One of Osamu Tezuka’s earliest works, The Story of a Miracle Forest (1949) was published as a book-length stand-alone adventure by Tokodo in June 1949. Once upon a time, there was a magical forest, full of miracles, where all the animals lived together in peace and harmony. However, when the Grand Duke of Dahlia sends his men to go cut down the trees, the Goddess of Miracles vows to stop him. (Source: Tezuka In English)

The first story is a retelling of the story of Aladdin, with a couple of the names changed – but with a Hope/Crosby movie thrown in with a touch of Cinderella. The second story is yet another Ham Egg story, this time involving an abducted girl taken back to the ice age and a time machine that transports him into the future, when the human race is leaving to colonize Venus.

"Angel Gunfighter" is a thrilling Western Manga filled with love stories and gunfights. The setting for the story is a small town in the American Wild West. In a small town of the border region between New Mexico and Arizona, a rogue cop called Ham Egg is conspiring with the mayor to dominate the town. But Ham Egg has an obstacle to his plot. It is "Monster," an Indian youngster. Monster stands up to save the town from corruption and bring it back to normal, fighting against the Ham Egg group together with a boy named Jim and a female gun expert, Anna. (Source: TezukaOsamu.net)

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.

This work provides information on how to enjoy drawing Manga, while introducing three middle-length Manga stories and 23 four-strip Manga as examples. The very first scene of this Manga is the entrance examination of the Manga College, which is followed by descriptions of tools given by the Principal. The explanation of how to use these tools leads to the first illustrative story. The first story is a story staged in the Civil War period of American history, in which Monster, who appeared in Angel Gunfighter, plays a villain. The second story is anecdotal: it is about a purse that can fulfill three wishes. The purse was given to Chieko, a poor farmer, by the deity of poverty. Next, examples of 4-strip Manga follow, including the "Diary of Ma-chan." The last story is an all-star-cast thriller Manga, featuring Kenichi, Higeoyaji, Rock and others. (Source: Tezukaosamu.net)

This is Tezuka's take on the Taiheiki (太平記/Chronicle of Great Peace), a Japanese historical epic written in the late 14th century that covers the period from 1319 to 1367. It deals primarily with the Nanboku-chō, the period of war between the Northern Court of Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, and the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino. (Source: Wiki, edited) *Also includes the one shot Gessekai Shinshi (月世界紳士/The Moony Men).*

"Fossil Island" is an omnibus story featuring the dreams of three travelers who visit Fossil Island. They are Rock, a newspaper reporter, Kodama, a songwriter, and Tezuka Osamu, a cartoonist. There are many strange rocks on the island that look like human figures. After they see the rocks, the travelers have strange dreams associated with the rocks. Rock dreams that he becomes partner to Sherlock Holmes and fights against the phantom thief Lepin for a hidden sculpture. In his dream, Tezuka Osamu, by eating ancient foods, goes to a world where humans have animal brains and animals have human brains. Meanwhile, Kodama, in her dream, is robbed of her body by Eros, the god of love, and goes to Heaven. (Source: Tezukaosamu.net)