Astro Boy The Mysterious Ball Kappa Comics Winter Holiday Special, Kobunsha 1960s, Original Sticker
Astro Boy The Mysterious Ball Kappa Comics Winter Holiday Special, Kobunsha 1960s, Original Sticker
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A winter story with its stickers
For the collector of Kappa Comics in complete state.
Best for: Manga and Tezuka collections
Condition notes
Toning and edge wear as expected; no missing pages.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 14 November 2026
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The Mysterious Ball, an Astro Boy winter holiday special in Kobunsha's Kappa Comics, still with the sticker sheet issued with it.
The Piece
The cover shows Atom in flight over a blue sky with his friends below. Inside, the story runs in black and white with colour pages at the front, and the period sticker sheet of characters survives. The book is complete with no missing pages.
Described as in good used condition for its age, with general toning and edge wear as pictured.
Astro Boy in Print
Astro Boy, Mighty Atom in Japan, first appeared in 1951 as a side character in Osamu Tezuka's Ambassador Atom and was given his own series in April 1952 in Kobunsha's Shonen, where it ran until March 1968. Tezuka Productions describes the 1963 television version as the first commercial animation made by Tezuka's Mushi Production and the first Japanese television animation series, broadcast weekly in thirty minute episodes.
Astro Boy ran in Kobunsha's Shonen from 1952 to 1968, and its 112 chapters were later collected in 23 volumes by Akita Shoten. More Tezuka pieces wait on the anime and character shelf.
Details
- Title: The Mysterious Ball
- Series: Kappa Comics, winter holiday special
- Author: Osamu Tezuka
- Publisher: Kobunsha
- Extras: Original sticker sheet
- Character: Astro Boy, Osamu Tezuka, 1952
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Condition
- Toning and edge wear as expected; no missing pages.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Edition and completeness are given as described; pages have not been counted by the house beyond what the description states. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
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