High-Res Scans of Wanpakku Comics 1987 Mini-Playing Cards

You can find the high-res scans of this card set here.

This is a set of mini playing cards that was included as a cardstock insert in the February 1987 issue of Wanpakku Comics monthly magazine. It features characters from various artists and series from the magazine.

Information for this publication:

• Publishers: Wanpakku Comics / わんぱっくコミック (Tokuma Shoten)
• Date Published: 1987/02, February 1987
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Scan size: 2400dpi scans

Artists, Authors, and Games:

• The Legend of Zelda / ゼルダの伝説 . Ranmaru / 乱丸
• Metroid / メトロイド . Minazuki Yu / みなづき由宇 (Monota Rin / ものた りぬ)
• Layla / レイラ . Minazuki Yu / みなづき由宇 (Monota Rin . ものた りぬ)
• Super Mario Bros. 2 / Japanese Title . Yukio Sawada / 沢田ユキオ
• The Mysterious Murasame Castle / Japanese Title . Yamato Koichi / やまと 虹一
• Wancomi Assault Team / わんコミ突撃隊 . Fukui Kanji  / ふくいかんじ
• Dead Zone / デッドゾーン . Susumu Kobayashi / こばやし将
• Mito Kōmon, the Esteemed Advisor to the Shogun / 天下の御意見番 水戸黄門 . Shigoto Daisuke / しごと大介
• I don't know the 4 mole people
• the 2 guys after Samus
• the 3 after Takamaru
• or the red-haired girl at the end

High-Res Scans of The Adventure of Link Volume 2 by Ranmaru

 

You can read this out-of-print publication here.

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: わんぱっくコミックス The Legend of Zelda 2 リンクの冒険 2
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Wanpakku komikkusu The Legend of Zelda 2 Rinku no Bōken 2
• Machine Translated English Title: Wanpack Comics, The Legend of Zelda 2, Link's Adventure 2 or Wanpakku Comics Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Volume 2

• Artists and Authors: Mangaka: Ranmaru / 乱丸
• Publishers: Wanpakku (Tokuma Shoten)
• Date Published: 1988/03/20 March 20, 1988 (it's on the inside of the jacket flap)
• Year: 1988
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: 46910-57

• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure this
• Page Length: 192 pages
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 3 of 4. Here is Part 1, Part 2, Part 4
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: YES! English. Help Wanted! It needs the text edited onto the pages.
• Genre: Manga, Zelda 2 Manga (I need to make this page section)
• Games: Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link / リンクの冒険
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. (I need to make larger scans)
• ZeldaWiki Page

Extras:

• Some of the Firsts for the Series from this Manga
• Translation Notes
• English Character List
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 1 
• Color Pages of the 2nd Chapter of Part 1 (make a blogger page)
• Poster Art from December 1986
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 2 
• Mini Playing Cards from February 1987
• Missing Poster Art from November 1987 (Update this when found)
• Cleaned Color Pages for All Chapters 
• Why did Link have Hot Pink Hair in A Link to the Past

I uploaded this a long time ago but only just now realized I never made an info post for it!

Other Keywords: Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Fairy, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, Famicom, Family Computer, videogame, video game, retro, vintage, kids, manga, comic, magazine, monthly, moblin, gleeok, mecha ganon, impa, old man, old woman, merchant, village, villagers, people, hyrule, North Castle, watt, sir watt, wattu, impa, billy, hyrule castle, back story, sleeping zelda, crystals, king of hyrule, prince of hyrule, zelda's father, zelda's dad, the king, zelda's brother, evil wizard, great palace, temple, 

High-Res Scans of The Adventure of Link Volume 1 by Ranmaru

 

You can read this out-of-print publication here.

