Japanese Sketchbooks
Jonny Quest pubs from Midori of Japan
Jonny Quest Sketchbook: "Pirates from Below"
This publication from Midori was produced in 1965, and the cover looks like our hero's
been heavily transformed by an Anime overdose! Inside
are instructions on "how to draw Jonny and Bandit (unfortunately they're the
"anime-ized" versions), and a very quick re-telling of the
"Pirates from Below" story. (images courtesy Jim Alexander;)
1966 Jonny Quest Sketchbook: "Arctic Splashdown"
Manufactured by the Japan-based Midori company in 1966, this 10 in. by 14 in. book
includes dynamic anime-style color cover art; the front interior features a
20-panel comic book styled re-telling
of the episode "Arctic Splashdown". Also on the inside are
some basic character information and sketches.
(images courtesy Jim Alexander)
Jonny Quest "sonosheet": "Mystery of the Lizard Men"
Here are images and information regarding a
third pub from Japan, this one focusing on the "Mystery of the
Lizard Men" story. This book came with a red vinyl 33-1/3 rpm record.
Jonny Quest "sonosheet": "The Robot Spy"
Another book-and-record publication (like the "Lizard Men" book above).
The front cover reads,
"J.Q. /
Song 'Let's sing all together! J.Q.' /
Drama 'Robot Spy' /
Being nationally televised on TBS Network /
Kodama Manga Series."
More information and scans of the pages.
Jonny Quest book: "Turu the Terrible"
Does anyone have any definitive info?
Jonny Quest sketchbook
Craig's copy of this has 12 sheets of blank sketch paper. There don't
appear to be any missing pages, so this may have been just a sketchbook
with no comic inside. Here are the front and
back covers.
The inside front cover is an outline/line drawing of the cover. The
inside back cover is an outline/line drawing of the Turu cover.