A fanzine covering special effects films and TV series like Godzilla and Ultraman. This partiuclar imprint is very amateur, however, a lot of love clearly went into it - lots of the information is very revealing and provides as 1st person source on those who were in the thick of it. Acquired for the sake of posterity - each cover is hand colored by the staff, showing just how homebrew this publication was. It's one of my prized possessions, so I wanted to share.

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★Additionals:

★Original auction page:

https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r1204310750

★Editor's Note:

"Afterword (あとがき)

At last, we have managed to complete Issue No. 4.

This month, the editorial staff was unable to gather together, so I ended up editing it by myself. As a result, the content is somewhat lacking. Regarding the “Major Survey of Ultraman Combat Abilities,” rather than making it a special feature, I intend to continue it as a serialized article.

Recently, Himeno-san of the Tokyo doujin circle L & M sent me a copy of their club magazine Sky Ace. Sky Ace does not focus on reproducing source materials but instead centers on general essays.

However, our group intends to follow the anime-circle style — in other words, a format based on reproducing and sharing source materials. Personally, I would prefer to focus on essays, but since we have so few members and receive little response, and because I think reproduced materials are easier to read, that's the direction we have ultimately taken.

As Himeno-san once said, material reproduction can never compete with professional editorial magazines such as TV Land and Terebi Magazine in terms of content.

Therefore, our group will do its best to avoid simply imitating what professional magazines are already doing.

To all our members, I ask for your cooperation in making that possible.

— M Hakase (Dr. M), President of Spectre

★Preview of the Next Issue:

(Though don't count on it too much!)

Next issue will feature a special on Toei's ninja-action film "Watari" based on Sanpei Shirato's famous manga.
The unpublished photo composition “The Monster You'd Rather Not See” will deal with Ultraman Ace, Ultraman, and Ultra Seven.

Everyone, please send us your opinions.

For the monster encyclopedia section, perhaps we'll cover Gyas, Gomora, or Kemular.

Special Announcement:

During this year's winter vacation, we plan to hold an Ultraman Series Video Screening Party at headquarters (my house).

Planned screenings include:

Ultraman
Ultraman vs. Kaiju Army (怪獣無法地帯 / "The Lawless Monster Zone")
Ultra Seven: The Greatest Invasion in History

and several other Ultraman and Ultra Seven episodes.

Date: December 26th of 1978

Those wishing to attend should contact Mr. Shioda. Light refreshments will be provided.

★Publication Information:

Ultra Hawk No. 4

Published: September 4, Shōwa 53 (1978)

Printing (copying):

Fujii Stationery Store

Editor:

Takeshi Hotta (堀田 武)

Contributors:

Takashi Mihara (三原隆)
Mikio Furuki (古木美紀男)
Hirokazu Sakurai (桜井浩一)

Front Cover:

“Ultraman Transformation Pose” — Takashi Mihara

Back Cover:

“Ultraman vs. Three-Faced Monster Dada”
(from a monster photo card)

Published by:

Spectre

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★Questions? Comments? Inquiries?

You can reach me @retroanimechris on X/Twitter/Bluesky and adoggoart@gmail.com or chrisdelabigne@gmail.com.

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★Scanning services are available! Simply send your inquiry to any of the contacts above and I will get back to you in 24 hours at best. Discord is @Adoggoart

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★If you would like to help me acquire similar texts or others, please consider donating! Everything given goes towards sourcing similar books. We have supplied texts like so for 3+ years now and are extremely thankful.

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