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: わんぱっくコミックス The Legend of Zelda 2 リンクの冒険 1
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Wanpakku komikkusu The Legend of Zelda 2 Rinku no Bōken 1
• Machine Translated English Title: Wanpack Comics, The Legend of Zelda 2, Link's Adventure 1 or Wanpakku Comics Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Volume 1

• Artists and Authors: Mangaka: Ranmaru / 乱丸
• Publishers: Wanpakku (Tokuma Shoten)
• Date Published: 1987/09/20 September 20, 1987 (it's on the inside of the jacket flap)
• Year: 1987
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: 46910-52

• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure this
• Page Length: 192 pages
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 2 of 4. Here is Part 1,  Part 3, Part 4
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: YES! English. Help Wanted! It needs the text edited onto the pages.
• Genre: Manga, Zelda 2 Manga (I need to make this page section)
• Games: Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link / リンクの冒険
• Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. (I need to make larger scans)
• ZeldaWiki Page

Extras:

• Some of the Firsts for the Series from this Manga
• Translation Notes
• English Character List
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 1 
• Color Pages of the 2nd Chapter of Part 1 (make a blogger page)
• Poster Art from December 1986
• Color Pages of the 1st Chapter of Part 2 
• Mini Playing Cards from February 1987
• Missing Poster Art from November 1987 (Update this when found)
• Cleaned Color Pages for All Chapters 
• Why did Link have Hot Pink Hair in A Link to the Past

I uploaded this a long time ago but only just now realized I never made an info post for it!

Other Keywords: Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Fairy, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, Famicom, Family Computer, videogame, video game, retro, vintage, kids, manga, comic, magazine, monthly, moblin, gleeok, mecha ganon, impa, old man, old woman, merchant, blood moon, eclipse, village, villagers, people, hyrule, North Castle, moblins, goryia, octorok, watt, sir watt, wattu, impa, billy, hyrule castle, back story, sleeping zelda, crystals, king of hyrule, prince of hyrule, zelda's father, zelda's dad, the king, zelda's brother, evil wizard, great palace, temple, potions, horsehead, 

2400dpi Scans of Shogaku Magazine, Grade 3, June 1986, Zelda Manga Supplement

 

You can read this out-of-print publication here.

Information for this publication:

• Original Japanese Title: 小学三年生, 超最新ファミコン必勝ブック
• Machine Translated Japanese Title: Shōgaku Sannensei, Chō saishin famikon hisshō bukku
• Machine Translated English Title: 3rd grade elementary school student magazine, Super Latest Famicom Guaranteed Victory, Winning Disc Manga! The Legend of Zelda, A Complete Introduction to the Final Stages! or this alt translation: The Ultimate, Up-to-Date NES Strategy Guide

• Artists and Authors: Mangaka Yukio Sawada /  沢田ユキオ for the Zelda Manga
• Publishers: Shogakukan
• Date Published: 1986/06/01 . June 1, 1986
• Year: 1986
• ISBN or Identifying Numbers: None

• Format: Paperback
• Size: I need to measure this
• Page Length: 55 pages of Zelda content. 53 plus the cover and interior-back page. Total length of 131 pages.
• Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 2 of 2. Part 1 is here.
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Translations in Other Languages: None. Translation Needed! Can you help?
• Genre: Manga, Magazines, Strategy Guide, Zelda 1 Manga
• Games: The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy / ゼルダの伝説
• Scan size: 2400dpi high resolution archival scans of the art with 600dpi scans of the whole volume.

I made more 2400dpi scans of impossibly rare, basically lost, Zelda manga that has never been online before! This a supplemental publication, included in a packet for a children's magazine for third graders, from 1986. The Zelda artist is Yukio Sawada of Mario manga fame. It's short but it has some pretty great art. The first part is about the original Legend of Zelda game and the rest of the booklet is about Super Mario Bros and other Famicom games. It's a small strategy guide manga that briefly covers the last 7 dungeons in the game. The first 2 dungeons are covered in this manga strategy guide from May.

Other Keywords: Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Fairy, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, videogame, video game, retro, vintage, kids, child, children's, leever, peahat, dungeon entrance, candle, darknut, old man, manhandala, raft, gleeok, waterfall, digdogger, old woman, lost woods, graveyard, gravestone, ghini, rupee, bubble, like like, wizzrobe, potion, items, gear, equipment, patra, death mountain, final battle,