The protagonist, Joe Shimamura, was confined in a juvenile detention center. As he attempted to escape with his fellow inmates, they were captured by a suspicious group dressed in black suits: the Black Ghosts. He lost consciousness and woke up restrained on an operating table. Beside him stood a figure wearing an eerie mask, calling himself Skull. The mysterious figure declared: “The next time you wake up, you'll be a cyborg...” 
 
What on earth happened to Joe? Nine cyborg warriors wield their ultimate skills to challenge evil and fight like gods! 
 
Shotaro Ishinomori's masterpiece “Cyborg 009” finally gets its long-awaited first full-color vertical-reading comic adaptation!
 
(Source: Futami Shobo, translated)

Cyborg 009 is the story of a half-Japanese juvenile delinquent, Shimamura Joe AKA "Cyborg 009." "Black Ghost," a top-secret organization bent on promoting global warfare, kidnaps Joe along with eight other unwanted members of society from the four corners of the world and turns them into cyborgs. Though the organization intends to turn the group into super-powered killing machines, it's not long before Joe and his new companions rebel against Black Ghost and make their escape with the help of an old scientist. 
 
Once Joe and friends have freed themselves, Black Ghost sends a series of other cyborgs and giant robots in hot pursuit. Using their new powers and abilities, our heroes stay one step ahead of Black Ghost and its evil machinations, but can they save the world from its diabolical scheme?
 
(Source: TOKYOPOP)
 
Note: Volume count is taken from the "Ishinomori Shoutarou Manga Daizenshuu" edition, which compiles all serializations from various publishers.

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