Akira

    (Epic, 1988-1992)
™ and ©1989 MASH•ROOM Co., Ltd.

Akira…worshiped by some as a god, feared as a weapon of destruction more powerful than a nuclear bomb…is just a boy. After thirty-eight years of cryogenic sleep, his name has passed into legend.

Tetsuo…the latest child captured by the secret government experiment that created Akira. He is the perfect test subject: an orphan and a member of a local gang. But the experiment unhinges his mind. When Tetsuo discovers that Akira may be more powerful, enraged, he goes in search of the sleeping boy, destroying everything in his path.

Kaneda…the leader of the gang Tetsuo was abducted from. Searching for his missing friend, he becomes enamored of the girl Kay, and follows her into a world of intrigue and rebels. The rebels, the government, Kaneda, and Tetsuo come together to witness the awakening of a legend. Nothing will ever be the same.

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date:  9/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $39.00 1 copy available for $99.99		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#1 (2nd printing) Date:  Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $2.00 No copies available	2nd printing	Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#2 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $11.00 4 copies available from $10.45		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#2 (2nd printing) Date:  Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $9.50 No copies available	2nd printing	Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#3 Date:  11/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $9.00 3 copies available from $6.00		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#4 Date:  12/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $7.50 4 copies available from $5.00		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#5 Date:  1/1/1989 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $8.00 2 copies available from $5.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#6 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $8.00 2 copies available from $5.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#7 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $8.50 4 copies available from $5.50		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#8 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $7.50 4 copies available from $5.00		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#9 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $7.50 2 copies available from $5.00		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#10 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $8.50 3 copies available from $5.00		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#11 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $6.50 2 copies available from $4.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#12 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $7.00 3 copies available from $4.75		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#13 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $6.50 6 copies available from $4.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#14 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $3.25 7 copies available from $2.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#15 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $9.50 3 copies available from $6.50		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#16 Date:  9/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.50 NM Guide:  $5.75 3 copies available from $3.75		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#17 Date:  9/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $6.50 3 copies available from $4.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#18 Date:  9/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $5.25 2 copies available from $3.50		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#19 Date:  9/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $5.00 2 copies available from $2.53		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#20 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $5.25 2 copies available from $3.50		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#21 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $5.00 2 copies available from $3.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#22 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $10.50 1 copy available for $7.00		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#23 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $5.50 1 copy available for $3.89		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#24 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $6.50 1 copy available for $4.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#25 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $10.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#26 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $5.00 1 copy available for $3.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#27 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $8.50 3 copies available from $5.50		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#28 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $6.50 1 copy available for $4.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#29 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $11.50 1 copy available for $7.50		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#30 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $5.00 2 copies available from $3.25		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#31 Date:  Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $9.00 1 copy available for $6.00		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#32 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $13.00 6 copies available from $8.50		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#33 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $3.95 NM Guide:  $17.00 3 copies available from $8.95		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#34 Date:  Cover Price:  $6.95 NM Guide:  $32.00 1 copy available for $36.00		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#35 Date:  Cover Price:  $6.95 NM Guide:  $26.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#36 Date:  Cover Price:  $6.95 NM Guide:  $30.00 1 copy available for $36.00		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	#37 Date:  10/1/1988 Cover Price:  $6.95 NM Guide:  $72.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo, Mary Jo Duffy	Katsuhiro Otomo, Mark Texeira
	#38 Date:  Cover Price:  $6.95 NM Guide:  $165.00 No copies available	Final Issue	Katsuhiro Otomo, Larry Hama, Warren Ellis	Katsuhiro Otomo, Bret Blevins, Terry Shoemaker
	Book #1 Date:  Cover Price:  $13.95 NM Guide:  $65.00 No copies available	Collects Akira #1-3	Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	Book #2 Date:  Cover Price:  $14.95 NM Guide:  $22.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	Book #3 Date:  Cover Price:  $14.95 NM Guide:  $23.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	Book #4 Date:  Cover Price:  $14.95 NM Guide:  $20.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	Book #5 Date:  Cover Price:  $14.95 NM Guide:  $26.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	Book #6 Date:  Cover Price:  $14.95 NM Guide:  $29.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	Book #7 Date:  Cover Price:  $14.95 NM Guide:  $27.00 No copies available	Collects Akira #19-21	Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	Book #8 Date:  Cover Price:  $16.95 NM Guide:  $23.00 1 copy available for $23.00	Collects Akira #22-24	Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	Book #9 Date:  Cover Price:  $16.95 NM Guide:  $26.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo
	Book #10 Date:  Cover Price:  $17.95 NM Guide:  $13.00 No copies available		Katsuhiro Otomo	Katsuhiro Otomo