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Issue: Astro Boy Omnibus #5
Publication Date: September 2016
 
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
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Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
On Sale Date: 10/05/2016
Volume: 5
Pages: 700
ISBN: 15067001609781506700168
UPC/EAN: 978150670016851999
Price: $19.99 USD
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Content Items: 47 (22 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chris Warner (editor); Jemiah Jefferson (assistant editor); Toren Smith (consulting editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Black and White
Dimensions: 4 1/2'' x 6 1/2''
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Bond interior
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
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science fiction
Astro Boy
Astro Boy
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Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
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Astro Boy
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Table of Contents

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Osamu Tezuka
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Astro Boy
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A Note to Readers

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Explaining that they have not altered the artwork and that some might feel the depictions of some groups might be offensive.
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The White-Hot Being

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Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
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Bron-X
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Astro Boy; Cobalt; Professor Ochanomizu; Mr. Gaston; Bron-X; Mom; Dad; Inspector Tawashi; Inspector Nakamura; Shoichi; Lanky Noppo
Lookit, Astro! They're making a robot more powerful than you!
Mr. Gaston has the Department of Precision Machinery build Bron-X, a robot more powerful than Astro Boy.
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Uran

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Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
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Uran
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Osamu Tezuka; Uran; Professor Ochanomizu; Mustachio
Say, Uran... when did you become Astro's baby sister, anyway?
Osamu tries to remember Uran's origin.
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Professor Ochanomizu; Astro Boy; Mom; Dad; Uran; Cobalt; Shube No. 1; Genghis Khan Barbecue; Mustachio; Len Tan; Dr. Xcess; Sandwich; Gameran
So how's Astro getting along with the brother 'n sister we made for him?
Uran accidentally enters a robotting competition.
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Demon Bees

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Osamu Tezuka
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Emperor of the Genghis Khan Empire; Robo-P; Robo-G; Astro Boy; Uran; Cobalt; Mustachio
In a mysterious underground empire
Astro Boy is summoned to the underground Ultra Genghis Khan Empire to stop the emperor.
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Fortress of the Centaurs

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Osamu Tezuka
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Nuu
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Kuritaro Don [Acorn]; Tamao; Mustachio; Shib; Ken; Astro Boy; Professor Ochanomizu; Nuu; Akaboshi; Mikazuki; Mom; Dad; Inspector Nakamura
Hey, guys! There's a monster on the way here!
Astro Boy meets Nuu, a centaur from outer space.
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Gernica

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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Mustachio; Astro Boy
The Gernica have come within 30 miles of Tokyo! All citizens are advised to take shelter underground! Repeat: the Gernica are only 30 miles away!
Astro has to stop giant, mutant snails.
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Astro Boy's Origins and History Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Astro Boy
Osamu Tezuka; Little Bibi; Kimba; Cactus Kid; Kanai; Astro Boy; Professor Ochanomizu
The series Ambassador Atom, in which Astro Boy first appeared, started out in a kind of contrived fashion...
Osamu Tezuka telling of how his editor suggested making Atom (Astro Boy) less like a robot and more like a boy.
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Electro

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Shotaro Ishimori
Shotaro Ishimori
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Electro
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
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non-fiction
Osamu Tezuka; Onodera [Shotaro Ishimori]
Once upon a time... actually around 1952 or '53...
Osamu gets an assistant.
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Shotaro Ishimori
Shotaro Ishimori
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Electro; Professor Ochanomizu; Astro Boy; Mustachio; Skunk Kusai; Inspector Nakamura; Inspector Tawashi; Shibugaki; Kurobe
Robot Exhibition
Skunk Kusai steals an invisible robot named Electro to help him commit crimes.
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Black Lux

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Osamu Tezuka
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Astro Boy
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Ochanomizu; Astro Boy; Nakamura; Black Lux
If there's a single reassuring time in the world, it's probably when we're being hugged by our mothers...
Black Lux is destroying robots.
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Ambassador Atom

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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
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non-fiction
Osamu Tezuka; Ken; Professor Ochanomizu
I feel awfully nostalgic when I think of the title of this episode, Ambassador Atom...
Osamu introduces the story with some pages of the original Ambassador Atom story where Astro first appeared.
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Pigate; Tamao Ohme; Astro Boy; Dr. Tenma; Tobio Tenma; Mustachio; Professor Ochanomizu; Ken
Heh... heh... heh... heh...
Identical people from another, destroyed, Earth come to Earth.
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Gas People

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Osamu Tezuka
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Astro Boy
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
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non-fiction
Osamu Tezuka; Mustachio; Astro Boy; Tamao
Gas People, which you are about to read next, was actually created from two stories...
Osamu tells of trouble he had working on this story.
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
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science fiction
Astro Boy
Astro Boy; Karaifurai; Mustachio; Ken; Tamao; Professor Ochanomizu; Tawashi
Here we are in the Department of Precision Machinery, at the Ministry of Science...
Astro's parents are built, and gas people from the stratosphere are possessing humans.
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Red Cat

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Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
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science fiction
Astro Boy
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
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non-fiction
Osamu Tezuka; Mustachio; Tamao; Ken; Shibugaki
Look! It's Tokyo in 2013!
Osamu explains why he mixes futuristic and present day looks in his Astro Boy stories.
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Mustachio; Tamao; Chiri; Astro Boy; Ryotaro Felini; Tawashi; Condo; Shibugaki; Professor Ochanomizu; Nakamura
Most foreigners'd be embarrassed by the Tokyo of the year 2000...
A red cat wants to stop development of Musashino forest.
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The Midoro Swamp

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Osamu Tezuka
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Astro Boy
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
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non-fiction
Osamu Tezuka
In 1933, a highway was constructed around Loch Ness, in Scotland.
Osamu tells how the Loch Ness monster inspired the story.
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka; Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Osamu Tezuka; Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Sno Cone Studios
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Mustachio; Tawashi; Astro Boy; Professor Ochanomizu; Cobalt; Shibugaki; Tamao; Nakamura
Hooo... hoooo... hoooo...
Lizards in Midoro Swamp seek to take over the world.
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Robio and Robiette

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Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
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Astro Boy
Astro Boy
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
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science fiction
Astro Boy
Professor Ochanomizu; Chibolt; Dr. Ohno Yani; Sagaru Yani; Robiette; Uran; Astro Boy; Robio; Dr. Ornery Ijio; Rod; Drill; Piro; Ox; Mosquito; Liver; Temjin; Nokks
Coming...
Dr. Yani and Dr. Ijio hate each other and the robots they make fight each other.
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The Devil's Balloons

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Astro Boy
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
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science fiction
Astro Boy
Tawashi; Astro Boy; Uran; Nakamura; Professor Ochanomizu; Beancake Daifuku; Condo; Mustachio; Cobalt; Skunk Kusai
Look! It's Astro! Astro Boy!
Balloons shaped like Astro Boy are sent over Tokyo and explode.
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The Frozen Human

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Osamu Tezuka
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science fiction
Astro Boy
Lamp
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Sno Cone Studios
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non-fiction
Osamu Tezuka; Astro Boy
Around 1955 in Japan...
Osamu explains that when the story was originaly printed people were confused since they didn't know that there were pyramids in Mexico.
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Osamu Tezuka; Frederik L. Schodt (translation)
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
Stan Schendel
Subject Matter
science fiction
Astro Boy
Astro Boy; Sab; Sphinx; Ampere; Dr. Don Peres Prado; Lamp
Aieee!
Astro Boy is hired to help Ampere excavating a Mayan pyramid.
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Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
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Astro Boy
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