1986 Shounen Jump No. 19 / Golden Devil/Wolf Special Edition

[M-92 Mantis]

ALL PICTURES HAVE BEEN ADDED AND THE STORIES ARE IN THE CORRECT ORDER. STILL WORKING ON THE GNG CHAPTER OPENING TEXT TRANSLATION.

This is another rare little collector’s item I found with the Downfall of the Wolf Empire omnibus. However, this is the real deal: it’s a classic Shounen/Shonen Jump that was made and distributed on April 21st, 1986. It is the 19th issue of the Shounen Jump Weekly. The front cover is fully colored with Gin and Ohu facing off against the mysterious wolves of the Underworld Empire; this is the debut chapter of Ohu finally meeting the silhouettes of the wolves through their archaic symbols whispering through the trees and Ohu recalling that wolves are considered mountain demons. It contains a full chapter in it.

The cover says, “黄金の悪魔が牙をむく!” “The Golden Devil Bares his Fangs!” The red text flanking the wolf below it says, “第2部金狼編!!” “Part Two of the Golden Wolf Compilation!!” The Golden Wolf is Fuuga, Retsuga’s father and the one who taught Riki the Zetsu Tenrou Battouga.

The rest of the multicolored text on the cover are ads and hooks for the other stories included inside the Jump. I’ll give a list of all the stories included and tons of pictures below.

Front Cover


Spine


Back Cover. This is by far my favorite part of the entire book. Heat with you!!

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Table of Contents and Jump information about some of the authors in this issue, and popular characters' quoting the issue in the top left. Some characters give quotes about what they think about the issue every week.

Table of Contents:

Captain Tsubasa -  pages 35-56
Fist of the North Star - pages 57-80
Kinnukuman - pages 81-100
City Hunter - pages 101-122
Red Dragon King - pages 123-144
DRAGON BALL - pages 145-160
High School! Kimengumi / High School! Funny Face Club - pages 161-176
Sakigake!! Otokujuku / Charge!! Men’s Private School - pages 177-196
Kimagure Orange Road - pages 197-216
Animal Boy - pages 217-240
Saint Seiya - pages 241-262
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin - pages 263-286
Tsuide ni Tonchinkan / Anyway, It Doesn’t Matter - pages 287-304
Super Mobile Troop Vander - pages 305-324
Uwasa no Boy (Rumor Boy) - page 325

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I’ll translate the text on the opening chapter later when this thread is completely finished and I have time, should be out in a couple hours. Ginga Nagareboshi Gin is placed between Saint Seiya and Tsuide Ni Tonchinkan.

†Advertisements / Colored Pages†

Opening colored ads

Quick bios of all the stories included in this issue.

A short special story included in color at the front of the Jump.


Little Kinnikuman sets. They're not stickers, though, I'm not sure what you're supposed to do with them.

More glorious cheesy 80s advertisement.

‡All 15 Stories‡

Captain Tsubasa


Fist of the North Star


Kinnikuman

City Hunter


Sekiryuuou / Red Dragon King


Dragon Ball

High School! Funny Face Club


Sakigake!! Otokojuku!!


Kimagure Orange Road


Animal Boy with some exercising ads to the right


Saint Seiya


Tsuide ni Tonchinkan


Super Mobile Troop Vander


Uwasa Boy

¤¤Other Cool Stuff / Pictures¤¤

Cool double-page in Saint Seiya


Amazingly awesome dude in Sakigake!! Otokojuku!!


Ad for the Beatles!

[Ace]

Wow, very interesting find thank you for offering an insight glimpse. It's especially funny since it introduces the Wolf Arc. I'm curious, anyone know how well/bad the readers received this arc? I'm just wondering since the arc is short (at least in Yoshi terms) and he wasn't inclined to stretch GNG over +40 volumes.

The Beattles ad makes me giggle!

[Kit]

Ace Don't quote me, but I seem to recall Yoshi mentioning in a Q&A (I think it was at the Finnish convention?) that the wolf arc sold well and was quite well received by Japanese fans. Which begs the question of why he decided to completely exclude that it ever happened, in GDW. But he admitted that he himself never wanted to do a second arc, and wasn't fond of the wolves. I believe he was pressured to add it by the higher-ups.

Can you imagine just chillin', reading 80's manga while listening to the Beatles? Man, Japan had it good. *So jelly*

[Ace]

Apr 30, 2015 15:48:17 GMT -7 Kit said:

Ace Don't quote me, but I seem to recall Yoshi mentioning in a Q&A (I think it was at the Finnish convention?) that the wolf arc sold well and was quite well received by Japanese fans. Which begs the question of why he decided to completely exclude that it ever happened, in GDW. But he admitted that he himself never wanted to do a second arc, and wasn't fond of the wolves. I believe he was pressured to add it by the higher-ups.

Can you imagine just chillin', reading 80's manga while listening to the Beatles? Man, Japan had it good. *So jelly*

Ohh, I didn't know that! I think after seeing how he has treated the GNG sequels, the idea of Yoshi wanting to stop almost sounds... uncanny. Well, I've never read the wolf arc, so I can't offer my opinion about it. It's just weird that it wasn't included in the GNG anime, but then I heard from somewhere the anime was "cut short" so Toei could focus on the Dragon Ball anime. 

Next chapter that comes out... I'm reading that while listening to the Beatles, just sayin'. 

[Ryan]

so its full of different stories? its really cool and those japanese toys are a little weird i dont remember a golden wolf in the wolf arc. is that just for this story?

[SolidLizard97]

This-This is amazing

[Kit]

May 21, 2015 11:04:18 GMT -7 Ryan said:

so its full of different stories? its really cool and those japanese toys are a little weird i dont remember a golden wolf in the wolf arc. is that just for this story?

Fuuga is the golden wolf. He's canonically confirmed as gold, in the manga. Also, Shounen Jump magazines are a serialization for multiple mangas, not ever just one. Usually chapters are released weekly or monthly, depending, and they are published in Shounen Jump before they ever get released into book volume form.

There are other magazines that do this, like Goraku, but Shounen Jump is top of the line.