Have a few wholes in your Dragonball manga collection and don't know what you missed? All the volumes are presented here in summaries. You can read them seperately or download them all in a zipped file. Be sure to have a decompression utility such as Winzip to unzip them. I have also included movie scripts in the zip file.

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Volume Written By Description
1 Curtis Hoffman Introduction to the Dragonballs. First appearances of Gokou, Bulma, Kamesennin, Oolong, Yamcha, Pool, Chi-chi, and the Ox-King.
2 Curtis Hoffman Journey for the Dragonballs finally ends and Gokou begins his training with Kamesennin. First appearances of Pilaf & Gang, Shenlon, and Gokou's transformation.
3 Curtis Hoffman Training resumes and the 21st Tenkaichi-budoukai begins. First appearances of Kuririn, Ranchi, and Jackie Chan.
4 Curtis Hoffman The tournament continues.
5 Curtis Hoffman The conclusion of the 21st Tenkaichi-budoukai. Gokou searchs for the Dragonballs again (mainly for the 4-star ball) and encounters some resistance. First appearance of the Red Ribbon Army.
6 Curtis Hoffman Gokou continues his search for the Dragonballs. His radar breaks so he enlists the help of Bulma. First appearance of Number 8 Gou.
7 Curtis Hoffman Gokou's search for the Dragonballs and his battle against the Red Ribbon Army continues. First appearance of Bora and Upa. The Dr. Slump cross-over is also in this volume.
8 Curtis Hoffman Because Upa's father is killed, Gokou now searches for the Dragonballs to resurrect him. First appearances of Tao-pai-pai and Senpyou.
9 Curtis Hoffman Gokou doesn't know where the last Dragonball is so Kamesennin directs him to Uranai Baba, where he must either pay a whole lot of cash or fight in a tournament. Only Uranai Baba knows where the last ball is. First appearances of Uranai Baba and Son Gohan.
10 Curtis Hoffman Having resurrected Bora, Gokou's new goal is the next Tenkaichi-budoukai, where new foes await. First appearances of Tsurusennin, Tenshinhan and Chao-zu.
11 Curtis Hoffman The 22nd Tenkaichi-budoukai continues.
12 Curtis Hoffman The tournament concludes, but a powerful new enemy appears. First appearance of Yajirobee and The Great Demon King Piccolo.
13 Curtis Hoffman Gokou takes a big gamble in order to gain more power. The final battle with Piccolo begins.
14 Curtis Hoffman Gokou's battle with Piccolo ends. His next challenge is the 23rd Tenkaichi-budoukai, where Piccolo's son (still called Piccolo), awaits to kill him. First appearance of Mister Popo, Kami-sama and the new-born Piccolo.
15 Curtis Hoffman The 23rd Tenkaichi-budoukai continues.
16 Curtis Hoffman Gokou and Piccolo face off in the tournament finale.
17 Curtis Hoffman A new threat from outer space appears that threatens Earths. Gokou and Piccolo are forced to team-up with each other. First appearances of Gohan, Radditz, Vetgeta and Nappa.
18 Curtis Hoffman Piccolo begins to train Gokou's son, Gohan, in preparation for Vegeta and Nappa. First appearances of Enmadaiou-sama and Kaiou-sama.
19 Curtis Hoffman The fight with Nappa begins as Gokou rushes back to get there in time.
20 Curtis Hoffman Gokou struggles to stay alive in his fight and recieves a little help from friends.
21 Curtis Hoffman Kurirn, Gohan and Bulma journey to the planet Namek to revive their fallen friends. First appearances of Freezer, Dodoria and Zarbon.
22 Curtis Hoffman The group's troubles on Namek are only beginning. Gokou uses a seperate spaceship to go to Namek and help them out. First appearances of Dende, Nails and Saichourou.
23 Curtis Hoffman The group is forced to team up with Vegeta as they meet up with Team Ginew. First appearance of Team Ginew -- Rikuum, Baata, Gurudo, Jiisu, and Ginew.
24 Curtis Hoffman Gokou finally lands on Namek. The 7 balls have been collected, but know one knows how to summon the shenlon inside.
25 Curtis Hoffman Kuririn and Gohan barely get off 2 wishes before Freezer comes. Their fight with him begins.
26 Curtis Hoffman Gokou recovers just in time to see Vegeta die by Freezer's hand. He is the only hope of stopping Freezer.
27 Curtis Hoffman The mythical Super Saiya-jin appears! Can Gokou defeat Freezer and escape from Namek before it blows up?
28 Curtis Hoffman A strange figure from the future warns Gokou and the others of the danger that is to come. First appearances of Cyborg Freezer, his father Cooler and Mirai Trunks, 19 & 20 Gou.
29 Curtis Hoffman Vegeta now has the ability to turn into Super Saiya-jin as well. 20 Gou is able to activate the real threats: 17 and 18 Gou. First appearances of 17 and 18 Gou.
30 Usagi North More complications arise that make things more difficult to protect Earth. First appearances of 16 Gou and Cell.
31 Usagi North Cell becomes more and more powerful. He is able to attain his second form by absorbing 17 Gou. First appearance of the second form of Cell.
32 Paco Vegeta and Mirai Trunks come out from training and meet up with Cell. First appearance of Perfect Cell.
33 Paco Perfect Cell creates the Cell Game, a tournament to determine the fate of Earth. First appearance of Mr. Satan. This volume also includes a special add-on, "Trunks: The Story."
34 Curtis Hoffman The Cell Game continues with some unusual twists: Super Saiyajin 2 Son Gohan. First appearance of the Cell Jr.'s and Super Saiya-jin 2 Gohan.
35 Curtis Hoffman Gohan and Perfect Cell face off in the battle to end the Cell Game.
36 Curtis Hoffman A new age of peace begins. Old memories resurface as everyone decides to participate in the latest Tenkaichi-budoukai. First appearances of Videl, Goten and Chibi Trunks.
37 Curtis Hoffman Things start to go awry in the Tenkaichi-budoukai. First appearances of Kibit and Kaiou-shin.
38 Curtis Hoffman The group struggles to keep the fearsome Majin Buu from being released. First appearances of Dabura and Babi-di.
39 Curtis Hoffman Majin Buu is released and all hell breaks loose on Earth. Everything is in a state of turmoil. First appearance of Majin Buu.
40 Curtis Hoffman Gokou teaches the art of Fusion to Trunks and Goten. It's their only hope of defeating Majin Buu. First appearance of Super Saiya-jin 3 Gokou, Gotenks, the old Kaiou-shin and Evil Buu.
41 Curtis Hoffman Everyone tries something to defeat Majin Buu, who gets more and more powerful. First appearances of Ultimate Majin Buu, Kaiou-bit.
42 Curtis Hoffman In the end, the people of Earth must take responisibility for protecting their own planet. The conclusion to the manga series. First appearances of Vegetto, True Buu, and Ubuu.
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