HARUKU: Lone Wolf and Cub Writer’s Lost HULK Manga
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Full history of the 1970-1971 HULK manga by artist YOSHIHIRO MORIFUJI and Lone Wolf and Cub writer and co-creator KAZUO KOIKE.
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In the 70s, Marvel had Japanese manga creators tell their own versions of stories with their well-known characters. One of those manga was HARUKU: MONSUTAA KOMIKU, which was written by Lone Wolf and Cub scribe Kazuo Koike with art by Yoshihiro Morifuji. It had a short run between 1970-1971 in the pages of the equally short lived WEEKLY BOKURA MAGAZINE—a spin off of WEEKLY SHONEN MAGAZINE, which began in 1959. WEEKLY SHONEN MAGAZINE was a top ranking anthology until WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP knocked it off its pedestal. SHONEN JUMP doesn’t need any introduction, though.
Another instance of Marvel MANGAFICATION during this time is Spider-Man published by Kodansha between 1970-1971 which was written by KOSEI ONO and KAZUMASA HIRAI with art by RYOICHI IKEGAMI. Ikegami’s Spider-Man learns to deal with his powers after accidentally killing someone with them. Like with Haruku, the Spider-Man manga is darker than the original version and covers more mature themes. Koike’s take on the jade giant fits in with his usual melodramatic storytelling.
TIME CODES:
-0:00--Fake ad read
-0:13--Intro
-2:52--Lone Wolf and Cub and Crying Freeman
-5:10--Herb Trimpe art
-6:20--Superhero manga
-7:27--Outro
This green guy cries so much.
OTHER FOOTAGE SOURCES (incorporated through Fair Use):
-Tokyo Footage: • [Doc] Tokyo Landscapes 1971 // 1980
-Printing Footage: • Newspaper Being Printed (1938)
-Koike Interview: • Kazuo Koike
-Koike Convention: • Wikia Live - New York Comic-Con - Masters ...
-Moon Knight Manga: https://leica-tendo.tumblr.com/post/1...
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