"Shonen Jump Graphic novel."

"DB: 39 of 42."

First published in Japan in 1984 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo.

"This graphic novel is number 39 in a series of 42. 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."