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Slump, Sand Land, and now Jaco the Galactic Patrolman - the more I realise that he’s unfortunately a one-hit wonder! That said, the more I read of his non-Dragon Ball work - Dr. Dragon Ball is probably my favourite comic ever so I have a lot of time for its creator, Akira Toriyama.

Jaco the galactic patrol man