Goodbye, Dragon World

is the forty-second and final volume of the original Dragon Ball manga series. It was released in Japan on August 4, 1995 and in America on June 6, 2006. It is released in North America as Dragon Ball Z volume twenty-six, with the chapter count restarting back to one. In the VIZBIG edition, it is part of the ninth volume.
==Blurb==
Goodbye, Dragon World
The world's greatest heroes have fallen, absorbed by the ever more powerful Boo, who has slaughtered everyone on the planet. Only Goku remains alive to fight…but even his strength will not be enough, unless he uses the Fusion Earrings to permanently merge with another warrior! Who will he choose…and when the dust has cleared, who or what will he become? On earth, among the stars, and in Boo's body, the last battle rages!
===Story===
Son Goku was Earth's greatest hero, and the Dragon Balls—which can grant any wish—were Earth's greatest treasure. After many adventures, Goku finally died saving the world from the monstrous Cell, but he left behind two sons, Gohan and Goten. Then the Earth was invaded by a new enemy, Boo the Djinn. It looked like only Gohan could stop Boo…until Boo absorbed the power from the other heroes, including Goten, and made himself even stronger! Desperate, the Lord of Lords brought Goku back to life and gave him a secret weapon—the magical Potara Earrings which can merge two fighters into one. But just as Goku was about to combine with Gohan, Boo gobbled up Gohan as well! Who can save Earth now?!
==Volume introduction by Akira Toriyama==
"It's our final volume! I tried to keep the end low-key, almost as if the story might keep going. What do you think of it? Thanks to all of you who stuck by me through 42 volumes [continuing from the beginning of Dragon Ball–Ed.] and to everyone who sent fan mail and presents. I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! Goodbye."
==Characters==
===Main===
Info below is retrieved from Viz Media.
*Son Gohan - A half-human, half-Saiyan martial artist. Currently absorbed by Boo.
*Son Goku - Gohan's father, he is one of the last of the alien Saiyans.
*Piccolo - An alien from planet Namek. Currently absorbed by Boo.
*#18 - A powerful and temperamental cyborg.
*Vegeta - The prince of the Saiyan, he is Goku's archrival. Currently dead.
*Son Goten - Goku's second half-Saiyan son (after Son Gohan). Currently absorbed by Boo.
*Trunks - The half-Saiyan son of Vegeta and Bulma (not pictured). Currently absorbed by Boo.
*Kuririn - Goku's former martial arts classmate. He is married to #18.
*Hercule - An ordinary who became world-famous when he took credit for defeating Cell.
*Kaiô-shin - The "Lord of Lords", he is the supreme deity of the Dragon Ball universe. He rescued Gohan and spirited him away to an alien planet for training.
*The Former Kaiô-shin - An old god who was the "Lord of the Lords" 15 generations ago. He gave his live so Goku could live again.
*Boo - A seemingly indestructible creature who can absorb people and steal their strength.
===Supporting===
*Kid Buu
*Vegito
*Kibito Kai
*Pan
*Uub
*Dende
*Videl
*Chi-Chi
*Android 18
*Ox-King
*Mr. Popo
*Yamcha
*Master Roshi
*Bora
*Upa
*Android 8
*Suno
==Chapters==
Chapter # 	Title
503(DBZ 309)	"The Ultimate Combination!!"
 	
504(DBZ 310)	"The Ultimate Fighter"
 	
505(DBZ 311)	"Vegerot's Game"
 	
506(DBZ 312)	"Two Inside Boo"
 	
507(DBZ 313)	"Boos Inside Boo"
 	
508(DBZ 314)	"The Boo of Pure Evil"
 	
509(DBZ 315)	"Battle for the Universe"
 	
510(DBZ 316)	"Vegeta and Kakarrot"
 	
511(DBZ 317)	"Vegeta Puts His Life on the Line!"
 	
512(DBZ 318)	"The End of Super Saiyan 3"
 	
513(DBZ 319)	"Vegeta's Plan"
 	
514(DBZ 320)	"A Message to Earth"
 	
515(DBZ 321)	"Just Not Enough"
 	
516(DBZ 322)	"Battle's End"
 	
517(DBZ 323)	"A Happy Ending... And Then..."
 	
518(DBZ 324)	"10 Years After"
 	
519(DBZ 325)	"Farewell, Dragon World!"
 	
==Trivia==
*In the Dr. Slump anime remake, Arale Norimaki puts this last volume of the Dragon Ball manga in the Reality Machine, and a black and white version of Goku and Kid Buu fighting each other come out of it.
==Gallery==
DBMangaEnd5.png|Original manga ending
DBMangaEnd6.png|Original manga ending
DBMangaEnd7.png|Original manga ending
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==References==
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