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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This issue was reprinted in Marvel's ''[[wikipedia:Essential Marvel#Volumes|Essential Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]''.
*This issue was reprinted in Marvel's ''[[wikipedia:Essential Marvel#Volumes|Essential Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]''.
*the tagline for this issue is "Last Gamble in Las Vegas!"
*the tagline for this issue is "Now! The King of Monsters Goes For Broke!"/"Last Gamble in Las Vegas!"
*[[wikipedia:Hoover Dam|Hoover Dam]] is called by its former name, Boulder Dam, by mistake in this issue.
*[[wikipedia:Hoover Dam|Hoover Dam]] is called by its former name, Boulder Dam, by mistake in this issue.
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Revision as of 02:22, 20 June 2022

Marvel's Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Issue #8
Issue #9
Issue #10
"The Fate of Las Vegas"
Cover of issue #9 by Herb Trimpe
Editor-in-chief Jim Shooter
Story by Doug Moench
Cover by Herb Trimpe
Pencils by Herb Trimpe
Colors by Mary Titus
Letters by Rick Parker
Edits by Archie Goodwin
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Other appearances of Godzilla:
Iron Man #193Iron Man #194
Iron Man #196The Thing #31
Mighty Avengers #1

"The Fate of Las Vegas" is the ninth issue of Marvel's Godzilla, King of the Monsters. It was released in April of 1978.

Plot

Godzilla has just arrived outside of Las Vegas and has attacked Boulder Dam, the torrent washing Godzilla towards Las Vegas, while in the city, Winslow Beddit has only one dime left and has to choose whether to use it to call his wife or put it in the slots in hopes of winning riches which may pay for medical treatment for his mother.

As Winslow's luck begins to change and he actually starts winning, Godzilla attacks, and the Godzilla Squad prepares to mobilize out to the area. Soon the rest of Boulder Dam cracks open, causing a torrential flood that destroys the city, causing Winslow to lose his riches. Godzilla leaves the city for a more peaceful place, and Winslow's riches have been washed away except for one last dime. This time he chooses to call his wife, who tells him that she is leaving him and that his mother had died three years ago. winslow then thinks about going to Reno.

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Trivia

  • This issue was reprinted in Marvel's Essential Godzilla, King of the Monsters.
  • the tagline for this issue is "Now! The King of Monsters Goes For Broke!"/"Last Gamble in Las Vegas!"
  • Hoover Dam is called by its former name, Boulder Dam, by mistake in this issue.

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