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[[File:Marvel.png|right|250px]]'''Marvel Publishing, Inc.''', commonly referred to as '''Marvel Comics''', is an American company that publishes comic books and related media.
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'''Marvel Worldwide Inc.''', commonly referred to as '''Marvel Comics''', is an [[United States|American]] company that publishes comic books and related media. One of the two largest and oldest still-operating American comic book publishers alongside [[wikipedia:DC Comics|DC Comics]], Marvel's vast library of characters includes the likes of [[wikipedia:Spider-Man|Spider-Man]], the [[wikipedia:Hulk|Hulk]], the [[wikipedia:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]], the [[wikipedia:Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], the [[wikipedia:X-Men|X-Men]], and many more. Most of its characters inhabit a fictional shared universe known as the [[wikipedia:Marvel Universe|Marvel Universe]], and several have been adapted to other media such as television and film, including the highly successful [[wikipedia:Marvel Cinematic Universe|Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film and TV franchise. Since 2009, Marvel has been owned by [[Disney|The Walt Disney Company]] after it acquired its parent company, [[wikipedia:Marvel Entertainment|Marvel Entertainment]].


From 1977 to 1979, Marvel Comics published ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Marvel)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'', a comic series that integrated [[Godzilla]] into the Earth-616 Marvel Universe. After the company's rights to the character expired, a mutated version of the monster appeared in several comics in 1985 and 1986. A creature based on Godzilla's likeness appeared as an easter-egg in ''The Mighty Avengers #1'' in 2007, however this is not meant as an explicit re-emergence of the character. After losing the rights to Godzilla in 1979, Marvel was forced to abandon the character, but continued to use their original characters that debuted alongside him.  
From 1977 to 1979, Marvel Comics published ''[[Godzilla (Marvel comic)|Godzilla]]'', a comic series that integrated [[Godzilla|the character]] into the Marvel Universe of Earth-616. After losing the rights to Godzilla, Marvel was forced to abandon the character, but continued to use its original characters that debuted alongside him. A mutated version of the monster appeared unnamed in several comics in 1985 and 1986. Godzilla, somehow no longer mutated, canonically reappeared in ''Mighty Avengers'' #1 in 2007. Most recently, Godzilla was referenced by Marvel via multiple pictures in ''Monsters Unleashed'' (vol. 3) #6 in [[2017]]. Marvel currently holds the comic rights to the ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Series|Ultra Series]]'', and has published multiple miniseries using the license.
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==Comics Featuring Godzilla==
==Selected publications==
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Marvel)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1977-1979) [24 issues]
*''[[America's Best TV Comics]]'' (1967)
==Post-Licence Appearances==
*''[[Godzilla (Marvel comic)|Godzilla]]'' #1-24 (1977-1979)
*[[Iron Man Issue 193|''Iron Man'' #193]] (1985)
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Marvel Comic Vol 1 330|''Marvel Comic'' #330]] (1979) [reprint]
*[[Iron Man Issue 194|''Iron Man'' #194]] (1985)
*''[[wikipedia:Essential Marvel#Volumes|Essential Godzilla]]'' (2005) [reprint]
*[[Iron Man Issue 196|''Iron Man'' #196]] (1985)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:The Rise of Ultraman|The Rise of Ultraman]]'' #1-5 (2020-2021)
*[[The Thing Issue 31|''The Thing'' #31]] (1986)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:The Trials of Ultraman|The Trials of Ultraman]]'' #1-5 (2021)
*''The Mighty Avengers'' #1 (2007)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:The Mystery of Ultraseven|The Mystery of Ultraseven]]'' #1-5 (2022-2023)
*"[[:File:Licensed contest of champions.png|Licensed Contest of Champions]]" (2014)
*''[[Godzilla (Marvel comic)#Trade paperbacks|Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus]]'' (2024) [reprint]
*Untitled Ultraman/Marvel Universe crossover (TBA)<ref name="Ultra Marvel">{{cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/4577|title=Ultraman Will Crossover with Marvel Super Heroes for the First Time in Upcoming Comic Book Miniseries!|date=3 July 2022|work=Tsuburaya Productions}}</ref>
===Unlicensed appearances of Godzilla===
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 181|''The Uncanny X-Men'' #181]] (1984) [picture]
*''[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Iron Man Vol 1|Iron Man]]'' [[Iron Man issue 193|#193]]-[[Iron Man issue 194|194]], [[Iron Man issue 196|196]] (1985)
*[[The Thing issue 31|''The Thing'' #31]] (1986)
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 115|''Doctor Who Magazine'' #115]] (1986)
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:X-Terminators Vol 1 1|''X-Terminators'' #1]] (1988) [picture]
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:What The--?! Vol 1 10|''What The--?!'' #10]] (1990)
