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Weekly Shonen Sunday 1959 First Issue (1959-04-05)

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Slight sun-fading: minor peeling on spine: heavy peeling on back cover: stamped on cover

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110,000 yen

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4520z132

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Item's Details

(item number) 4520
(title) Weekly Shonen Sunday 1959 First Issue (1959-04-05)
(maker) Shogakukan
(the date of issue) 1959 (Showa 34) April 5
(size) B5
(sheets) 92 pages
(side note) Includes supplement
(Condition Rating) 6
(detailed) Slight sun-fading: minor peeling on spine: heavy peeling on back cover: stamped on cover
(starting bid price) 100,000 yen

(comment) Giants' Oh Sadaharu - Hit! Jersey No. 1
Osamu Tezuka "Dr. Thrill"
Special feature: The dashing young man unbothered by jinxes
Ryuichi Yokoyama "Space Boy Tonder"
Katsumi Mashiko "Namban Little Tengu"
Fujiko Fujio "Prince of the Sea"
Hiroo Terada "Sportsman Kintaro"
Still remembered today, our star Shigeo Nagashima graced the honorable inaugural issue of the weekly boys' manga magazine. He was cast as a star player to compete with Magazine's Wakanohana. At the time, the serialized works were five titles: Osamu Tezuka's "Dr. Thrill," Hiroo Terada's "Sportsman Kintaro," Katsumi Masuko's "Nanban Kotengu," Fujiko Fujio's "Prince of the Sea," and Ryuichi Yokoyama's "Space Boy Tonder."
His comment about the cover: "The photo shoot for the inaugural issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday was held under a cloudless, bright Japanese sky. The cheerful sunlight seemed to promise the growth of Shonen Sunday. This year we will also do our best on the pages of Shonen Sunday. - Shigeo Nagashima" (from the table of contents comment)
Whether these words are really his we can no longer know, but the legend of the baseball world has also become a legend in the manga world. Appendix: "Professional Baseball All-Star Game" (Takahashi Hajime)

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Translation is done by machine translator.

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