Shueisha "Ribon Comic" April 1969 issue Features early works by Morita Jun, works by Miho Matsuo and Pario that are rarely reprinted, and early works by Yumiko Igarashi, who later became a big hit with "Candy Candy," as well as early works by Yuko Yamamoto, who gained popularity with "Miki and Apple Pie," etc. It's a satisfying read, but it's a damaged item. Please be sure to read the following ＊＊＊ section. "Ribon Comic," which was first published in 1969, initially featured "Yoki na Tenkosei" by Pario, who was very popular with "5-Nen Hibari-gumi," as its only serial, and filled the rest with one-shot works by mid-career artists who were active in "Ribon." However, as it actively published works by talented newcomers such as Yukari Ichijo (1st runner-up in the 1st Ribon Newcomer Manga Award), Hikaru Yumizuki (same runner-up), Jun Morita (same honorable mention), a new wave was born in the world of shojo manga. The magazine took an adventurous approach to editing, focusing on new artists, and moved away from manga about mothers and children, elementary school friendships, first crushes on boys in class, and comedies about foreign girls, and instead depicted suffering and conflict, going beyond the simple happiness and brightness of love, and explored complex themes such as incest, double suicide, adult love, and social constraints, sometimes using illustrative techniques. Later, Ryoko Yamagishi, Minori Kimuramura, Kei Nogami, Asako Shiomi, Hatsumi Chiaki, Yumiko Tabuchi, Nanae Sasaya, and Yoshiko Tsuchida joined, and the magazine merged with "Ribon" in March 1971 and ceased publication. After that, "Ribon" used the artists of the Ribon Comic Group, especially Yukari Ichijo, as its flagship artist, and expanded its readership from junior high school students to high school students and university students, and for a time even to male students. Featured Manga: Miho Matsuo "Ashita ni Mukatte" Jun Morita "Mina to Lina" Pario "Yoki na Tenkosei" Kenichiro Suzuhara "Yukaina Carol" Complete Collection Yumiko Igarashi "Aoi Hikoun" Yuko Yamamoto "Shiroi Valentine" Akihime Matsuda "Renai Senka" Hisako Izumi "Haru no Ashioto" Shigeru Kiyama "Yuhi no Troika" Fujio Akatsuka & Tokuo Yokota "Henna Ko-chan" Yukko Sadohara "Tokotoko Toko-chan" ＊＊＊ Damaged item. Please read the following ＊＊＊ The cover is missing. The color gravure only has "Vienna Boys' Choir Bromide" and a part of the "Group Sounds Tabletop Album" remaining. Everything else can be enjoyed without any problems, and there is little ink bleed-through, so the condition is good. ＊＊＊ Damaged item. Please read the above ＊＊＊ For fans of Showa shojo manga, how about it?