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Goku

9 appearances Β· Modern Age Β· 2002–2017
Who is Goku?

A promotional version of the iconic Dragon Ball Saiyan hero, this Goku appeared in Wizard Entertainment's Shonen Jump #0 as part of Free Comic Book Day and similar promotional publications, sharing anthology space with DC and Marvel characters in a marketing context rather than a standalone adventure.

Goku turns up in some wonderfully unexpected corners of the comics world β€” this version debuted in Shonen Jump #0 in 2002 under the Modern Age banner, published by Wizard Entertainment, and popped up across a eclectic fifteen-year stretch that wound through toy magazines and Free Comic Book Day celebrations alike. With only nine catalog appearances, this is a rare, curio-collector's Goku, sharing pages with the likes of Captain America, Wonder Woman, and Hawkgirl in the kind of promotional and anthology settings that make back-issue digging such a joy. If you love the intersection of manga culture and Western comics publishing history β€” those glorious early-2000s moments when Shonen Jump was crashing into American newsstands β€” this compact little footprint is a genuine time capsule worth tracking down.

Shonen Jump
#0
β˜… First appearance
Shonen Jump #0
Sep 2002

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 2005–2017

JSA #72 2005
JSA #72
Dragon Ball Super #1 2017
Dragon Ball Super #1

Appearances

Shonen Jump (2003)
#0
Toyfare: The Toy Magazine (1997)
JLA: Classified (2005)
#6
JSA (1999)
#72
Justice League Unlimited [Free Comic Book Day Edition] (2006)
#1
Free Comic Book Day 2006 [X-Men / Runaways] (2006)
Dragon Ball Super (2017)
#1
Dragon Ball Super Free Comic Book Day 2017 Edition / Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Free Comic Book Day 2017 Edition (2017)