The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life In Manga and Anime — Stone Bridge Press
Issue: #1
This graphic-format biography of Osamu Tezuka - Japan's "God of Manga" - looks at one of the twentieth century's great creative artists (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack). It is also an anecdotal study of the evolution of Japan's early manga and anime business and its heroes. A never-before-seen popular culture history of postwar Japan, it is sure to fascinate fans and anyone interested...
First appearances: Tank Tankuro, Noboru Ishiguro, Melmo, Mr. Doronko, Hitoshi Himoto, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Modest Mussorgsky, Atlas, James Irwin, Etsuko Okada, Richard Sorge, Eiichi Fukui, Hideko Mizuno, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Shinichi Hoshi, Motoo Abiko, Hugo Gernsback, Ogata Kōan, Hayato Ikeda, Chiyoko Wato, Yamaoka Tesshū, Makoto Tezuka, Norse Necktall, Ward Kimball, Donguri, Marukabi Boon
Creators: Osamu Tezuka, Toshio Ban, Frederick L. Schodt
Characters: Superman, Tarzan, Elvis Presley, John Wayne, Julius Caesar, Pegasus, Phoenix, Adolf Hitler, Cleopatra, C-3PO, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, R2-D2, God, Cactus Sam, Kimba, Lamp, Inspector Tawashi, Brave Dan, Takanosuke Arashi