A new benchmark for manga. Weekly Shonen Jump #51 from 1984 introduced Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball with its first chapter, featuring Goku and Bulma. This landmark issue has now earned a BGS 9.4, the only copy at this grade and the highest-graded example in the Beckett population report.

A new benchmark for manga.

Weekly Shonen Jump #51 from 1984 introduced Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball with its first chapter, featuring Goku and Bulma.

This landmark issue has now earned a BGS 9.4, the only copy at this grade and the highest-graded example in the Beckett population report.

— Beckett Collectibles (@beckettcollect) Aug 10, 2026