Version  VERS   (Dark Horse, 1992-1994) ™ and ©1992 Hisashi Sakaguchi and Ushio Shuppansha

From the Slings & Arrows Comic Guide:

Version consists of two parts. Firstly, a search for Dr. Higure, the inventor of a living biochip named EGOS. On the trail are his daughter Eiko, Hap Happo, a private detective, and Black Echo, the head of a secret organization with a hidden interest in the chip’s development. By the end they’ve realized that EGOS is a new ‘version’ of life which might supersede humanity. In part two Black Echo kidnaps the others and takes them to an undersea lab, Black Tokyo, where he is transformed into a monster by communicating with EGOS. Hisashi Sakaguchi has created a somewhat worthy strip examining artificial intelligence and the threats posed to our current ecosystem by man. Despite lots of explanations that bog the plot down, the visual story-telling is excellent, and there’s enough adventure to make you wish the planned third part had been published. ~NF

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1.1 Date: Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $1.50 3 copies available from $1.00		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#1.2 Date: Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $2.50 No copies available		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#1.3 Date: Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $2.00 No copies available		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#1.4 Date: Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $2.00 1 copy available for $1.50		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#1.5 Date: Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $2.00 1 copy available for $1.50		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#1.6 Date: Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $2.00 1 copy available for $1.50		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#1.7 Date: Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $2.00 1 copy available for $1.50		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#1.8 Date: Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $2.00 No copies available		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#2.1 Date: Cover Price: $2.95 NM Guide: $2.95 1 copy available for $2.95		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#2.2 Date: Cover Price: $2.95 NM Guide: $2.95 1 copy available for $2.95		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#2.3 Date: Cover Price: $2.95 NM Guide: $2.00 2 copies available from $1.50		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#2.4 Date: Cover Price: $2.95 NM Guide: $2.00 2 copies available from $1.50		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#2.5 Date: Cover Price: $2.95 NM Guide: $2.50 No copies available		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#2.6 Date: Cover Price: $2.95 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha
	#2.7 Date: Cover Price: $2.95 NM Guide: $2.25 No copies available		Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha	Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ushio Shuppansha