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Race 9: Red Zone: Fight Like the Wind - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. With her battle against 'Caligula' Armblessed behind her, Alita stops to ponder if her abilities will make her a match for Zafal 'Crimson Wind' Takie's uncanny speed. Will this be her last match? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Race 10: Carry On the Dream: Tradition - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. After her first race in the Second League, Alita announces her challenge to 'Emperor' Jashugan to her hand-picked teammates. As the day draws near, everyone finds themselves reflecting on their own dreams, wondering just what Motorball really means to them. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Race 11: Outsider: Mystery Dance - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. As the final race draws near, 'Emperor' Jashugan visits his own master to see what can be learned. Meanwhile, Ed and Alita go head-to-head when Alita announces that she intends to retire from the deadly, bread-and-circuses world of Motorball! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Race 12: Red Sands: The Long Way Home - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. The final race begins with both Alita and Jashugan having their own desperate reasons to win! How will Alita's hand-picked five-member team fare against 'Emperor' Jashugan? Now that Alita has begun to remember bits and pieces of her past, will these revelations be a blessing...or a curse? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Race 13: The Ultimate Art - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. With her entire challenge team eliminated, the final race against Jashugan becomes a desperate one-on-one battle! Jashugan fights for his very life, while Alita must fight off the memories of her past life, which are starting to demand more and more of her attention! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Cycle 1: Season of Revenge: Lost Sheep - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Two years after the climactic motorball tournament, Alita's life is finally returning to normal. Back at her old stomping ground near Ido's cyber-physician practice, she trains other hunter-warriors in the art of battle. But an old enemy from Alita's past is about to resurface...and Alita's peace is about to be shattered! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Cycle 2: Dog Master: Melody of Redemption - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. During his exile, the hideous Zapan was befriended by the beautiful Sara. However, a fit of rage gets Zapan's one and only friend accidentally killed, and now Zapan is a fugitive on the run from the Factory. Meanwhile, Ido goes for a visit to the ever-elusive and mysterious Desty Nova in search of the berserker body Ed sold without Alita's permission. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Cycle 3: Flask of Karma: Laboratory - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Sara's father, Murdock the Dog Master, tracks down Zapan, while Alita's "father," Ido, finds Desty Nova's home. Ido discovers the seemingly mad professor is about to use Alita's old berserker body for a most dangerous experiment. But just as Murdock is about to finish off Zapan, Alita intervenes! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Cycle 4: Collapse: Reality Crumbles - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Wielding the unparalleled power of the berserker body, Zapan goes on a murderous rampage through the scrapyard in search of his arch-nemesis, Alita! Will the barflies at New Bar Kansas survive Zapan's bloodlust? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Cycle 5: Demon Dog: Scapegoat - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Who will be able to stop Zapan's berserker-powered rampage -- The Factory, Murdock, Doc Ido or Alita? The lives of Alita's friends hang in the balance! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Cycle 6: Collision: Face the Facts - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita returns to New Bar Kansas too late to protect the regulars from Zapan's fury. The surviving scrapyard denizens blame Alita for Zapan's rampage. With Doc Ido gone, Alita is truly alone as she prepares for her final confrontation with Zapan! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Cycle 7: The Lion and the Lamb: New Angels - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Now that Alita has found Zapan, what will she do with him? Can even the Battle Angel withstand the unprecedented power of Zapan's berserker body? If she manages to inject Zapan with Desty Nova's hypodermic full of nano-robots, will they really destroy the berserker body at a cellular level? The season of revenge comes to America's newer, tougher manga sweetheart! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Journey 1: Beyond the Yellow Door: Judgement Day - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita has committed a capital offense: using a hand gun. She did it to save the Scrapyard from annihilation, but the Factory is unforgiving...and Alita is sentenced to death! The season of revenge comes to America's newer, tougher manga sweetheart! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Journey 2: Angel of Death: Descent - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Figure Four, a full flesh human, signs on as a mercenary to protect Factory shipments of food from brigands like the infamous Barjack. On board the Factory Railroad, he meets a young woman nicknamed...The Angel of Death. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Journey 3: Wild West Heroes: Comrades - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Only the Factory, the corporation that squeezes the blood out of Scrapyard's hapless residents, would power a train with a nuclear power plant. Now there's about to be a meltdown, and Alita and her newfound friends Figure and Yolg can't abandon the "ship" because they're rigged with bombs set to explode if they shirk their duties! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Journey 4: Nuclear Winds: Pride - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. When the Factory's nuclear-powered train experiences one of those pesky meltdowns, Alita and her newfound friends Figure and Yolg wisely head for the hills. But when Alita attempts to strike out on her own, Figure challenges her to a fight...much to his regret! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Journey 5: Hell Beast: Dog Eat Dog - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. After the nuclear meltdown of the Factory's train, Alita and Figure get to know each other better through combat. But before things get too intimate, a deadly sandstorm threatens to bury them alive! