Ryu, Strongest Man on the Face of the Planet Episode 0

A collection of short stories based in the Devilman universe written by various authors. [Full author/artist listing: Egawa Tatsuya, Hagiwara Reiji, Hiromoto Shinichi, Ishikawa Ken, Iwaaki Hitoshi, Kanzaki Masaomi, Kaze Shinobu, Kuroda Iou, Miyama Noboru, Nagai Go, Nagano Noriko, Otomo Katsuhiro, Tajima Sho-U, Terada Katsuya, Tori Miki, Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, Yumeno Kazuko]

The Godzilla Comic is an anthology comic featuring the work of a vast number of different artists and 15 original stories. The tales vary from humorous parodies to darker themes. The chapters are: "Original Story: Godzilla" (ORIGINAL STORY GODZILLA Orijinaru Sutōrī Gojira) by Hiroshi Yokoyama "Godzilla²" (ゴジラ２ Gojira Tsū) by Minoru Kawasaki and Kia Asamiya "POSEIDON" (POSEIDON Poseidon) by Tatsuya Tomimoto "Tokyo Godzilla Group" (東京ゴジラ団 Tōkyō Gojira Dan) by Shinpei Ito "Godzilla vs. Bonsai Daughter" (ゴジラ対盆栽娘 Gojira tai Bonsai Musume) by Koichiro Yasunaga "Strange Tale of Genroku Period Odo Island" (元禄大戸島異聞 Genroku Ōdotō Ibun) by Yutaka Kondo "Monster Warrior Godzilla" (GODZILLA怪獣戦士 Gojira Kaijū Senshi) by Hurricane Ryu "Godzilla: Nightmare Option" (GODZILLA-悪夢の選択 Gojira Akumu no Sentaku) by Kenichi Matsuzaki and Tamaki Nozomu "Tiny Godzilla" (小さなゴジラ Chīsana Gojira) by Akio Jissoji and Reijiro Kato "Last Seen" (ラストシーン Rasuto Shīn) by Kazuko Yumeno "Warning from G" (Ｇからの警告 Jī kara no Keikoku) by Shinobu Kaze "Godzilla vs. Chief Yamada" (ゴジラ対山田課長 Gojira tai Yamada Kachō) by Ken Ishikawa "Godzilla's Resumed Earth Defense Battle" (ゴジラ再び地球防衛決戦 Gojira Futatabi Chikyū Bōei Kessen) by Kazumine Daiji "Gojira-kun" (ゴジラくん Gojirakun) by Yamada Takahiro "Godzilla, Young Guy, and I" (僕とゴジラと若大将 Boku to Gojira to Wakadaishō) by Minoru Kawasaki Chapters

Karate fighter Raion Ryu is so unflinchingly powerful that, during a sanctioned match, his strikes accidentally explode his opponent into piles of steaming meat. As punishment he dons a sutra-infused mask to suppress his horrific might and goes into hiding with his psychic sister, but the two are eventually hunted down by his ex-master and the fiancé of the man Ryu killed. While their modus operandi would appear to be revenge, they follow divine instructions from up above—Destroy Ryu before he can awaken as the Antichrist! God himself has put out a hit on our masked hero.

Violence Becomes Tranquility was published in Heavy Metal Heavy Vol. III #11, March 1980 Heart and Steel was published in Epic Illustrated #10, February 1982