Astro Boy-Mighty Atom Toys and Collectibles

Astro Boy AKA Mighty Atom

This great new logo appears on new Astro Boy toys and games	Tetsuwan or Mighty Atom. Osamu Tezuka's most famous and popular comic creation, made his debut on American TV in 1963 on NBC as Astro Boy. 104 episodes were broadcast in the US, and Jeff Lenburg, in The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons, adds this happy note: in 1964, more people in New York watched Astro Boy than the network news. Many English-dubbed Astro Boy videos were available and the series has finally made it to DVD. The most famous recent mention of Tezuka's robot hero was probably in Calvin and Hobbes, when Calvin got a haircut and said, "Hey, I look just like Astro Boy!"
	Astro Boy Box Set --DVD At last! Here's the original Astro Boy series (Tetsuwan Atom) by Osamu Tezuka with English language track. 51 English episodes on 8 discs with numerous extras. To order or for more information, click on the picture.
	Astro Boy The Complete Series --DVD Here's the new (2004) updated Astro Boy series as seen on Cartoon Network. The 50 episode series includes 29 episodes never aired in the U.S. Includes featurette, "The Remaking of Astro Boy." To order or for more information, click on the picture.
	Astro Boy 5" "Arm Cannon" Figure by Bandai New, detailed action figure includes collectible trading card.
	Astro Boy 11" Interactive Figure by Bandai Deluxe, collectible articulated figure includes five collector cards which activate lights and sounds (or use the collector card from 5" Arm Cannon Astro Boy).
	Astro Boy Playset: Astro Lab by Bandai Highly detailed replica of the lab. Includes 2.5" figures of Astro Boy and Dr. O'Shay.
	Astro Boy transforming vehicle by Bandai Akita squad car includes 2.5" Astro Boy figure (ages 4 up). To order or for more information, click on the picture.
	Astro Boy Saves the Universe Under the very cool box art lies a great board game all the family can play. Ages 7 and up from award- winning game maker, Briarpatch.
	Astro Boy Omega Factor by Sega Mighty Atom to the rescue on Game Boy Advance. Rated E for Everyone. Amazon reviewers gave it five stars (the highest rating).
	Astro Boy by Sega Now coming to a Play Station 2 near you. Rated T for Teen ("Content suitable for persons ages 13 or older").
	Tomy Collector's Figure World. No. 1, "Welcome." Tomy made a number of figures in this series which features Astro Boy in various poses, along with other Tezuka characters. This figure is about four inches tall, mounted on a base, with a removeable acrylic cover. Present cost is between $15-25 US. Available from Kimono My House and Hobby Link Japan (see Robot Links pages).
	Sanrio is known for beautifully lithographed metal banks, but you hardly ever see this one of Mighty Atom in Sanrio shops. It's currently available from Kimono My House, the source for everything Astro Boy.Around $10.
	I got this beautifully packaged 5 DVD Astro Boy set from the J Store at Japanimation.com (see Robot Links pages). It's in Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles. The writing on this set is in Japanese, with 5 picturedisk DVDs.
	Osamu Tezuka '96. These beautiful trading cards are available from Kimono My House. The packs are beautifully printed in foil, and contain ten full-color trading cards, printed on front and back. Scenes depict characters from Astro Boy (Mighty Atom), Kimba the White Lion, and other Tezuka comics.
	An Astro Boy-related card from the above pack.
	An Astro Boy-related card from the above pack.
	NOW Comics #17, The Original Astro Boy -- Comic A recent revival of Astro Boy in a comic book, this issue featuring a striking cover by Ken Steacy. The August 1965 Gold Key comic, Astro Boy # 1, is highly valued among collectors, along with March of Comics # 285, which marks his second comic book appearance.
	Osamu Tezuka's Original Astro Boy #1 -- Manga Dark Horse Comics recently created this manga event--as close as you can get to Tezuka's original comics in English. Number one is a 222 page black and white book. Unlike a Japanese book, the comic panels read front to back and right to left, and the word balloons are in English, translated by Frederick L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics. About twenty five volumes are now available. To order or for more information, click on the picture.
	Where can you get a whole sheet of great Astro Boy stickers? Kimono My House (see Robot Links pages under robot books).

How to order from Amazon

1. Click on the Amazon icon by the item. If no icon, click on the picture. (Non-Amazon items are noted, and the supplier is given when known).
2. Click "add to shopping cart." You can add or delete items from your shopping cart at any time. Click on "See More" in the shopping window for more information about the item. Use your back browser to return to alivingdog.com. (Hint: Bookmark this page to quickly return).
3. Close the shopping window by clicking the upper left corner of the window
4. Continue browsing at alivingdog.com
5. When ready, click any Amazon icon at alivingdog.com and proceed to checkout .

Robot Books

Anime Toons

Doghouse