The following is a list of chapters for the Japanese manga series Black Jack. It was created by Osamu Tezuka and published in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion from November 19, 1973, to October 14, 1983.[1]
Some of the manga chapters were published in English by Viz Media throughout Volume 3 Issue 9[2] to Volume 4 Issue 8[3] of their manga anthology magazine, Manga Vizion. It was later released as two graphic novels.[4][5] Vertical, Inc. has acquired the license and will release the Black Jack episodes in the order that Tezuka indicated for the hardcover Akita "Deluxe Edition".[6] The order is listed below.
Volume list
edit| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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| 1 | April 5, 1987[7] | 978-4-253-09969-1 | September 23, 2008[8] | 978-1-934287-27-9 | |
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| Is There A Doctor? - To have Black Jack save his son, a tycoon frames somebody to be used as spare parts.
The First Storm of Spring - A woman begins seeing a man after getting eye surgery. Teratoid Cystoma - Black Jack turns a kind of teratoma into a human named Pinoko. The Face Sore - A man gets a face sore literally on his face. Sometimes Like Pearls - Black Jack remembers how his mentor, Dr. Honma, accidentally got a scalpel in his stomach. Confluence - When an old friend visits Black Jack, Pinoko gets jealous. The Painting is Dead! - After witnessing a nuclear test, an artist wants to be alive long enough to finish his last painting. Star, Magnitude Six - A hospital is looking for a new director. Black Queen - One doctor named Konomi Kuwata is called the female Black Jack. U-18 Knew - An automatic computer demands Black Jack. The Legs of an Ant - A boy walks again after watching ants. Two Loves - A boy teaches a man who hit him with his truck to make sushi for him. | |||||
| 2 | May 25, 1987[7] | 978-4-253-09970-7 | November 18, 2008[9] | 978-1-934287-28-6 | |
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| Needle - A man gets a syringe needle stuck in his bloodstream.
Granny - Black Jack meets a rude grandmother and her family. The Ballad of the Killer Whale - Black Jack remembers an orca he saved. To Each His Own - A boy helps Black Jack treat a man who convinced the former to live. Emergency Shelter - Black Jack gets locked in a shelter with other men. Dirtjacked - A teacher and her schoolchildren get trapped in a cave-in. Where Art Thou, Friend? - How Black Jack got his skin graft from his friend, Takashi. Kidnapping - Pinoko gets kidnapped so Black Jack can't perform an operation. Assembly Line Care - An overwhlemed doctor keeps charging minimal fees for his operations. Helping Each Other - When a company tries to sacrifice the life of a man, Black Jack must save him to thank him for clearing his name. Stradivarius - Maestro Morozoff, the famous musician, loses his violin in a massive blizzard. Pinoko's Challenge - Pinoko tries to go to high school. Hospital Jack - Black Jack gets stuck in a hospital when its invaded by terrorists. The Blind Acupuncturist - Black Jack meets an acupuncturist named Biwamaru who is blind. | |||||
| 3 | July 15, 1987[7] | 978-4-253-09971-4 | January 20, 2009[10] | 978-1-934287-41-5 | |
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| Disowned Son - Black Jack helps a woman reconcile with her fourth son.
Shrinking - Africa is hit with a fatal disease causing people to shrink. Dingoes - Black Jack gets lost in an Australian desert. Your Mistake! - A nurse gets blamed for the mistake of a hospital director's son. The Robin and the Boy - A robin keeps giving money to Black Jack. The Boy Who Came from the Sky - Two Uran doctors defect from their country to bring their son to Black Jack. Black Jack in Hospital - Black Jack gets into an accident and is forced to stay in a hospital. A Woman's Case - After being saved by Black Jack, a model looks back on her life. Two Dark Doctors - Black Jack competes over a rival doctor, Dr. Kiriko, during the surgery of a mother of two. The Residents - Three students want Black Jack to watch their first surgery. Recollections of a Spinster - An old woman remembers how she once helped Black Jack. Pinoko Loves You - Black Jack gets frustrated by Pinoko's love and parents of a son he operated on. Tenacity - A dying man wishes to cure a cancer patient. An Odd Relationship - A policeman and robber bond during their surgeries. Baby Blues - A delinquent worries about a baby. | |||||
| 4 | August 15, 1987[7] | 978-4-253-09972-1 | March 17, 2009[11] | 978-1-934287-43-9 | |
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| 5 | October 5, 1987[7] | 978-4-253-09973-8 | May 26, 2009[12] | 978-1-934287-55-2 | |
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| 6 | November 15, 1987[7] | 978-4-253-09974-5 | July 28, 2009[13] | 978-1-934287-56-9 | |
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| 7 | December 30, 1987[7] | 978-4-253-09975-2 | September 22, 2009[14] | 978-1-934287-60-6 | |
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| 8 | February 20, 1988[7] | 978-4-253-09976-9 | November 17, 2009[15] | 978-1-934287-61-3 | |
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| 9 | April 25, 1988[7] | 978-4-253-09977-6 | January 19, 2010[16] | 978-1-934287-73-6 | |
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| 10 | June 20, 1988[7] | 978-4-253-09978-3 | March 23, 2010[17] | 978-1-934287-74-3 | |
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| 11 | August 15, 1988[7] | 978-4-253-09979-0 | May 25, 2010[18] | 978-1-934287-78-1 | |