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Journey 6: The Plains of Betrayal: Cowardice - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Despite being heavily outnumbered by Barjack's battalion, the tide of battle turns in our heroine's favor...until she is unexpectedly betrayed! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Mission 8: Sweet Fruit of Life: Duality - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Kaos and Jasmine head for the hills, leaving Alita in the lurch as she battles Den. Then, you'll never guess the secret of the relationship between Kaos and Den! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Fight 1: The Last Broadcast: Promise - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Cyborg action in a post-apocalyptic world! Rebel radio announcer Kaos goes on the air one last time to tell his story. Growing up with a flan-eating mad scientist for a father ain't easy, you know! Plus, a cameo appearance of a sorely missed character! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Fight 2: Chasing Kaos: Good-byes - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Incredible cyborg battle action in a futuristic world! Alita's tearful reunion with Doc Ido, her surrogate father, leads to an even more painful good-bye. It's another resurrection and a third lease on life for North America's newer, tougher manga sweetheart! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Fight 3: Solid State: Evolution - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Two Alitas for the price of one! Alita faces her greatest foe yet: herself! And we ain't speaking metaphorically! Then her Tipharean "operator," Lou, must pay a great price to save her headstrong charge from herself! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Fight 4: The Thousand Faces of Madness Part 1: Insanity - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. When Kaos finally confronts his father, mad scientist Desty Nova, he gets caught up in the flan-eating madness! Can Alita recover from her recent fierce battle with her Doppelganger in time to come to his aid? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Fight 5: The Thousand Faces of Madness Part 2: Revolution - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Barjack photographer Buick gives Koyomi a lesson in Barjack history, while the rest of their team of baddies aim their biggest and brightest cannon at Tiphares! But who is that newer, tougher cyborg coming to save the day? One guess... 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Fight 6: Barjack Chronicles: Death's Embrace - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Barjack launches its ultimate weapon against Tiphares, but a swift counterattack decimates their forces! When Alita's evil twin comes to finish off the survivors, who will save Koyomi this time? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Fight 7: Ouroboros Part 1: Dreams and Steel - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita infiltrates mad scientist Desty Nova's mad scientist laboratory, only to find herself...back on the motorball circuit? It's another resurrection and a third lease on life for North America's newer, tougher manga sweetheart! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Fight 8: Ouroboros Part 2: True Grit - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Last angelic issue! While Alita relives her showdown with Jashugan in the heart of mad scientist Desty Nova's headquarters, Kaos' life is put in dire jeopardy! Plus, Chief Bigott of Tiphares makes Nova an offer he can't refuse! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Challenge 1: No Brainer: Revelation - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Beginning the final chapter in the epic saga of North America's newer, tougher manga sweetheart! The countdown begins to her final confrontation with the man who took her surrogate father from her; who abused his son Kaos (thus creating the infamous leader of Barjack); and who has no pity on the living or the better off dead! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Challenge 2: Gun Dreams - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita has escaped the dastardly Desty Nova's trap, but now with Nova's assistant/lover Eelai running interference for him whilst armed with a deadly weapon, it looks like Nova may escape Alita! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Challenge 3: Hyper Future Vision: Alternatives - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Mad scientist Desty Nova traps Alita in an illusion that offers her a life she has always longed for. Will timid Kaos finally muster the courage to save her? And does she really want to be saved from this dream? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Challenge 4: Master of Steel: Rage - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. As Kaos risks his life to rescue Alita from his father's dream trap, Kaos' alter ego, Den, launches his final assault against Tiphares and the Scrapyard! Don't miss the startling conclusion to our beautiful cyborg's courageous quest to find herself! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Challenge 5: Last Blade: Fortune - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. When Den's forces launch their final attack on Tiphares and the Scrapyard, Alita's favorite troublemaker Koyomi's life hangs in the balance! Don't miss the startling conclusion to our beautiful cyborg's courageous quest to find herself! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Challenge 6: Memory - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita is at loose ends after her final showdown with mad scientist Desty Nova...until she is literally blown to smithereens! Finally learn the secrets of Alita's mysterious past! Don't miss the startling conclusion to our beautiful cyborg's courageous quest to find herself! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Challenge 7: To Take Tiphares: Conquest - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. When Alita finally reaches Tiphares, she finds the city in the sky is quite different from the utopia her late lover Hugo longed to visit! Don't miss the startling conclusion to beautiful cyborg Alita's courageous quest! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Challenge 8: Mother's Love - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita and her unlikely allies take on the central computer that runs both Tiphares and the Scrapyard, and behold its surprising face! Will the end of Alita's courageous quest also be the end of the world? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Challenge 9: Tree of Life: Regeneration - Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro. Final issue! Alita makes the ultimate sacrifice in a desperate attempt to save both Tiphares and the Scrapyard from total obliteration! See Alita, Figure, Koyomi and Desty Nova for the last time before the transformation...or destruction...of the world! 32 pages, B&W Cover price $2.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Yukito Kishiro.

