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Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 2
Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 2
Released March 2000
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 243
Dragon Ball Chapter 244
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. 2 is the twenty-fifth issue of Viz's "Dragon Ball Z" monthly comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in March 2000 alongside the twenty-fifth 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
243 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 49:
"Destination Namek"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #43
(Japan, 26 September 1989)
1
244 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 50:
"The Mysterious Spaceship"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #44
(Japan, 03 October 1989)
16

The title page of chapter 243 appears on page 1 in its original black and white. The title page for chapter 244 is omitted.

Cover Illustration

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the title page of Dragon Ball Chapter 228. This chapter was published in the 1989 #28 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, which went on sale on 13 June 1989 in Japan. The illustration gets a half-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[1] and a third-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[2]

Advertisements

Advertisement for Pioneer releases.

Page 30 is an advertisement for the Viz adaptation of Magical Pokémon Journey. This ad is reproduced on the page for Dragon Ball Part 2-13 (Viz Monthly Comics).

Page 31 is an advertisement for "Let's Find Pokémon!", "Pokémon Origami", and "Pokémon Standees". This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball" Part 2-15.

Page 32 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 Viz's shop-by-mail service. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball" Part 2-14.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for Pioneer VHS and DVD release of Trigun Volume 1, "The $$60,000,000,000 Man".

Staff

Notes

References

  1. "1989". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 78)
  2. "1989". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 51)