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Shōnen April 1952

Manga Magazine, 1952

Why It Matters

Kobunsha's monthly Shōnen began Osamu Tezuka's Tetsuwan Atom, known in English as Astro Boy, in its April 1952 issue. The character had first appeared a year earlier in Atom Taishi, which ran in the same magazine from April 1951.

Object Details

Series
Astro Boy
Format
Zasshi
Magazine
Shōnen (少年)
Issue
April 1952
Publisher
Kobunsha
Creators
Osamu Tezuka
Cover date
April 1952 issue
On-sale date
Series debut
Astro Boy (鉄腕アトム), chapter 1
Debut placement
Cover feature
Cover price
98 yen
Pages
210
Magazine audience
Shonen

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