Ultimate Muscle The Kinnikuman Legacy GN (2004-2011 Digest) comic books 2005

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yudetamago. Thanks to the Muscle League, peace has returned to Earth...but for how long? Vance McMadd, chairman of the Justice Federation, believes that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. But Kid Muscle and his friends believe in kicking back and partying. Dismayed by their lazy attitudes, McMadd sends Hercules Factory graduates (known as Generation Ex) to challenge the "Super Slackers." Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 232 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yudetamago. It was supposed to be a friendly challenge. It was supposed to be a photo op. It was supposed to be fun. But when Generation Ex, the Muscle League's newest team of superpowered wrestlers, challenged Kid Muscle and his friends for the right to protect the Earth from evil, things quickly got personal. Real personal. Now Kid Muscle is the last member of his team still fighting, and three Generation Ex wrestlers stand between him and victory. There's Jaeger, master of the bloody Red Rain of Pain. Hydrazoa, the guy with the weird water powers. And the brutal Scarface, whose real name...and real agenda... remain shrouded in mystery. If the Kid can defeat this terrible trio, he'll become the galaxy's reigning champion of Good. If not, he'll be handed a one-way ticket off the planet Earth...if Generation Ex lets him leave the ring alive! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 232 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yudetamago. It's a good thing the evil DMP hasn't made a bid for world domination lately, because the Muscle League sure has gotten itself into a heap of trouble. The League's tournament of champions, originally intended to determine whether Earth's safety should be entrusted to Kid Muscle and his friends or the gang of eager new recruits called Generation Ex, has escalated into what can only be called a bloodbath. The last wrestlers standing: fiery German fighter Jaeger, mysterious street brawler Scarface, and poor li'l Kid Muscle, who just wants to get past the fussin' and the fightin' and go out for karaoke. Alas, it is not to be. Kid Muscle's next battle in the squared circle promises to be his most bone-cracking confrontation yet, against an opponent who takes no prisoners and pulls no punches. And the DMP, which has kept a polite silence, may be closer to the action than anyone in the Muscle League suspects. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 232 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yudetamago. Kid Muscle's final opponent in the tournament against Generation Ex has been unmasked as an agent of the thoroughly evil DMP. And his current wrestling match has, admittedly, turned into another bone-cracking battle for the fate of the planet, with the DMP's ultimate champ on one side and poor li'l Kid Muscle on the other. But that's all in a day's work for the Muscle League's reluctant hero. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yudetamago. Travel bak in time to the golden age of the Muscle League, when King Muscle and Terryman were the greatest wrestlers in the galaxy, and, to the disappointment of rasslin' fans everywhere, the best of friends... in public. Their only fight has been a closely-guarded secret... until now! That's all very well and good, you may say, but what about Kid Muscle? Isn't anything interesting happening to the hero of our story? Only an interstellar death match, my friend. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 216 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yudetamago. When Kid Muscle made a quick trip across the galaxy to visit the folks back home, he expected to take some heat about his not-so-heroic shenanigans on Earth. But he didn't expect the government of Planet Muscle - including his dear old dad - to put him through his paces by enrolling him in a tournament to the death! Now the Kid is taking on No Respect, a gang of reprobates who are all tickled pink by the opportunity to send him into traction. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 232 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.