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Cover: Peter Mendelsund & Peter Mendelsund
Black Jack #16
“Anaphylaxis”
In "Anaphylaxis," Osamu Tezuka’s masterful storytelling and artistry take center stage as Black Jack journeys to El Salvador with a young man suffering from a mysterious rash tied to a forgotten past. With Tezuka handling both the writing and artwork, this issue blends quiet introspection with a haunting mystery, guided by the stark, expressive visuals of Peter Mendelsund’s cover.
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writer Osamu Tezuka · artist Osamu Tezuka · inker Osamu Tezuka · cover Peter MendelsundPeter Mendelsund
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Full credits
writer Osamu Tezuka
artist Osamu Tezuka
inker Osamu Tezuka
cover pencils Peter Mendelsund
cover inks Peter Mendelsund
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A young man with a strange rash turns out to have a forgotten past in El Salvador. Black Jack brings him back to El Salvador to put the pieces together.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).