Second Grader

December 1980 issue of Second Grader

Second Grader was a monthly Japanese magazine published by Shogakukan, targeted at teaching young students to read. The series was first launched in 1925, and ran until 2017 when it finally ceased publication.

Astro Boy mangas

In 1980-81, coinciding with the second Astro Boy animated series, Second Grader serialized the final 15 chapters of the Astro Boy series. These chapters are as follows:

• The Robot Disposer
• Franken
• Astro vs. Atlas
• Pula, the Baby Elephant
• Guinness Book Robots
• The Berserk Robot
• The Magnet Robot
• Giant Uran
• Space Doll
• Ghosts in the Desert
• The Space Bug
• Crazy Duck
• A Feline Guardian Deity
• The Space Shuttle
• Showdown on Mt. Fuji