In addition to the TV Picture Books and the pop-up books, it looks like the same illustrator(s) worked on a series of short (4 page) comic adaptations of the anime for
Tanoshii Youchien magazine. Seems they ran at least through SuperS, but I don't know how many issues/comics that is. Still, another fun discovery. Maybe MissDream or Three-Lights will find and scan them all one day? Though I wish they'd just compile them into one or two books for easy access (along with reprinting the picture and pop-up books).
Anyway, here's the first chapter:
1. Nice to meet you. I'm Usagi Tsukino. Up until now, I used to be a normal girl.
Usagi: "Bye-bye!"
Naru: "See you tomorrow!"
2. Usagi: "Welp, guess I'll head home."
?: "Usagi, Usagi!"
Usagi: "Huh? Who's there?"
3. SFX: Boing!
Luna: "I'm Luna. I've been searching for you."
Usagi: "ACK! A talking cat!"
4. SFX: Sparkle Sparkle
Luna: "Here, put on this brooch."
5. A mysterious cat had unexpectedly appeared. Light coming from the brooch engulfed me. What was happening!?
Usagi: "What the? This brooch!"
Luna: "It's proof that you're a soldier chosen to ward off evil."
6. SFX: Shimmer Shimmer
Usagi: "Oh! That's Naru's voice!"
Luna: "An enemy's appeared! As Sailor Moon, it's up to you to fight them!"
Naru: "AAAHHHH! HELP ME!"
7. Usagi: "MOON! PRISM POWER! MAKEUP!"
Sailor Moon: "I'm the pretty soldier, Sailor Moon!"
The villains' minion, Morga: "Who are you?"
Luna had taught me the magic words to transform! My mission is to defeat the bad guys who are after the Mystical Silver Crystal.
8. I used my shining tiara as a weapon to save Naru. Luckily, I landed a direct hit on Morga.
Sailor Moon: "MOON FRISBEE!"
Luna: "Way to go!"
Morga: "AAAAAAHH!"
9. Usagi: "I'll do my best from now. Wish me luck!"
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I love this so much. I love Naru with purple hair and Morga with green. Usagi's getting her hair protectors just by putting on the brooch is interesting, and the use of "Moon Frisbee!" + the design of the tiara is a nice nod to the manga. Really hope the rest of these resurface soon. There are photos of the full Jupiter intro story online, but the angles and size make them a little hard to read. Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed this!