LOS ANGELES — YouTube star, wrestler and outspoken collector Logan Paul has made headlines once again after spending a record $550,000 on an ultra-rare graded copy of Dragon Ball Chapter One, along with a highly sought-after first chapter of One Piece, marking his bold entry into the premium manga collecting scene.

Paul announced the purchases on X (formerly Twitter) in late April 2026, describing the acquisitions as the start of "the Manga journey." The headline-grabbing deal includes the highest-graded known copy of Dragon Ball's debut issue from Weekly Shonen Jump and a near-top copy of One Piece's first chapter, instantly elevating his status among serious Japanese comic collectors.

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The Dragon Ball issue, graded a pristine 9.2 by industry standards and the only known example at that level (pop 1), features the first appearance of Goku and Bulma. Paul paid a reported record $550,000 for it alone. The One Piece Chapter One, graded 9.0 and one of only three known at that level (pop 3), marks the canon debut of Monkey D. Luffy and comes from the world's best-selling manga series, with over 600 million copies sold globally.

A New Chapter in Paul's Collecting Empire

Paul, already famous for multimillion-dollar Pokémon card purchases and other high-profile memorabilia, shared photos of the vintage Weekly Shonen Jump........

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