COM Kessakusen

Synopsis

This two volume masterpiece selection edited by Shohei Chujo compiles some of the best works that came out of Osamu Tezuka's iconic manga magazine COM. Also included is excerpts from the Gura Kon manga school, roundtable conversations, and essays from famous manga artists and critics. Volume 1, 1967-1969: 1. Taiyou to Gaikotsu no You na Shounen (太陽と骸骨のような少年) [Fumiko Okada] 2. Fuuten (フーテン) [Shinji Nagashima] 3. Natsu (夏) [Fumiko Okada] 4. Ikinuki (いきぬき) [Yuusuke Aoyagi] 5. 300,000km/sec. [Hiroshi Asuna] 6. Chouchou no Naita Yoru (蝶々の泣いた夜) [Masako Yashiro] 7. Shinreki Happyaku Kujuuichi Nen no Kaiki Nishoku (新暦八九一年の皆既日食) [Housei Hasegawa] 8. Chikatetsu (地下鉄) [Tarou Higuchi] 9. Tori (鳥)[Tarou Higuchi] 10. Baka-shiki (バカ式) [Kunio Nagatani] 11. Osabashiro! (おさらばしろ！) [Hisashi Sakaguchi] 12. Komikkusu to Retsuden VOL. 1-3 (こみっきすと列伝 VOL.1～VOL.3) [Mori Masaki] Volume 2, 1970-1971: 1. Kokonotsu no Haru (九つの春) [Murasaki Yamada] 2. Daruma-san Daruma-san Niramekko Shimashou Warau to Make yo Appuppu! (達磨さん達磨さん睨めっこしましょう 笑うと負けよ アップップッ！) [Shouhei Kusunoki] 3. Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari (競作 トキワ荘物語) [Fujio Akatsuka] 4. Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari (競作 トキワ荘物語) [Shotaro Ishinomori] 5. Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari (競作 トキワ荘物語) [Osamu Tezuka] 6. Kaihou Saisho no Hi (解放最初の日) [Minori Kimura] 7. Rei no Hakken (零の発見) [Manabu Oyama] 8. 140 Man Kounen no Chinmoku (140万光年の沈黙) [Reiji Matsumoto] 9. Junko Kyoukatsu (ジュン子・恐喝) [Daijiro Morohoshi] 10. Hatsukoizuke (初恋漬) [Kazuo Kamimura] 11. Omoide no Jun (想い出のジュン) [Shotaro Ishinomori] 12. 10 Gatsu no Shoujo-tachi (10月の少女たち) [Moto Hagio] 13. Hi no Tori Kyuukei (火の鳥 休憩) [Osamu Tezuka]