Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden
Pro Wrestling Superstar Biography (プロレススーパースター列伝, Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden) is a shōnen manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and drawn by Kunichika Harada. The manga was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1980 volume 23 through 1983 volume 26.[1]
| Pro Wrestling Superstar Biography | |
 Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden volume 7 | |
| プロレススーパースター列伝 (Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ikki Kajiwara |
| Illustrated by | Kunichika Harada |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1980 – 1983 |
| Volumes | 17 |
Plot
The manga is billed as a series of biographical stories, though elements were added for dramatic effect. The wrestlers profiled in the series were popular in Japan at the time of the manga's serialization.
Characters
- Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1980 vols. 23-29.
- Stan Hansen
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1980 vols. 30-35.
- Abdullah the Butcher
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1980 vols. 36-47.
- André the Giant
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1980 vol. 48-1981 vol 1.
- Mil Máscaras
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 2/3-17.
- Tiger Jeet Singh
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 18-24.
- Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 25-42.
- Karl Gotch
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 43-47.
- Ric Flair
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 48-1982 3/4.
- Satoru Sayama
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1982 vols. 5-31.
- Hulk Hogan
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1982 vols. 32-49.
- Bruiser Brody
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1982 vols. 50-1983 17.
- Great Kabuki
- Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1983 vols. 18-26.
References
- "週刊少年サンデー プロレススーパースター列伝(原田久仁信 ／ 梶原一騎 ／ [協力]アントニオ猪木)". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
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