September 1990 Pt.7 Manga Round-up

Manga Round-up and  overview.

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that could be still found “On the racks” in September of 1990, such as:-

#25 of 'AKIRA' (1-38)

from Epic Comics.

#38 of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' (1-40)

from First comics,

#21 of Outlanders. (1-33)

from Dark Horse Comics.

#9 Cyber 7 :book2 (1 - 17)

#4 Black Magic (1 – 4)

from Eclipse Comics

#8 of COBRA (1-12)

#2 of Crying Freeman: Part Two (1-9)

#7 of HOROBI: Part One (1-8)

#3 of 2001 Nights (1 – 10)

from Viz Comics.

GRAPHIC-NOVELS ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

Shion – Blade of the Minstrel (GN)

PINEAPPLE ARMY (One Volume)

GRAPHIC-NOVELS STILL ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

What's Michael? (Book 2)

Appleseed Book #1

Appleseed Book # 2

Dirty Pair – Biohazards

from Eclipse Comics

LUM Vol #1

The Legend of Kamui – the Island of Sugaru #1

from Viz Comics.

[Note: You still had comics inspired by Anime & manga].

#3 of Lensman: Galactic Patrol

#10 of 'Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock',

#15 of 'Robotech II – The Sentinels Book One'

from Eternity Comics.

 #3 Dirty Pair III

from Eclipse Comics

[Note: these all could be on the shelves, or the racks, but as the printing and overseas delivery were not always every month, you could miss them!]

[NOTE: Comics, this is also how we kept up to date with what was happening with the AKIRA movie in America, the dubbed and released by Streamline Pictures].

August 1990 Pt.6 Manga Round-up

NEW this month (August 1990).

#1 of Crying Freeman: Part Two (1-9)

from Viz Comics.

Crying Freeman. Written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami . Viz Comics published in a monthly format broken down in to 5 parts with a total of 46 issues, from October 1989 to September 1993 . The manga was originally published between 1985 and 1989 by Shoakukan inc.

[Little did I know when writing and uploading this, that the sad news of  Kazuo Koike had passed away. May 8, 1936 – April 17, 2019.]

Manga Round-up \ overview

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that could be still found “On the racks” in August of 1990, such as:-

23

#24 of 'AKIRA' (1-38)

from Epic comics.

#38 of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' (1-40)

from First comics.

#20 of Outlanders. (1-33)

from Dark Horse Comics.

#3 Black Magic (1 – 4)

from Eclipse Comics

#7 of COBRA (1-12)

#6 of HOROBI: Part One (1-6)

#2 of 2001 Nights (1 – 10)

from Viz Comics.

NEW! GRAPHIC-NOVELS ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

PINEAPPLE ARMY (One Volume)

GRAPHIC-NOVELS STILL ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

What's Michael? (Book 2)

Appleseed Book #1

Appleseed Book #2

Dirty Pair – Biohazards

from Eclipse Comics

Shion – Blade of the Minstral (GN)

LUM Vol #1

The Legend of Kamui – the Island of Sugaru #1

from Viz Comics.

You still had on the shelves 

#10 of Lensman

#5 of Lensman: Galatic Patrol

#10 of 'Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock',

#15 of 'Robotech II – The Sentinals Book One'

from Eternity Comics.

#3 Dirty Pair III

from Eclipse Comics

[Note: as the printing and overseas delivery were not always every month.]

July 1990 Pt.9 Manga Round-up overview

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that still could be found “On the racks” in your local independent Comic-Book shop or store, in July of 1990.  

Such as:-

#22 of 'AKIRA' (1-38)

#35 of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' (1-40)

from First comics,

#19of Outlanders. (1-33)

from Dark Horse Comics.

#1 of 2001 Nights (1-10)

#6 of COBRA (1-12)

#8 of 'Baoh', (End of 1-8)

#5 of HOROBI: Part One (1-6)

from Viz Comics.

GRAPHIC-NOVELS ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

The Legend of Kamui – the Island of Sugaru #1

from Viz Comics.

GRAPHIC-NOVELS STILL ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

What's Michael?

Appleseed Book #1

Dirty Pair – Biohazards

from Eclipse Comics

LUM Vol #1

The Legend of Kamui – the Island of Sugaru 1 of 2.

from Viz Comics.

[Note: You still had Issues of Lensman (now Galactic Patrol #1 July 1990 (1-5) , 'Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock', 'Robotech II – The Sentinels Book One'  (1-16), Robotech II The Sentinels The Malcontent Uprisings (1-12)  from Eternity Comics. on the shelves as the printing and overseas delivery were not always every month.]

[Note: Was there any more issues of Shuriken Cold Steel after  issues 1 to 6 by Reggie Byers & Neil Vokes (Kyoko Shidara ?) that finished in February of 1990 from Eternity Comics?]

