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Issue: Pulp #8
Publication Date: August 1998
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Issues: #8 of 57 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagViz
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Viz Communications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 138
ISBN:
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Price: $8.00 CAD
$5.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Annette Roman; Hyoe Narita (managing editor); Satori Fujii (editor-in-chief)
Disclose Notes: The stories in this manga are flipped from the original right to left Japanese editions.
ISSN 1096-0228.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: black & white with some color
Dimensions: 7" x 10" (17.8 cm x 25.4 cm)
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ryoichi Ikegami
Inker(s): Ryoichi Ikegami
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mayo [Shingo Kusaka]
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Make It a Summer to Remember With Viz!

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Penciller(s): Rumiko Takahashi; Ryoji Minagawa; Akihito Yoshitomi
Inker(s): Rumiko Takahashi; Ryoji Minagawa; Akihito Yoshitomi
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for "Ranma 1/2," "Striker - the Forest of No Return" and "Eat-Man." Three small drawings from the listed artists.
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Pages: 1
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Contents

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Hideo Yamamoto; Akimi Yoshida; Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto
Inker(s): Hideo Yamamoto; Akimi Yoshida; Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Indicia, table of contents, story and publishing credits. Six small drawings by the listed artists decorate the page.
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Chapter 1: The Case of K.K.

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Hyoe Narita
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Can't Be Asleep to Chase the Japanese Dream!!
Synopsis: With this column, the Viz editor tells about his experiences working with manga artists in Japan.
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Pages: 0.5
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Pulp Online

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Ryoichi Ikegami
Inker(s): Ryoichi Ikegami
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Advertises Pulp's online web site. Includes small drawing by the listed artist.
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Pages: 0.25
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Timestripper

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Letterer(s): Typeset
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Synopsis: Ad for Timestrippers CD-ROM game.
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Pages: 0.25
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Chapter Nine: Japanese

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Buronson; Yuji Oniki (English adaptation)
Penciller(s): Ryoichi Ikegami; Cato (touch up art)
Inker(s): Ryoichi Ikegami; Cato (touch up art)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Strain
Character(s): Mayo [Shingo Kusaka]; Shion Kusaka; Yang; Sai; Angel; Kyoko
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: Originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior from 1996-98.
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Japanese Pop Culture Abroad

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Patrick Macias
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): j-pop.hard.copy
Synopsis: Details the popularity of manga and anime in Europe and Latin America.
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Pages: 1
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Part 3: Secrets and Lies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Hideo Yamamoto; Yuji Oniki (English adaptation)
Penciller(s): Hideo Yamamoto; Cynthia Bergst (Touch-up art)
Inker(s): Hideo Yamamoto; Cynthia Bergst (Touch-up art)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Voyeur
Character(s): Ko Higaonna; Satomi Shiraishi; Takuro Maniah; Kumiko
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Reprint Notes: from Weekly Young Sunday (Shogakukan, 1987 series) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 19
Disclose Notes: Originally serialized in the Japanese anthology Weekly Young Sunday from 1992-3.
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Act Fourteen: Who's That Girl?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Naoki Yamamoto; Lillian Olsen (translation); Annette Roman (English adaptation)
Penciller(s): Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Inker(s): Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Letterer(s): Dan Nakrosis
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, romantic
Feature(s): Dance till Tomorrow
Character(s): Suekichi Terayama; Aya Hibino; Masami Shimomura; Mr. Ikezu; Koki Karawarai
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Reprint Notes: from Weekly Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan, 1980 series) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: Originally serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1989-?
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Act Fifteen: Exodus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Naoki Yamamoto; Lillian Olsen (translation); Annette Roman (English adaptation)
Penciller(s): Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Inker(s): Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Letterer(s): Dan Nakrosis
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, romantic
Feature(s): Dance till Tomorrow
Character(s): Suekichi Terayama; Aya Hibino; Masami Shimomura; Mr. Ikezu
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Originally serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1989-?.

This sequence includes a three page(17 7/8 in. x 8 1/4 in.) pullout poster of the Aya Hibino character.
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The Amnesiac Sounds of Buffalo Daughter

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Yuji Oniki
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hi-fi Lo-fi
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Pages: 1
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Heartbroken Angels # 9

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Masahiko Kikuni; Ben Joe Wadoko (English adaptation)
Penciller(s): Masahiko Kikuni; Cato (touch-up art)
Inker(s): Masahiko Kikuni; Cato (touch-up art)
Letterer(s): Cato
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Heartbroken Angels
Character(s): Hiroshi; Kenji; Tomo; Mayumi; Satoshi
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Pages: 5
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Chapter 9: Capture

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Akimi Yoshida; Matt Thorn (English adaptation)
Penciller(s): Akimi Yoshida; Cato (touch up art)
Inker(s): Akimi Yoshida; Cato (touch up art)
Letterer(s): Cato
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Banana Fish
Character(s): Ash; Charlie; Inspector Jenkins; Willard Evanstine
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Reprint Notes: from Betsucomi (Shogakukan, ? series) ?
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Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Originally serialized in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine from 1985-94.
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Skirmish 11: Treasure Tow N Waltz

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Taiyo Matsumoto; Annette Roman (English adaptation); Lillian Olsen (translation)
Penciller(s): Taiyo Matsumoto; Cynthia Bergst (touch-up art)
Inker(s): Taiyo Matsumoto; Cynthia Bergst (touch-up art)
Letterer(s): Cynthia Bergst
Editor(s): Jason Thompson
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Black & White
Character(s): Black; White; Naoki Kimura; Fujimura; Takeshi [Chocolate]
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Reprint Notes: from Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan, 1980 series) ?
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits anthology from 1993 to 1994. In 2007 this was reissued in North America as Tekkon Kinkreet.
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The Iron Man

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Patrick Macias
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pulp Cult
Synopsis: Discusses the work of director Shinya Tsukamoto
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Pages: 1
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Pulp Friction

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jason Thompson
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Pages: 2
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Comin' Up Next Month, Get PULPED With...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Hideo Yamamoto; Akimi Yoshida; Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto
Inker(s): Hideo Yamamoto; Akimi Yoshida; Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Synopsis: Promo for the next issue. Six small drawings by the listed artists
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Futaba Kun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Hiroshi Aro
Inker(s): Hiroshi Aro
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for Ironcat's Futaba Kun series. The cover for the first issue is shown.
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Armitage the Third

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Letterer(s): Typeset
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Synopsis: Ad for the DVD of Armitage the Third.
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