is the twenty-fourth issue of Viz's "Dragon Ball Z" monthly comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in February 2000 alongside the twenty-fourth 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
241 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 47:
"Goku's Request"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #41
(Japan, 12 September 1989)
1
242 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 48:
"The Bittersweet End"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #42
(Japan, 19 September 1989)
16

The title page of chapter 241 appears on page 1 in its original black and white. The title page for chapter 242 is omitted.

Cover Illustration

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the title page of Dragon Ball Chapter 187. This chapter was published in the 1989 #18 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, which went on sale on 09 August 1988 in Japan. The illustration gets full-page reproductions in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[1] and Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[2]

Advertisements

Advertisement for Pioneer releases.

Page 30 is an advertisement for Maîson Ikkoku products.

Page 31 is an advertisement for the 2000 Pokémon poster calendar. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball" Part 2-12.

Page 32 is an advertisement for Ranma ½ merchandise. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball" Part 2-2.

Page 33 is a new advertisement for the "Dragon Ball Z Specialty Store" at www.japanimation.com. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball Z" Part 3-4.

The inside of the back cover is an advertisement for Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for various Pioneer VHS and DVD releases featuring Nazca.

Staff

  • Editor-In-Chief: Hyoe Narita
  • Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi

Notes

References

  1. "1988". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 63)
  2. "1988". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 42)