June 1990 Pt.4 Manga Round-up \ overview

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that could be found “On the racks” in June of 1990, such as:-

from Epic comics,
#21 of 'AKIRA' (1-38)

from First comics,
#34 of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' (1-40)

from Dark Horse Comics.
#18 of Outlanders. (1-33)
#2 Black Magic (1 – 4)










from Viz Comics,
#5 of COBRA (1-12)
#7 of 'Baoh', (1-8)
#4 of HOROBI: Part One (1-6)

from Eclipse Comics,
#8 Cyber 7 Book two (8-17)











GRAPHIC-NOVELS STILL ON SALE IN JUNE:

from Eclipse Comics,
What's Michael?
Appleseed Book #1
Dirty Pair – Biohazards
              
from Viz Comics,
LUM Vol #1                              









And you still had from Eternity Comics,
#5 of Lensman (1-5)
#4 of 'Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock',
#15 of 'Robotech II – The Sentinals Book One'












[NOTE:As it says “on the shelves”, via the printing, but as overseas delivery was not always every month to the UK guaranteed for each issue.]

May 1990 Pt.5 Round-up \ overview

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that could be still found “On the racks” in May of 1990, such as:-

#20 of 'AKIRA' (1-38)

#33 of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' (1-40)

from First comics,

#17 of Outlanders. (1-33)

from Dark Horse Comics.

#6 of Dominion. (End of 1-6)

from Eclipse Comics.

#4 of COBRA (1-12)

#6 of 'Baoh', (1-8)

#3 of HOROBI: Part One (1-6)

from Viz Comics.

GRAPHIC-NOVELS STILL ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

What's Michael?

Appleseed Book #1

Dirty Pair – Biohazards

from Eclipse Comics

LUM Vol #1

from Viz Comics.

[Note: You still had #2 of Lensman

#4 of 'Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock',

#15 of 'Robotech II – The Sentinals Book One'

from Eternity Comics.

March 1990 Pt.6 Manga round-up

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that could be still found “On the racks” in March of 1990, such as:-

#15 of Outlanders.

from Dark Horse Comics.

#5 of Appleseed: Book3, (End of Book3)

#6 of 'Cyber 7: Book Two',

#5 of Dirty Pair II, (End of DP II)

#4 of Dominion.

from Eclipse Comics.

#2 of Lensman

#4 of 'Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock',

#15 of 'Robotech II – The Sentinals Book One'

from Eternity Comics.

#2 of COBRA

#6 of Crying Freeman: Part One

#4 of 'Baoh',

#1 of HOROBI: Part One

from Viz Comics.

GRAPHIC-NOVELS ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

What's Michael?

from Eclipse Comics

[Note: You still had some of the issues of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' from First comics, and 'AKIRA' from Epic Comics, on the shelves as the printing and overseas delivery were not always every month.]

March 1990 Pt.6 Manga round-up

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that could be still found “On the racks” in March of 1990, such as:-

#15 of Outlanders.

from Dark Horse Comics.

#5 of Appleseed: Book3, (End of Book3)

#6 of 'Cyber 7: Book Two',

#5 of Dirty Pair II, (End of DP II)

#4 of Dominion.

from Eclipse Comics.

#2 of Lensman

#4 of 'Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock',

#15 of 'Robotech II – The Sentinals Book One'

from Eternity Comics.

#2 of COBRA

#6 of Crying Freeman: Part One

#4 of 'Baoh',

#1 of HOROBI: Part One

from Viz Comics.

GRAPHIC-NOVELS ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

What's Michael?

from Eclipse Comics

[Note: You still had some of the issues of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' from First comics, and 'AKIRA' from Epic Comics, on the shelves as the printing and overseas delivery were not always every month.]

February 1990 Pt.3 Manga

COBRA.

Written and illustrated by Buichi Terasawa. Viz Comics with translation by Marv Wolfman published 12 issues in a monthly format, form February 1990 to January 1991. Originally published and serialised in Shueisha Inc.'s Weekly Youth Comic Magazine “Shōnen Jump” from 1978 to 1984 .

The story is set in a far flung future with a 70's art style that would fit in to any of the Worlds of '2000AD'. Cobra a very likeable tough-guy with his iconic big cigar, often seen ridding his hover motorbike, is as charismatic as James Coburn's portrayal of 'Derek Flint' (1966).

His adventurous run-ins with the Galactic Patrol and the Pirate Guild who are hunting him lead him to take drastic action and retire from that lifestyle. Cobra assumes a new identity having his memories blocked\wiped and altering his face though plastic surgery and taking the name Johnson.  When his subconscious is triggered giving him access to the memories of his former life, he is soon helped by his former partner 'Lady Armaroid', she is fitted with a very sexy blue android body and has her own spaceship.

As events unfold our adventurer is after a treasure map tattooed on the backs of identical triplets the daughters of Captain Nelson, these encounters are not always conducive to the sister's love-lives or their health!

A grand space romp in a Galaxy filled with aliens and danger, I only wish there was more!

[Note: The published 12 issues by Viz ,only covered the chapters of the origin story and that of the Royal Sisters.]

[Note: In the 80's Hajime Sorayama's artworks of erotic chrome Andriod women ('Sexy Robot ' collection published in 1983), and in 1984 a tinted version of the film Metropolis (1927) with a pop soundtrack depickting Maria's evil twin, the gynoid (a female android) and her transformation, may have helped with the popualrity of COBRA and its 'Lady Armariod'.]

[Note: as of April 2014 I only have issues #5, and #6 of COBRA.]

[Note: All publication dates are taken from published Comic-books and cross referencing their adverts of the time from my own collection, as well as doing the maths for the issues that I'm missing, as not all comic-book publishers printed the month of issue for each comic-book.]