The Big O comic books issue 3

by Hajime Yadate & Hitoshi Ariga Plotting to get the Big O out of the way once and for all, Beck enlists the help of a mad scientist who is an expert with the smallest things in Paradigm City ?? the lightning bugs that thrive in Paradigm's night air. Using all his and the scientist's genius, Beck turns these tiny insects into a weapon that is the equal of a 20-story robot! But an innocent young girl with memories of a better time may be a victim of the struggle! b&w, 48pg (3 of 5) Cover price $3.50.

by Hajime Yatate & Hitoshi Ariga A mysterious killer stalks Paradigm City, wearing a ragged trenchcoat and a stitched-shut smile. When the victims' bodies show signs of being battered by greater than human strength, the police and Roger Smith wonder if this new threat is a robot... or has something even worse crawled up from the forgotten Paradigm Underground? b&w, 48pg (3 of 4) $3.50 Cover price $3.50.

Story and Art by Hitoshi Ariga. Will an angel from heaven deliver Paradigm City's first dawn in forty years? The answer is yes, if lyrics to a popular song can be believed. But events have a habit of turning dire in the domed city. Is that an angel descending from the sky? Or is it another deadly foe for the Big O? 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

Story and Art by Hitoshi Ariga. Something is stalking the dark alleys of Paradigm City! As the Big O and the police - led by callous Inspector Gauss - are brought out to discover the true nature of the entity, they soon find themselves running for their lives against an ever-growing monster which consumes iron and steel for food! Can a metal Megadeus stand up to an enemy like this? 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hitoshi Ariga. Created by Hajime Yatate. In amnesia-afflicted Paradigm City, Roger Smith, a "negotiator," is secretly also the pilot of The Big O, an enormous giant robot that protects the great metropolis from evil. Completely original stories never seen before in the hit anime series! The master criminal Beck breaks out of jail, enlisting his old cronies in a scheme to ruin The Big O's reputation! A starving artist falls in love with Roger's housemaid Dorothy, using the android as the model for his greatest painting ever. A monster, which feeds on steel, begins to consume the city itself, block by savory block. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.