Dragon Ball Z Part 5 (2002) comic books 2002

by Akira Toriyama With Dende's help, Kuririn and Gohan activate the Namekian Dragon Balls and summon the Namekian Dragon God. Their first two wishes bring Piccolo back to life and transport him to Planet Namek, his homeworld, which he has never seen before. But Vegeta demands that their third wish be to give him immortality! And Freeza, who wants the same thing for himself, is only seconds away! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside of North America, Puerto Rico, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 48pg (1 of 12) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by Akira Toriyama Brought back to life and returned to his homeworld of Namek, Piccolo makes a pact with the fallen Nail ? a bizarre way to combine their powers to defeat the enemy who has destroyed their world! Meanwhile, across the planet, the tyrant Freeza transforms into his gigantic battle form to deal with Kuririn, Gohan, and Vegeta! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside of North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 48pg (2 of 12) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by Akira Toriyama In his new, ten-foot-tall form, Freeza is more than a match for Vegeta and the heroes! Only Dende's healing power prevents Kuririn and then Gohan from being utterly annihilated. But streaking across the planet at bullet speed is Piccolo, the stronger Namekian ever, with his strength now multiplied by that of the fallen warrior Nail! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 48pg (3 of 12) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by Akira Toriyama To our heroes' horror, the tyrant Freeza reveals that he has two more forms to transform into, each more powerful than the last! And his second-to-last form is so powerful it can tear them apart remotely by just jabbing its fingers in the air! Desperate and terrified, Vegeta asks Kuririn to seriously wound him, in the hopes that, thanks to his Saiyan auto-evolving mechanism, when he regenerates from the damage he will be powerful enough to stand a chance! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 48pg (4 of 12) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by Akira Toriyama In only seconds, Freeza will change into his ultimate form, his most powerful manifestation of all! Vegeta, who believes himself to be the legendary Super Saiyan, feels confident he can face whatever terrifying shape Freeza takes! But is his confidence well founded? And how long can Dende, the group's only healer, continue to treat our heroes' wounds? (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 48pg (5 of 12) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by Akira Toriyama Freeza takes his revenge on Vegeta, then recognizes Goku as the son of a Saiyan he killed long ago when destroying the Saiyan planet. Freeza makes the first attack, only to be met blow-for-blow by a spirited Goku who has finally "gone beyond the limits of possibility!" Another heart-stopping issue, filled with the signature action that has made Dragon Ball Z a worldwide phenomenon! b&w, 48pg (6 of 12) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by Akira Toriyama On the ground and in the air, Goku and Freeza battle mightily, tearing up the landscape with nuclear-strength punches... but as Freeza says, he's just warming up. In fact, as he tells Goku after they fight to a standstill, he's fighting at only 50% of his full power. Goku's fight with Freeza continues?Akira Toriyama originally planned this to be the climax to the series, and it shows with the most intense DBZ battle scenes yet! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Available only in North America, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. b&w, 48pg (7 of 12) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by Akira Toriyama Even with the Kaiô-ken technique multiplying his natural strength by 20, Goku is no match for Freeza. His only hope is to form the "Genki-dama" ? a power sphere gathered from the life energy of the plants and animals on Namek and the surrounding worlds! That is, if Goku can stay alive long enough to do it... NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 48pg (8 of 12) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by Akira Toriyama. They hit Freeza with the world's strongest attack ? the gathered power of a hundred planets and stars. But still he lived. Now, out of the depths of despair and rage, Goku transforms into the Super Saiyan, the legendary greatest warrior in existence! The surviving bystanders flee the battlefield as Freeza, now fighting defensively for the first time, brings himself up to 100% power for the final clash between good and evil! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 80pg (9 of 12)$2.95 Cover price $2.95.

by Akira Toriyama Special 72-page issue! At the end of his rope, collapsing from exhaustion, the evil Freeza makes one last attempt to kill Super Saiyan Goku before Planet Namek explodes. Meanwhile, across the galaxy, dead heroes are reunited as the power of the Dragon Balls brings Freeza's countless victims back to life. This is the last issue of the regular Dragon Ball Z monthly comic! (CAUT: 3) b&w, 72pg (10 of 10) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.