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| 12 | December 25, 1988[7] | 978-4-253-09980-6 | July 27, 2010[19] | 978-1-934287-79-8 | |
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| 13 | January 10, 1994[7] | 978-4-253-09981-3 | January 25, 2011[20] | 978-1-934287-89-7 | |
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| 14 | August 10, 1995[7] | 978-4-253-09982-0 | May 31, 2011[21] | 978-1-934287-94-1 | |
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| 15 | December 20, 2000[7] | 978-4-253-09983-7 | July 26, 2011[22] | 978-1-935654-00-1 | |
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| 16 | March 20, 2001[7] | 978-4-253-09984-4 | October 11, 2011[23] | 978-1-935654-01-8 | |
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| 17 | October 12, 2004[7] | 978-4-253-09991-2 | November 29, 2011[24] | 978-1-935654-11-7 | |
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Chapters not collected in Akita Deluxe edition
editSome chapters listed here were included with the hardcover editions of Vertical Inc.'s publication of Black Jack. These have been noted.
| Chapter | Publication[7] |
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| 022. "Won't Stop Bleeding" (血がとまらない, "Chi ga tomara nai") | Shōnen Champion Comics edition Vol. 3 |
| 028. "Finger" (指, "Yubi") | Not published in tankōbon |
| 036. "Sinking Woman" (しずむ女, "Shizumu onna") | Shōnen Champion Comics edition Vol. 4 |
| 037. "The Two Jans" (2人のジャン, "Futari o no jan") | Shōnen Champion Comics edition Vol. 4 (Published in Vertical Hardcover ed. vol. 1) |
| 041. "Vegetable" (植物人間, "Shokubutsu ningen") | Shōnen Champion Comics edition Vol. 4 (1st printing) |
| 058. "The Seat of Pleasure" (快楽の座, "Kairaku no za") | Not published in tankōbon |
| 076. "Hydrocephalus" (水頭症, "Suitōshō") | Shōnen Champion Comics edition Vol. 6 |
| 128. "The One That Remains" (最後に残る者, "Saigo ni nokoru mono") | Shōnen Champion Comics edition Vol. 13 (Published in Vertical Hardcover ed. vol. 2) |
| 139. "Witch Trial" (魔女裁判, "Majo saiban") | Shōnen Champion Comics edition Vol. 17 (Published in Vertical Hardcover ed. vol. 3) |
| 171. "Wall" (壁, "Kabe") | Akita Top Comics Wide edition Vol. 5 |
| 209. "Falling Object" (落下物, "Rakkabutsu") | Akita Top Comics edition Vol. 22 |
References
edit- ^ "Back Jack". TezukaOsamu.net. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ^ "Manga Vizion Vol. 3" (9). Viz Media. 1997. UPC 782009023333.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Manga Vizion Vol. 4" (8). Viz Media. 1998. UPC 782009031239.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Tezuka, Osamu (1998). Amazon.com: Black Jack Vol.1: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 1569313164.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (1999). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 2: Two-Fisted Surgeon: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 1569313636.
- ^ "Vertical - Black Jack". Vertical. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Back Edition Black Jack List". TezukaOsamu@World. Archived from the original on 2005-08-17. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (23 September 2008). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 1: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287279.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (18 November 2008). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 2: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287286.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (20 January 2009). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 3: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287415.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (2009). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 4: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287439.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (2008). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 5: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287552.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (2008). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 6: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287569.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (2008). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 7: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287606.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (2008). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 8: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287613.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (2008). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 9: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287736.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (2010). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 10: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287743.
- ^ Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 11: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 1934287784.
- ^ Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 12: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 1934287792.
- ^ Tezuka, Osamu (2008). Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 13: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 978-1934287897.
- ^ Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 14: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 1934287946.
- ^ Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 15: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 1935654004.
- ^ Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 16: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 1935654012.
- ^ Amazon.com: Black Jack, Volume 17: Books: Osamu Tezuka. ISBN 193565411X.