Roppu was a toy abandoned by the child of aliens. He was rediscovered by Roppei, the son of a fisherman. Roppu can fly when the button on his chest on is pressed. Roppu can also create anything, even things thought to be impossible. When the star on his head is pressed, Roppu falls still. Roppu and Roppei have all sorts of adventures, with questionable figures often trying to get their hands on Roppu for their own desires. Volume 2 includes "Bongo" (First Grader version): Bongo is a boy who lives in the jungle and is a master archer entrusted with maintaining peace in the jungle. Bongo learns of a treasure called the Golden Bow, and goes in search of it along with his ally Chap the Squirrel. The two must overcome seven perils to reach it at the Mountain of the Sinking Moon.

"Chief Detective Kenichi" is a detective Manga in which boy detective Kenichi clears up a lot of mysteries and tricks, and settles cases. Kenichi is the chief detective of Boy Detectives' Street Society, which has 26 branches nationwide. Always with him is Donguri, a myna bird. Donguri can reproduce the voice of a person it hears only once more precisely than a tape recorder. It can also go to high or narrow places, and wins wild birds over to its side. It is a reliable "right-hand bird" for Kenichi. Kenichi and Donguri first face a radioactive fish case at Mount Oharai, and next search for the cursed secret treasure of Gandhara in the hinterlands of India. They also confront the Showa Shinsen-gumi, which is fighting for a bad cause. And they are facing another difficult case today. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)

Starts with the story of a scientist kidnapped by martians to help them with their experiments. The second story is about a professor and a young boy traveling through Egypt when they stumble across a mystery – but it’s done slapstick comedy style.

Tezuka’s undersea adventure, Pippy (1951-53) was originally serialized in Shuiesha’s Funny Book from December 1951 to May 1953, with a one-off Pippy side-story, “Pippy’s Adventure”, appearing in an Funny Book “Special Issue” in August 1952. With human overpopulation quickly becoming an immense problem, Dr. Lehman decides the best idea is for humanity to live in the sea. After his idea is ridiculed, he decides to experiment on his newborn son, turning him into the world’s first mer-person. However, believing his son has died as a result of the experiment, Dr. Lehman and his wife commit his body to the sea, just as an angry mob – complete with pick axes and lawn rakes – shows up on their doorstep, demanding to know where the child is. The pair is convicted of murder and sentenced to prison.

Starting with the tale of a prince on the run from a general intent on taking over the world, followed by the story of Wonder-kun, a boy raised by animals on a deserted island trying to protect his friends and home from a corrupt industrialist.

In the eastern part of the white Congo, a film crew is trying to get good shots from the animals inhabiting it. One day, they find a strange old tower in the middle of the jungle, and from that point on, mystery and danger ensues.

One day life in the peaceful little village known as Jusanri is disrupted by the sudden and unexplained appearance of a convoy of construction trucks. After a young boy named Kenkichi dies in a hit-and-run, the villagers’ amazement quickly turns to aggressive opposition. (Source: Tezuka In English)

A strange man calling himself the God of Gum gives Punch and his sister Pinko a magical bubble gum that allows the chewer to create whatever he wants with the bubbles he blows. However, as the children can't yet blow bubbles well, the God has his assistant Gum Gum stay with them. With the help of the magical bubble gum, the three get into all kinds of mischief.

A tribute comic.

The talented thief Golden Bat is after the “Ruby Diamond”, a jewel belonging to the Duke of Sarada. Will he be able to get his hands on it?! (Source: ogonbatter.web)

Atsushi, a fourth-grade elementary school student, is a daydreaming and absent-minded boy who often dozes off. One day, during a math class while searching for a ruler, he is astonished to find that his hand has transformed into a ruler. From that moment on, he realizes that he can transform into anything he envisions in his mind. Together with his friend Yoshi,, whom he confides in, they discover a strange beetle and a family tree hidden in Atsushi's house, leading Atsushi to learn that he is a descendant of aliens.

One day, Tezuka's drawing ability and the fun of his cartoons were recognized, and he unexpectedly became a close friend of the school's number one gang leader. However, when he was invited to Akashi's house, he found out that his family was a famous local gangster family. As the sound of war looms, they develop friendship through "manga"...