Toriyama, Akira

In the final round of the Strongest Under the Heavens tournament, it comes down to Goku and Jackie Chun, the mysterious, powerful old man. After the tournament, Goku continues his quest for the seven Dragon Balls, but the evil Red Ribbon Army wants them too and Goku must stop their plans.

At the end of the "Strongest Under the Heavens" martial arts tournament, only Goku, Piccolo, and Shen remain. The audience flees for their lives as Goku finds himself fighting alone for control of the world.

Goku discovers that one of the Dragon Balls are missing after he defeats the Red Ribbon Army.

"Only Goku, Bulma and Kuririn stand between the Red Ribbon Army and the seven Dragon Balls which can grant any wish in the world! Using a submarine loaned by Kame-Sen'nin, the heroic trio explores a pirate's undersea cave in search of the next Dragon Ball, but gun-toting bad guys are on their tail! Now they must face not only perilous pirate traps but the sinister General Blue, a martial artist with powers even Goku doesn't have! Can they escape the cave alive? As the battle continues, Goku and General Blue go to Penguin Village, the home of the weird scientist Dr. Slump and one of the strangest places on Earth!"--Publisher's web site.

Recounts the adventures of Son Goku, a boy martial artist with a monkey tail, and his friends as they search for the seven magical Dragon Balls, in a graphic novel that reveals the early days of the heroes of "Dragon Ball Z.".

When Kuririn is killed by a lizard-like monster, Goku vows revenge and goes in search of the culprit.

The Dragon Balls gone, Goku goes to the house of Kame-Sen'nin, the Turtle Hermit, to train in the martial arts for the Tenka'ichi Budokai, the tournament for the Strongest Fighter in the World. But will Goku's fellow student, the Shaolin monk Kuririn, allow the two of them to get along as they undergo the strangest training ever?.

"The villain Moro has released all of the vicious criminals from the Galactic Prison, and now they're ravaging the galaxy in search of planets with exceptional life energy! When the Bandit Brigade, including the power-copying Seven-Three, comes to Earth, how will Piccolo and the others fare against this new threat without Goku around?"--Back cover.

"The Great Lord of Lords awakens from inside of Boo to confront the evil Moro head-on. But even the power of a god doesn't seem to be enough to stop this monster! Goku, Vegeta and the others are forced to retreat. Goku goes with Merus to train to get stronger, but Vegeta has other plans. Hitching a ride on a Galactic Patrol ship, Vegeta goes to another part of space to meet with a certain group of aliens"--Back cover.