LIFE "Godzilla"

LIFE "Godzilla" Edited by Kostya Kennedy (director) J. I. Baker Joel Van Liew Emily Joshu2021 Written by J. I. Baker Amy Lennard Goehner Elizabeth Bland2021 Design by Dean Abatemarco Sandra Jurevics Publisher LIFE Books Publish date May 31, 2019 March 19, 2021 (revised) February 22, 2023 (first reissue) January 1, 2024 (second reissue) Pages 96 ISBN ISBN-10: 1547853832 ISBN-13: 978-1547853830

"Godzilla" is the 15th issue of volume 19 of LIFE magazine. It was published by LIFE Books on May 31, 2019, with a revised "2021 Edition" released on March 19, 2021 and two reissues on February 22, 2023 and January 1, 2024.

Description

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The formidable Godzilla has taken the world by storm for over 60 years, and now he’s back to fight King Kong. This special edition of LIFE explores the origins of the king of monsters, a detailed timeline of his cinematic appearances, and a first look at his long awaited face off with King Kong.

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Contents

• Run! It's Godzilla (p. 4)
• The Birth of the Monster (p. 6)
• Godzilla's Many Lives (p. 34)
• Godzilla Goes to Hollywood (p. 64)
• Godzilla Filmography (p. 90)
• Just One More (p. 96) [changed to Couch Lizard in the 2023 reissue]

Inaccuracies and inconsistencies

This issue contains multiple inaccuracies, ranging from statistics and years to images and captions.

• A promotional still of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is used to represent Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.
• A promotional still of Godzilla Final Wars is used to represent Godzilla 2000: Millennium.
• The issue's "Godzilla's Many Lives" chapter states that Anguirus is a mutated turtle. Rather, Anguirus is stated in Godzilla Raids Again to be an irradiated Ankylosaurus.
• The aforementioned chapter states that Rodan is based on Archaeopteryx. While some concept art of Rodan did resemble Archaeopteryx, his final look drew primarily from Pteranodon.
• The issue's "Godzilla Filmography" chapter states that the Cosmos are from an ancient civilization that created Mothra. In actuality, Mothra's origins in Godzilla vs. Mothra are never detailed.
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS is stylized as "S.O.S.," conflicting with both Toho's preferred rendering and the real-world distress signal. This was previously done on the film's U.S. home video releases.

Gallery

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  "2021 Edition" front cover

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  2023 reissue front cover

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  2024 reissue front cover

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  2019 and 2021 back cover

See also

• LIFE "King Kong"

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