Special Volume 1
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| Release date: | January 28, 1997 |
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| Original Work: | Gosho Aoyama |
| Manga: | Eiichi Yamagishi |
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-142531-3 |
| Publisher: | Shogakukan |
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| Chronology | |
| Next volume: | Special Volume 2 » |
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Special Volume 1 was released on January 28, 1997 in Japan.[1][2]
Contents
Cast
The Missing Man
File 1
Conan, Ran, and Kogoro ride a bus to a pension for some rest and relaxation. On the journey, Ran, trying to feed Conan apple slices, accidentally stabs a bearded man in a parka with a fork after the bus goes on to some bumpy road. Ran apologizes and notices the man is bleeding, but he shouts at her that he's okay. Kogoro bickers with Ran regarding Conan constantly staying with them without paying any money. Ran argues back that Conan has brought him good luck in receiving and solving cases. Upon arriving at the pension, a man named Yamashita introduces himself to Kogoro. The man Ran stabbed earlier, Tanaka, leaves the main group carrying skis with him.
Later that night at dinner, the group notices Yamashita and Tanaka haven't come down yet. Ran and Conan go to get Yamashita from his room but find him dead on the floor with a knife in his back. Conan and Kogoro search for clues as to the murderer and discover a bloody shirt and knife sheath in Tanaka's room. The entire group meets downstairs to discuss what to do, but it seems impossible to chase after Tanaka since there's a blizzard outside. Conan, looking at the serious face of Endou, one of the group members, notices an odd marking. Realizing the trick of how Tanaka disappeared, Conan comments on the marking of where a beard was glued on and points out the odd fork-like markings on the man's wrist. Endou, discovering Conan is responsible for his downfall, grabs a poker from near the stove and chases him with it until Ran uses her karate skills to knock him unconscious. As Endou is taken away by the police the next day, it is revealed that Endou killed Yamashita for stealing his girlfriend from him. The story ends with Kogoro gloating about another successful case and Conan wishing to himself to get his body back.
Kidnapping
File 2
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Murderous Intent
File 3
Lead actress of the play "The Tail of a Comet" Michiru and her co-star Saeko Kusunoki are preparing in the dressing room for their next performance. Michiru comments to Saeko she's sorry that Saeko didn't get the lead part. Saeko claims to be okay but as Michiru leaves she comments to herself that Michiru is a thief for taking the role from her and that Michiru's performance will be her last. Meanwhile, the play begins as Ran, Conan, and Kogoro watch in the audience. As Michiru's scene ends, Saeko playing the role of a shining ghost takes her place as Ran comments that even though the lights are all off they can see Saeko's body is shining. As Saeko leaves the stage, Michiru goes back on with a wire harness to perform a flying scene. Saeko anxiously awaits for something to happen to Michiru during the flying scene, but much to her dismay, Michiru gets through the scene safely.
As Saeko's first plan to get rid of Michiru fails, she thinks to herself about her motive for doing so in the first place. Michiru managed to get the lead role because her father is the sponsor of the theater group. Saeko leaves the stage after her scene as Michiru goes back on for a solo scene. Saeko watches the scene from a screen backstage as Michiru performs until suddenly at the end of her scene, a massive light fixture falls on top of her.
Conan and Kogoro immediately leap into action, leaving Ran behind. Conan and Kogoro begin investigating backstage, discovering a crew member talking about the "stopper" used on the lights to keep them from moving. As the member explains, Conan discovers that the harness Michiru was flying in earlier was tampered with. As Conan points this out to Kogoro it becomes apparent that the light incident must not have been an accident, but rather a murder. The rest of the stage crew are puzzled as to how this could be since everyone was watching Michiru's scene on the video monitor backstage. As Kogoro tries to work it out, Conan discovers water on the ground by the pulley that holds the lights. The leader in charge of the stage production is about to shut down the production for good when Saeko steps forward claiming she can bravely do Michiru's role. Conan messes around with the lights backstage afterwards to discover fluorescent paint on the floor right where the light fixture pulley is. He then tricks Saeko into going backstage with him and is able to point out to Kogoro that both the floor by the pulley and Saeko are still glowing from the fluorescent paint. It is then revealed that Saeko managed to set up the trick with the pulley using ice in order to provide herself with an alibi. As Conan and Kogoro leave the theater they are shocked to discover Ran has left a mass of destruction from her anger from being left behind.
Sudden Death
File 4
Haunted Building
File 5
Trump Card
File 6
Bank Robbery
File 7
Masterpiece Theft
File 8
Poisoning
File 9
See also
References
- ^ "名探偵コナン 特別編コミックス". Koware Site Detective Conan Branch. http://www.koware.net/data_room/b_tokubetsuhen_data/tokubetsu_top.htm. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.
- ^ "名探偵コナン 特別編コミックリス". Mouri Kogoro Detective Agency. http://conan.aga-search.com/501-33-3tokubetsuhen.html. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.
