Cover: Katsuhiro Otomo
Akira #30
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This issue of Marvel's English-language adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's landmark manga series continues the high-stakes conflict in a post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, focusing on the escalating military and psychic arms race as rival factions vie for control of the godlike power of Akira. The story delves deeper into the psychological and physical toll on the young psychics, particularly Tetsuo, as his unstable abilities spiral out of control, setting the stage for a devastating confrontation.
writer, artist, inker Katsuhiro Otomo · writer Yoko Umezawa · writer Jo Duffy · colorist Steve Oliff · letterer Michael Higgins · letterer Laura Brady · cover Katsuhiro Otomo
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Raw (VF) $14
CGC 9.8 · 30 in census $110
CGC 9.6 · 8 in census $66*
CGC 9.4 · 7 in census $46
CGC 9.2 · 6 in census $42*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $31
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $29*
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FN $18.5 VF/NM $20 VF $22 FN+ $22 VG $25 VF+ $31.55 Newsstand $39.99 VF/NM $74.99
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AKIRA #30 : Arms Race
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Full credits
writer, artist, inker Katsuhiro Otomo
writer Yoko Umezawa
writer Jo Duffy
colorist Steve Oliff
letterer Michael Higgins
letterer Laura Brady
cover pencils, inks Katsuhiro Otomo
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Reprinted in Akira #5 (1992)
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