Black Jack (VIZ Media)

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Black Jack (VIZ Media)

English Title: Black Jack
Japanese Title: ブラック・ジャック
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: VIZ
No. of Volumes: 2
In Print: ✘
Digital: ✘

What you should know

VIZ released the first US edition of Black Jack.

Originally serialized in Animerica Extra, several Black Jack chapters were then collected in 1999 in two paperback editions: Black Jack, and Black Jack 2 – Two-Fisted Surgeon.

Long out of print, this incomplete edition was the only access English-speaking fans had to one of Tezuka’s most famous works until Vertical, Inc. began to release their complete set.