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冒険王 コミック 文庫 [Bōken-ō Komikku Bunko Furoku / Adventure King Comic Paperback Supplement]
秋田書店 [Akita Shoten] · 1978–1979 · 9 issues
About the series
Published by Akita Shoten from 1978 to 1979, Adventure King Comic Paperback Supplement was a short-lived, nine-issue series that served as a companion to the Adventure King magazine line, offering standalone paperback-format comics. This compact run captured the late-1970s shift toward digest-sized manga anthologies, providing readers with portable, self-contained adventures. While the series is modest in length, it represents a transitional era in Japanese publishing, bridging magazine serialization and the growing popularity of affordable, collected editions. Its legacy lies in its format innovation rather than any single story, making it a footnote for collectors of vintage Akita Shoten material.