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Tank Tankuro: Prewar Works 1934-1935 (GN)

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Title: Tank Tankuro: Prewar Works 1934-1935
Volume: GN
Pages: 256
Distributor: Presspop

Release date: 2011-06-21
Suggested retail price: $29.95

ISBN-10: 4903090248 4903090248
ISBN-13: 9784903090245 9784903090245

Description:
Discover the roots of Astro Boy! Tank Tankuro pioneered robot manga during the pre-World War II period in Japan. First published in 1934, Tank Tankuro was one of the most famous manga characters of the era. He and his villain, Kuro Kabuto, famous among Japanese SF fans for his resembalance to Darth Vader, laid the foundation for such manga greats as Tezuka, Sugiura, and Fujiko.

Presented in full colour with a deluxe hardcover and slipcase format!

Story and art by Gajo Sakamoto.

(added on 2011-09-05, modified on 2011-09-05)

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