(1986)

講談社 [Kōdansha], 1986 Series
Published in English (Japan) Japan
 
Price
2400 JPY; 14.95 USD
Pages
264
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Kodansha International Ltd. and Kodansha America Inc.
Brand
Kodansha
ISBN
0-87011-752-1; 4-7700-1252-7
Barcode
9780870117527 90000
Editing
?
Color
Black & White with some Color
Dimensions
18.08 cm x 25.7 cm (7.12" x 10.12")
Binding
Softcover
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Printed in Japan. The panels are flipped to read in the Western format. Originally published as a hardcover.

1st printing: 1986; 2nd printing: 1986. The book has had multiple printings beyond those. 1992 printings had a cover price of 19.00 USD.

The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Phoenix / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script
手塚治虫 (Osamu Tezuka); 駄駄会 (Dadakai) (translation)
Pencils
手塚治虫 (Osamu Tezuka)
Inks
手塚治虫 (Osamu Tezuka)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
--And what can I do for you... --Akane Maru... ?
Characters
Kibi no Makibi; Akanemaru; Mama Bird; The Phoenix
Reprints
  • from Phoenix vol. 4 - Karma
Keywords
microscopic sea creature; reincarnation; Shōsōin; turtle

Indexer Notes

An excerpt.

Ghost Warrior (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
松本零士 (Reiji Matsumoto); 駄駄会 (Dadakai) (translation)
Pencils
松本零士 (Reiji Matsumoto)
Inks
松本零士 (Reiji Matsumoto)
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Shinta Yamano; Sakishi Aoshita; Yankee
Reprints
Keywords
biplane; dogfight; island base; ocean; torpedo

Indexer Notes

Published in its entirety.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Rose of Versailles / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
池田理代子 (Riyoko Ikeda); Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Pencils
池田理代子 (Riyoko Ikeda)
Inks
池田理代子 (Riyoko Ikeda)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
...The alliance could be in danger!!
Genre
historical; romance
Characters
Kaunitz; Queen Mother Theresa; Count Mercy; Marie Antoinette; Madame Du Barry; Louis the 15th; Madame Adelaide; Oscar François de Jarjayes
Reprints
  • from The Rose of Versailles (San'yüsha)

Indexer Notes

An excerpt from an edited English language version of the series.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Barefoot Gen / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
中沢啓治 (Keiji Nakazawa); Project Gen (translation)
Pencils
中沢啓治 (Keiji Nakazawa)
Inks
中沢啓治 (Keiji Nakazawa)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Gen- look!
Genre
historical
Characters
Eiko; Gen; Gen's Mama; Shinji; Tomoko
Reprints
  • from Gen Digest (1977)
Keywords
atomic bomb; B-29 bomber; baby; Enola Gay; explosion; fire; Hiroshima; horse

Indexer Notes

An edited excerpt from a prototype for later English editions of the story.

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Table of Contents
  1. 1. ["--And what can I do for you... --Akane Maru... ?"]
    Phoenix
  2. 2. Ghost Warrior
  3. 3. ["...The alliance could be in danger!!"]
    The Rose of Versailles
  4. 4. ["Oh, Gen- look!"]
    Barefoot Gen
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  • Steven Samuels
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