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The Hunt: This is the first
published Pineapple Man story and it was done in the ashcan format.
It is 32 pages with black & white art and an orange cardstock cover,
published in 1994. I've been told that it originally came out in two
parts, but was not able to get my hands on them. It's the story of
how Pineapple Man got his shark-tooth club. It starts off with Isamu
running into a group of vampire hunters and ends up with him struggling to
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Pineapple Man
#1: The
Marchers. This comic is now selling for $100 at the official
Pineapple Man website. It's extremely hard to get now.
However, I got a signed copy at the San Diego Comic Con for cover
price! Of course, this was a few years back. As with all the
full-sized Pineapple Man comics, it's 32 pages with black & white art
and a color cover. This issue gives a lot of hints as to the
connections between Isamu's transformations into Pineapple Man and the
Hawaiian culture. It gets your curiosity going. |
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Pineapple Man
#2:
With a Prayer Part 1 of 2. This comic introduced Luk Fun and also a
grisly, viscous supernatural enemy. For the first time, we see
Isamu's transformation into Pineapple Man step by step. If you know
anything about Hawaii, you can appreciate this book on a whole different
level because you'll be recognizing Chinaman's Hat, plate lunch and pig
hunters. |
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Pineapple Man
#3:
With a Prayer Part 2 of 2. The beginning of this issue picks up
where the cliffhanger ending in the last issue left you on the edge of
your seat. Pineapple Man finds himself up against a seemingly
omnipotent foe and has to seek some unconventional assistance.
Again, Sam drops in a lot of "island" treats for us to
recognize. |
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Pineapple
Man #4: Hawaiian Snow. This comic was published in 1997
and transported Isamu into the near future of 2002. In five years,
the world had changed drastically and Hawaii is covered with snow as a
result of a nuclear war. While Isamu struggles to come to terms with
his time travel and the loss of reality as he knew it, romance blossoms
between him and an OTAR Psi agent. |