Hakusensha's "LaLa" Bimonthly, Final Issue Before Monthly Publication July 1977 Featured Works: Toshie Kihara: "Ohanabatake Shiranui no Hen" Wettenberg Bankarangen Series 3 Kumi Morikawa: "Sentimental City" Jun Mihara: "Stop" Lou and Solomon Series 6 Shinji Wada: "Shieikan no Taka" Asagiiro no Densetsu Part 1, Chapter 3, Latter Part Mineko Yamada: "Tanjoubi ga Konai" (The Birthday That Doesn't Come) - Part 1 Final War Armageddon Series Eiko Mizuno: Series Märchen "Kinn no Sakana" (Golden Fish) Mineo Maya: "Youkai Jojokan'non" Yasuko Sakata: "Yoru no Ocha Kai" (Night Tea Party) Emi Kurata: "Hitomi" Ichiman Juubyou Monogatari 6 Asako Shiomi: "Atsui Kisetsu" (Hot Season) Umin Sumida: "Merody ga Kikoeru?" (Can You Hear the Melody?) Hideharu Akaza: "Piero" (Pierrot) Kaoru Imai: "Taifuu Baby" (Typhoon Baby) Angel Matsumoto: "Kimama ni Lesu Rou" Color Pages: Cover: Keiko Takemiya: "Yume Kuukan" (Dream Space) Deluxe Fold-out Illustrations: Yumiko Oshima: "Shichigatsu Sanka" (July Anthem) Yasuko Sakata Illustration Märchen: Terrace no Hirusagari (Afternoon on the Terrace) LaLa Monthly Publication Announcement: Suzue Miuchi, Toshie Kihara, Shinji Wada, Kumi Morikawa Mineko Yamada, Jun Mihara, Eiko Mizuno, Yasuko Sakata Yumiko Oshima, Moto Hagio, Tomoko Kuramochi, Mieko Takagi Emi Kurata, Michi Mikami, and others Monthly Publication Commemorative Present Announcement: Jun Mihara, Shinji Wada Articles: Monthly Publication Manga Artists Special Preview: Suzue Miuchi, Moto Hagio, Kumi Morikawa, and others Ai Shiraishi: Poolside Special Feature Keiko Takemiya: Swimming School Struggle Machiko Satonaka's Love Seminar Manga Artist Visit: Yumiko Oshima Kosei Ono & Yasuko Sakata: Manga Studies Course Hakusensha was founded in 1974, centered around Suzue Miuchi and Shinji Wada, who were also contributors to Shueisha's "Bessatsu Margaret." "Hana to Yume" was a big hit, and as the next project, "LaLa" was launched as a bimonthly magazine in July 1976, with the subtitle "Hana to Yume" on the cover. The first issue featured an illustration by Ryoko Yamagishi on the cover, and included central artists from Shueisha and Hakusensha such as Suzue Miuchi, Shinji Wada, and Toshie Kihara, as well as major contributors from Shogakukan's "Shoujo Comic" such as Moto Hagio, Keiko Takemiya, Yumiko Oshima, and Emi Kurata. One year later, from the September 1977 issue, it became a monthly publication, and the "Hana to Yume" subtitle was removed from the magazine's name. This established its position as a shojo manga magazine that catered to a higher age group than "Hana to Yume," and artists such as Minako Narita, Kumi Morikawa, and Kyoko Hikawa made their debuts. This is a very valuable issue featuring a lineup of gorgeous artists. How about it,昭和少女まんが fans?