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...Wolverine the X-Man and Yugi of Yu-Gi-Oh! got into a fight, who would win? The conundrum isn't as tricky as the Superman-vs.-Batman debate that has divided comic-book readers for generations. Wolverine, an American superhero from the venerable Marvel stable, is a hulking genetic mutant with claws like knives. Yugi, a manga character from Japan, is a stunted schoolboy with a penchant for games and puzzles, low self-esteem and eyes the size of moon pies. When classmates pick on Yugi, girls jump to his defense...
...venture is not without risk. Shonen Jump is up against the tried-and-true formula of American comics, which are traditionally based on red-blooded superheroes triumphing over evil in 36 pages or less. The five series that appear in the 300-page first issue of Shonen Jump?Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball Z, SandLand, YuYu Hakusho and One Piece?have nuanced story arcs that may not be resolved for years. For example, the archives of Dragon Ball Z?a tale of galactic war over a set of wish-granting orbs?run to 8,000 pages printed over more than...
...Persian Gulf War, part II, the toy arsenal now includes four-foot long Apache helicopters, Bradley tanks, aircraft carriers, and even fire trucks decked out defiantly with the crest of FDNY. In addition to the new hardware, there are legions of plastic action figures—mostly GI Joes—which hang from little hooks waiting to turn a seven-year-old’s playroom into a battlefield...
...million Projected sales this year of Yu-Gi-Oh merchandise, expected to be hot holiday toys...
...TERRIFYING TRADING CARDS Give them their favorite sports stars. Or put them a Monster ahead of the pack with Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, current playground favorites. They're at most toy stores and discount chains...