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The original manga is very much it's own story separate from the TV Magazine manga and the Anime. The autobiography manga Gekiman! goes into this a bit.

And yes, that link goes to the TV Magazine manga (in French).

Because of the anime gaining such a high popularity, losing a sponsor, focusing more on the merchandise, and working in parallel with the Devilman manga, the original Z manga was cut short from Weekly Shonen Jump due to Go Nagai being overworked. So for a manga that was more in line with the TV show, Nagai did a much more child oriented manga on that magazine so that he could at least enjoy himself with the franchise.

Geez... success can really drive you up a wall.