(December 1997)

Viz, 1997 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
5.95 USD; 8.00 CAD
Pages:
132
Indicia frequency:
Monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Viz Communications, Inc.
ISBN:
?
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Annette Roman; Hyoe Narita (managing editor)
Color:
black & white with some color
Dimensions:
7" x 10" (17.8 cm x 25.4 cm)
Paper Stock:
newsprint
Binding:
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

The stories in this manga are flipped from the original right to left Japanese editions. No publisher brand on cover. ISSN 1096-0228


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Naoki Yamamoto
Inks:
Naoki Yamamoto
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Aya

Dear Pulp reader: (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Satoru Fuji
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Brief intro to the series by editor-in-chief Satoru Fuji

contents (Table of Contents)

credits / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Table of contents plus indicia

PULPman Profiles (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
biography
Synopsis:
Brief bio on Strain artist Ryoichi Ikegami. Two ads on bottom half of page- one for j-pop.com, one for AnimEigo.com

Strain, chapter one: Mayo, the Horse (Table of Contents)

Strain / comic story / 43 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Buronson; Yuji Oniki (English adaptation)
Pencils:
Ryoichi Ikegami
Inks:
Ryoichi Ikegami
Letters:
Cato

Content Information

Reprints:
  • from ?
Keywords:
manga

Next month in Strain... (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Ryoichi Ikegami
Inks:
Ryoichi Ikegami
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Promo for next month's chapter in Pulp magazine

Dance till Tomorrow, act one: A Word from Our Sponsor (Table of Contents)

Dance till Tomorrow / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Naoki Yamamoto; Matt Thorn (English adaptation)
Pencils:
Naoki Yamamoto
Inks:
Naoki Yamamoto
Letters:
Dan Nakrosis

Content Information

Characters:
Suekichi; Aya
Reprints:
  • from ?
Keywords:
manga

Next month in Dance till Tomorrow... (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Naoki Yamamoto
Inks:
Naoki Yamamoto
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Promo ad for next month's chapter.

Heartbroken Angels, chapter one (Table of Contents)

Heartbroken Angels / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Masahiko Kikuni; Ben Joe Wadoko (English adaptation)
Pencils:
Masahiko Kikuni
Inks:
Masahiko Kikuni
Letters:
Cato

Content Information

Genre:
humor; satire-parody
Keywords:
manga

j-pop.hard.copy (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jason Thompson
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
This article promotes j-pop.com

Black & White, skirmish 1: Welcome to our Monkey House (Table of Contents)

Black & White / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Taiyo Matsumoto; Annette Roman (English adaptation); Lillian Olsen (translation)
Pencils:
Taiyo Matsumoto
Inks:
Taiyo Matsumoto
Letters:
Cynthia Bergst

Content Information

Characters:
Black; White
Keywords:
manga

Pulp Cult (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Patrick Macias
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

First of a regular column that will cover underground Japanese culture


Hi-fi Lo-fi (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Yuji Oniki
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Japanese pop music column covering established and up and coming bands.

Banana Fish, Chapter 1: Last Words (Table of Contents)

Banana Fish / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Akimi Yoshida; Matt Thorn (English adaptation)
Pencils:
Akimi Yoshida
Inks:
Akimi Yoshida
Letters:
Cato

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Reprints:
  • from ?
Keywords:
manga

Pulp Letters Column (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Annette Roman
Pencils:
Taiyo Matsumoto
Inks:
Taiyo Matsumoto
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Announces contest for best letter column title. The page contains two small drawings by Taiyo Matsumoto

Comin' up next month, get PULPed with... (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ryoichi Ikegami; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto; Akimi Yoshida; Masahiko Kikuni
Inks:
Ryoichi Ikegami; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto; Akimi Yoshida; Masahiko Kikuni
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Promo for next month's issue. Includes five small drawings from the listed artists

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Order form for Viz manga

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for "Dragonball Z - The Movie - Dead Zone" on video

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Dear Pulp reader:
  3. 2. contents
  4. 3. PULPman Profiles
  5. 4. Strain, chapter one: Mayo, the Horse
    Strain
  6. 5. Next month in Strain...
  7. 6. Dance till Tomorrow, act one: A Word from Our Sponsor
    Dance till Tomorrow
  8. 7. Next month in Dance till Tomorrow...
  9. 8. Heartbroken Angels, chapter one
    Heartbroken Angels
  10. 9. j-pop.hard.copy
  11. 10. Black & White, skirmish 1: Welcome to our Monkey House
    Black & White
  12. 11. Pulp Cult
  13. 12. Hi-fi Lo-fi
  14. 13. Banana Fish, Chapter 1: Last Words
    Banana Fish
  15. 14. Pulp Letters Column
  16. 15. Comin' up next month, get PULPed with...
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
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