Osamu Tezuka - Astro Boy and Black Jack — Hiroba...

Japanese double-sided educational wall newspaper dated 1 July 1979, featuring characters from the world of Osamu Tezuka This is the inaugural issue of Hiroba, identified by the printed Japanese wording 創刊号 The main illustration is entitled Adventure into Space and depicts Astro Boy flying through a cosmic landscape, with Black Jack and other Tezuka characters travelling aboard a futuristic spacecraft The reverse contains illustrated educational articles, school activities and material about saving money An unusual piece of Japanese printed ephemera combining manga imagery, space exploration and educational publishing in the late 1970s This is an educational display publication rather than a theatrical film poster LOT CONTENTS One double-sided Japanese printed sheet DIMENSIONS Japanese B2 format Approximately 728 × 515 mm Horizontal orientation CONDITION Visible vertical and horizontal folds, with rubbing and whitening along the fold lines Age-related paper toning, scattered marks and light edge wear The main illustration remains clearly legible and visually attractive Please examine the photographs carefully for the condition of both sides SHIPPING Carefully protected packaging with tracked shipping

Estimate:£152.57

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