Alita's second chance at life is a struggle just to survive each day, and leads her on a series of emotional battles. She gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares. Kishiro blurs the lines between flesh and machine, challenging the reader, with philosophical, historical and cultural references, to question what it means to be human.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 248 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.95.

2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Yukito Kishiro.

Alita's second chance at life is a struggle just to survive each day, and leads her on a series of emotional battles. She gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares. Kishiro blurs the lines between flesh and machine, challenging the reader, with philosophical, historical and cultural references, to question what it means to be human.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 248 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.95.

1st printing. "Rusty Angel!" Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita is a powerful cyborg with a soft heart and a mysterious past. Her second lease on life isn't easy: her heart is broken, she gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares, and she serves many masters in her quest to protect the innocent and create a new life for herself. When Doc Ido, a talented cyber-physician finds Alita's head in a junk heap, she has lost all memory of her past life. But when he reconstructs her, she discovers her body still instinctively remembers the Panzer Kunst, the most powerful cyborg fighting technique ever known! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $16.95.

2nd and later printings. "Rusty Angel!" Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita is a powerful cyborg with a soft heart and a mysterious past. Her second lease on life isn't easy: her heart is broken, she gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares, and she serves many masters in her quest to protect the innocent and create a new life for herself. When Doc Ido, a talented cyber-physician finds Alita's head in a junk heap, she has lost all memory of her past life. But when he reconstructs her, she discovers her body still instinctively remembers the Panzer Kunst, the most powerful cyborg fighting technique ever known! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Action Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Rusty Angel!" Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita is a powerful cyborg with a soft heart and a mysterious past. Her second lease on life isn't easy: her heart is broken, she gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares, and she serves many masters in her quest to protect the innocent and create a new life for herself. When Doc Ido, a talented cyber-physician finds Alita's head in a junk heap, she has lost all memory of her past life. But when he reconstructs her, she discovers her body still instinctively remembers the Panzer Kunst, the most powerful cyborg fighting technique ever known! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Action Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Rusty Angel!" Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Alita is a powerful cyborg with a soft heart and a mysterious past. Her second lease on life isn't easy: her heart is broken, she gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares, and she serves many masters in her quest to protect the innocent and create a new life for herself. When Doc Ido, a talented cyber-physician finds Alita's head in a junk heap, she has lost all memory of her past life. But when he reconstructs her, she discovers her body still instinctively remembers the Panzer Kunst, the most powerful cyborg fighting technique ever known! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.