スペクトルマン [Supekutoruman] [Spectreman]

In 1971 and 1972, Akita Shoten published a four-issue comic adaptation of the tokusatsu hero Spectreman, written by Ushio Soji and illustrated by Ichimine Daiji. This manga brought the environmentally-themed, giant-monster-fighting android to the printed page, capturing the series' distinctive blend of sci-fi action and ecological caution. Though brief, it stands as a key artifact of the early 1970s Japanese superhero boom.