S-2 Tracker S-3 Viking Trainers T-6 Texan T-38 Talon Bombers B-1 Lancer B-52 Stratofortress Tu-95 'Bear' Civilian MD-11 Boeing 747 Learjet Cessna 150 Cessna 172 Helicopters AH-1 Cobra AH-64 Apache CH-53 Sea Stallion CH-54 Tarhe UH-1 Iroquois. SA-341 Gazelle SH-3 Sea King OH-6 Cayuse Bell 206 Jetranger Media Manga The original Japanese manga of Area 88 was serialized in 23 volumes between 1979 and 1986 by Shogakukan. Each volume was black and white with a painted color cover and contained several short stories called "missions." In all, there were 172 such missions across the 23 volumes. Shōnen Sunday later repackaged the 23 volumes into ten thick books under its Wide Volume product line. Area 88, along with Mai, the Psychic Girl and The Legend of Kamui, was one of the first three manga to be translated to English and published in North America by Eclipse Comics and VIZ Media in May 1987. It was published bi-weekly with each issue containing a single mission, of which the editors had planned to release all 172. The first 28 issues featured covers from the original manga plus some original artwork by Shintani, but as these resources were limited, the covers of issues #29-36 featured stills from the OVA film. With issue #37 in December 1988, VIZ Media took over the series, and in addition to featuring photographs of actual fighter jets on the cover, the publication went from bi-weekly to monthly and the price from $1.50 to $1.75. The series did not adjust well to the dramatic change, and with issue #42 in May 1989, without resolving the storyline, it was canceled. It was later run as a feature in Viz's Animerica Magazine, but only lasted until January 1995 without the series being completed. Shogakukan (Shonen Big Comics, 1979–1986) Shogakukan (Shonen Big Comics Wide-ban, 1979–1986) Scola (Scola Manga Bunko, 1994) Media Factory (MF Bunko, 1999-2000) Kadokawa/Media Factory (MF Comics, 2003-2004) OVA films Between February 5, 1985, and August 15, 1986, Studio Pierrot produced a direct-to-video animated film trilogy for VHS and laserdisc. In 1992, Central Park Media's U.S. Manga Corps released the OVA series, subtitled in English, in North America for VHS and laserdisc, and re-released the first volume for DVD on 14 July 2000. After Central Park Media's films license lapsed, ADV Films published a two episode theatrical edit of the OVA trilogy for DVD on 25 July 2006. Although having one