Dragon Ball vol 12
By: story and art by Akira Toriyama ;[English adaptation by Gerard Jones ; translation, Mari Morimoto ; touch-up art & lettering, Wayne Truman].
Contributors: Jones, Gerard, 1957-; Truman, Wayne.
Edition: Shonen Jump Graphic Novel ed.
Series: Shonen Jump graphic novel
Publisher: Viz
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Translated from: jpn
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Quests (Expeditions) -- Juvenile fiction.; Martial artists -- Juvenile fiction.; Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction.; Martial artists -- Fiction.; Cartoons and comics.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: When Goku goes after the culprit behind Kuririn's death, he finds himself up against the evil Demon King Piccolo, who wants the Dragon Balls for himself and will destroy any martial artists who oppose him.
Notes: "In the original Japanese edition, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z are known collectively as the 42-volume series Dragon Ball. The English Dragon Ball Z was originally volumes 17-42 of the Japanese Dragon Ball"--P. facing t.p.

"DB: 12 of 42."

"This book reads from right to left"--Cover p. [4].

Translated from the Japanese.