Notes

147 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ;19 cm.

'This book reads from right to left.'--Cover.

'DB: 17 of 42.'

'This graphic novel is number 17 in a series of 42'--Preliminary page.

'First published in Japan in 1984 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo.'--Preliminary page.

'In the original Japanese edition, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z are known collectively as the 42-volume series Dragon Ball. The English Dragon Ball Z was originally volumes 17-42 of the Japanese Dragon Ball.'--Preliminary page.
In the first volume of this series, Goku discovers that his Saiyan enemy Raditz is really his brother. When Goku tries to rescue his son, Gohan, from Raditz, the adventure turns fatal.