Astro Boy 3-D Comic Supplement, Shonen (Kobunsha) September 1956, Osamu Tezuka, Red and Green Print
Astro Boy 3-D Comic Supplement, Shonen (Kobunsha) September 1956, Osamu Tezuka, Red and Green Print
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Seventy years in three dimensions
For the collector of the earliest Astro Boy printings.
Best for: Manga and Tezuka collections
Condition notes
Two page corners missing; tears and soiling as pictured. All pages present.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 14 November 2026
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The 3-D comic supplement given away with the September 1956 issue of Kobunsha's monthly Shonen: an early Astro Boy story printed to be read through coloured glasses.
The Piece
The cover shows Atom in action against a red and green ground with the title in large characters. Inside, the pages are printed in overlapping red and green so that the drawings stand out when viewed through two colour spectacles, an effect much prized in the 1950s. Every page is present.
The lower left corner of the left page and the lower right of the right page are missing, and there are tears and soiling as shown. The paper glasses originally supplied are not included.
Astro Boy in Print
Astro Boy began as a serial in the monthly Shonen in 1952 and ran there for sixteen years. Kobunsha gathered the stories into its Kappa Comics, launched in December 1963, the cheap, brightly printed volumes through which a generation first owned the series, and the adventures have been translated and reissued ever since. Early printings were read to pieces, so complete copies and full sets with their extras are far scarcer than their print runs suggest.
Details
- Title: Astro Boy 3-D comic supplement (red and green print)
- Issue: Shonen, September 1956 supplement
- Author: Osamu Tezuka
- Publisher: Kobunsha
- Glasses: Not included
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Two page corners missing; tears and soiling as pictured.
- All pages present.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade C (worn) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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