Manga in the 80's Pt. 10

We also had stand alone issues of Manga released as one-offs at the end of the 80's, and Go Nagai's Iconic “Mazinger” was one to get.

Mazinger. Written and illustrated ( fully colour painted) by Go Nagai. Published by First publishing Inc. on 11th. November December 1988. 

The manga was originally published by Dynamic publishing Inc.1988.

From the 70's and 80's to this day the World of Go Nagai and his beloved creation Mazinger live on. Now we see in full colour this manga styled graphic novel, as each panel and page are an art peace in themselves (looking to be painted in Acrylic and Oil paint) this adds to the fantasy of science fiction, inspired by one of the tales from “Gulliver's Travels” by Jonathan Swift.

 The year is 214X, eight years after the nuclear war and its nuclear winter the ten percent of humanity is split between North & South as the new super powers fight for resources, thus starts the one hundred years war, with war machines of gigantic size!

Our hero young Major Koji Kabuto is flung in to battle in the Combat Robot Mazinger, the masterpiece of the subterranean arsenal. As the battle rages something he is unprepared for happens and the battle shifts, changing his motivation to saving a beautiful woman from the horrors of war!

[Note. Go Nagai is known for his part in the Japanese robot revolution on TV in the 1970's and his reputation for hypersexual psycoviolence (Cutie Honey, and Devilman) changed the manga industry for kids comic-books & comic-strips for that decade and beyond, spawning many Anime tv series.]




[NOTE: so far as I can find in the publications of "FIRST COMICS" in the 1980's, the issue of this bespoke graphic novel (MAZINGER) made for an North American market, is the only other title apart from "Lone Wolf and Cub", from Japan to be published by FIRST COMICS!]

Hypersexual Psychoviolence!

"The dynamic world of Go Nagai" by Frederick Patten.

Hypersexual Psychoviolence!

"The dynamic world of Go Nagai" by Frederick Patten.

[Note. A four page article by Frederick Patten on Go Nagai at the back of this graphic novel is well worth reading.]

[In November of 2024, I found two of FIRST COMICS's own self-published pre-view advertisements, called "1FIRST EDISION" on ebay, and imported them to the UK at a cost of  $48.00 (US) for you the reader and for fans alike!] 

1FIRST EDISION - September 1988 (73),

For comic books on sale in November 1988.

1FIRST EDISION (73) Page 2, and page 5.

1FIRST EDISION (73) Page 2,

Lone Wolf and Cub (issue 19) by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima, $2.50 on sale 28th October 1988. (Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz)

Lone Wolf and Cub Deluxe Edition. - collecting issies #1-6. 392 Pages $19.95 on sale 28th October 1988.

1FIRST EDISION (73) Page 3,

Mazinger by Go Nagai, on sale 11th November 1988.

[NOTE: "Mazinger: Not a reprint First full-color, fully painted Japanese manga! By Go Nagai. A First Graphic Novel 64 pages $8.95. Contains brief nudity."]

1FIRST EDISION (73) Page 4,

Mazinger by Go Nagai, on sale 11th November 1988.

"THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE FIRST ORIGINAL FULL-COLOR FULLY PAINTED MANGA." (made for the US English market).

1FIRST EDISION - September 1988 (73),

For comic books on sale in November 1988.

[In American comic-book format, 6 pages folded.]

"MANGA: THE NEXT GENERATION!"

"THE WORLD PREMIRE OF THE FIRST ORIGINAL FULL-COLOR FULLY PAINTED MANGA."

This  full colour advertisement was printed in two issues of the "Sable" comic book in 1988, proclaiming that; "MANGA: THE NEXT GENERATION!" "THE WORLD PREMIRE OF THE FIRST ORIGINAL FULL-COLOR FULLY PAINTED MANGA."

 

This  B&W advertisement was printed in an issue of  "Sable" comic book (1988).

[NOTE: having to buy a selection of comic books that, just on the off chance that there would be advertisements for this ONE-OFF comic book, did pay off, for me outweighs the cost of  the ITEM PRICE: £25.00 ORDER TOTAL:£31.50. (AUGUST 26Th. 2022)]

The source and proof of advertisements.

[In September of 2024 I did make a trip to Tokyo, and did some shoping, and sight-seeing.]

DVD boxed sets One & Two,

As a 10 year old child, having moved to Spain in 1977, Mazinger-Z was the Hit TV\Cartoon show for kids, and on of my foundest memories.