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Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 5
Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 5
Released June 2000
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 249
Dragon Ball Chapter 250
Viz Publication
Translation Lillian Olsen
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Editor Jason Thompson
Graphic Novel Dragon Ball Z Volume 5
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Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 5 is the twenty-eighth issue of Viz's "Dragon Ball Z" 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"-branded chapters. All pages in this issue were originally printed in black and white.

List of Chapters

# Viz Chapter Title Original Publication Page
249 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 55:
"The True Power!"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #49
(Japan, 07 November 1989)
1
250 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 56:
"Goku Returns! Again!"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #50
(Japan, 14 November 1989)
16
X "Generation Z" letters column 30

The title page of chapter 249 appears on page in its original black and white. The title page for chapter 250 is omitted.

Cover Illustration

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the cover of Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 21, in which these two chapters appear. The volume went on sale on 10 April 1990 in Japan. The illustration gets a quarter-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[1]

Advertisements

Advertisement for the Pioneer release of Tenchi Universe.

Page 32 is an eBay advertisement featuring a Superman figure. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball" Part 3-1.

Page 33 is a notice of Rumiko Takahashi's appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2000 (July 20-23). This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball Z" Part 3-6.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer release of Tenchi Universe.

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. "1990". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 69)