You don’t need to be a collector to understand that first editions of popular items are valuable.

However, sometimes we only really discover how valuable something can be when it goes up for auction.

Just two years later, the story was adapted into the popular anime series we know and love today.

Goku on his nimbus cloud with chinese script behind him, evoking Journey of the West

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So it is a true collector’s item and a valuable possession for die-hard fans ofDragon Ball.

Japan, the auction took place on March 7 and the opening bid was 500,000.

The final value was more than seven times the magazine’s initial bid.

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The magazine remains a staple of entertainment, with more than one million copies sold weekly in Japan.

The surprising auction of theDragon Ballissue ofShonen Jumpcomes during a timely era in the franchise.

you’re free to stream episodes of the originalDragon Ballseries on Crunchyroll.

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