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:West Coast Avengers Annual Vol 2 6|''Avengers West Coast Annual'' (vol. 2) #6]] (1991)
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Incredible Hulk Annual Vol 1 19|''The Incredible Hulk Annual'' #19]] (1993) [picture]
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 413|''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #413]] (1997) [robot duplicate]
*[[Mighty Avengers issue 1|''Mighty Avengers'' #1]] (2007)
*''[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration Vol 1 1|Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration]]'' (2014)
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Monsters Unleashed Vol 3 6|''Monsters Unleashed'' (vol. 3) #6]] (2017) [pictures]
===Verbal mentions of Godzilla===
While this section aims to be comprehensive, due to the broad subject matter, it is always ever-growing.
*''[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Fantastic Four Vol 1|Fantastic Four]]'' [[wikia:w:c:marvel:Fantastic Four Vol 1 53|#53]], [[wikia:w:c:marvel:Fantastic Four Vol 1 132|132]] (1966, 1972)<ref group="note">{{bl|#53, p. 19: "'''''Hey!''''' Look--over '''''there!''''' A couple more of them refugees from '''''Godzilla!'''''"|#132, p. 2: "Not a '''''chance'',''' Godzilla. We said we'd sign up for the '''''duration''''', but that doesn't mean--"}}</ref>
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Tales to Astonish Vol 1 89|''Tales to Astonish'' #89]] (1967)<ref group="note">p. 16: "I don't care if he's the nephew of '''''Godzilla!'''''"</ref>
*''[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Avengers Vol 1|The Avengers]]'' [[wikia:w:c:marvel:Avengers Vol 1 91|#91]], [[wikia:w:c:marvel:Avengers Vol 1 109|109]], [[wikia:w:c:marvel:Avengers Vol 1 194|194]], [[wikia:w:c:marvel:Avengers Vol 1 198|198]] (1971, 1972, 1980)<ref group="note">{{bl|#91, p. 11: "Don't '''''try''''' it, Pietro! You know you're no match for '''''Godzilla.'''''"|#109, p. 5: "Nice '''''show''''', Godzilla. Now put your paws '''''straight up''--'''"|#194, p. 18: "Y-you wouldn't want to miss Godzilla."}}</ref>
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Captain America Vol 1 162|''Captain America'' #162]] (1973)<ref group="note">p. 8: "'''''Godzilla's''''' vanished completely!"</ref>
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 1 2|''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #2]] (1976)<ref group="note">p. ?: "'''''Sure'''''. Like the jerk done up in a '''''lizard suit''''' for '''''"Godzilla vs. Megalon"!'''''"</ref>
*''[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Iron Man Vol 1|Iron Man]]'' [[wikia:w:c:marvel:Iron Man Vol 1 95|#95]]-[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Iron Man Vol 1 96|96]], [[wikia:w:c:marvel:Iron Man Vol 1 121|121]] (1976, 1979)<ref group="note">{{bl|#95, p. 8: "That--that thing's '''''still comin'!''''' Throwin' off our '''''shells''''' like he was '''''Godzilla!'''''"|#96, p. 3: "Only...one man...'''''talk''''' so much with...imitation '''''Godzilla'''''...about to walk...all '''''over''''' him."|#121, p. 13: "Aw, geez, we might as well just give up! This is like shooting '''''rubber bands''''' at '''''Godzilla!'''''"}}</ref>
*''[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Rampaging Hulk|Rampaging Hulk]]'' [[wikia:w:c:marvel:Rampaging Hulk Vol 1 1|#1]]-[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Rampaging Hulk Vol 1 2|2]] (1976-1977)<ref group="note">{{bl|#1, p. 57: "Look, Jack, if Godzilla there wants to '''''crack''''' this ship open..."|#2, p. 45: "'''''Careful''''' with Godzilla, there!"}}</ref>
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 69|''Marvel Team-Up'' #69]] (1978)<ref group="note">p. 15: "But why not look on the '''''bright''''' side. I could have been '''''Godzilla'''''. Or the '''''Thing''''', even."</ref>
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Ms. Marvel Vol 1 20|''Ms. Marvel'' #20]] (1978)<ref group="note">{{bl|p. 16: "I gave him my '''''best shot'''''--the one I used to '''''flatten''''' Ronan--but that refugee from Toho Studios isn't even '''''fazed''.'''"|p. 17: "'''''Pleasant dreams''''', Godzilla."}}</ref>
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Marvel Two-In-One Vol 1 51|''Marvel Two-In-One'' #51]] (1979)<ref group="note">p. 8: "'''''Great'''''... '''''just''''' great! I get one lousy '''''furlough''''' from '''''Godzilla duty''''', an' '''''this''''' has to happen!"</ref>
*[[wikia:w:c:marvel:Shogun Warriors Vol 1 13|''Shogun Warriors'' #13]] (1979) [indirect]<ref group="note">p. 14: "[Batragon, Lepirax, Cenitpor, and Ghilaron] were slain--by a rather extraordinary agent and Demonicus was captured."</ref>
==See also==
*[[Dark Horse]]
*[[IDW Publishing]]
*[[BOOM! Studios]]
*[[Charlton Comics]]
*[[Dynamite Entertainment]]
*[[Legendary Comics]]
==Trivia==
*With the ''[[Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' collaboration [[:Category:Comic Series|comic book]] in [[2023]], Godzilla has appeared in the universes of both [[wikipedia:DC Comics|DC]] and Marvel Comics.
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Latest revision as of 04:00, 24 December 2023

Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Marvel's logo

Type Print media publisher
Status Active
Led by
  • C.B. Cebulski (Editor in Chief)
  • John Nee (Publisher)
Founder(s) Martin Goodman
Founded 1939
Head-
quarters 		New York City, New York, United States
Also known as
  • Timely Comics (1939-1950)
  • Atlas Comics (1951-1960)
Parent company Marvel Entertainment
Website https://www.marvel.com/

Marvel Worldwide Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media. One of the two largest and oldest still-operating American comic book publishers alongside DC Comics, Marvel's vast library of characters includes the likes of Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, and many more. Most of its characters inhabit a fictional shared universe known as the Marvel Universe, and several have been adapted to other media such as television and film, including the highly successful Marvel Cinematic Universe film and TV franchise. Since 2009, Marvel has been owned by The Walt Disney Company after it acquired its parent company, Marvel Entertainment.

From 1977 to 1979, Marvel Comics published Godzilla, a comic series that integrated the character into the Marvel Universe of Earth-616. After losing the rights to Godzilla, Marvel was forced to abandon the character, but continued to use its original characters that debuted alongside him. A mutated version of the monster appeared unnamed in several comics in 1985 and 1986. Godzilla, somehow no longer mutated, canonically reappeared in Mighty Avengers #1 in 2007. Most recently, Godzilla was referenced by Marvel via multiple pictures in Monsters Unleashed (vol. 3) #6 in 2017. Marvel currently holds the comic rights to the Ultra Series, and has published multiple miniseries using the license.

Selected publications

Unlicensed appearances of Godzilla

Verbal mentions of Godzilla

While this section aims to be comprehensive, due to the broad subject matter, it is always ever-growing.

See also

Trivia

Notes

  1. ↑
    • #53, p. 19: "Hey! Look--over there! A couple more of them refugees from Godzilla!"
    • #132, p. 2: "Not a chance, Godzilla. We said we'd sign up for the duration, but that doesn't mean--"
  2. ↑ p. 16: "I don't care if he's the nephew of Godzilla!"
  3. ↑
    • #91, p. 11: "Don't try it, Pietro! You know you're no match for Godzilla."
    • #109, p. 5: "Nice show, Godzilla. Now put your paws straight up--"
    • #194, p. 18: "Y-you wouldn't want to miss Godzilla."
  4. ↑ p. 8: "Godzilla's vanished completely!"
  5. ↑ p. ?: "Sure. Like the jerk done up in a lizard suit for "Godzilla vs. Megalon"!"
  6. ↑
    • #95, p. 8: "That--that thing's still comin'! Throwin' off our shells like he was Godzilla!"
    • #96, p. 3: "Only...one man...talk so much with...imitation Godzilla...about to walk...all over him."
    • #121, p. 13: "Aw, geez, we might as well just give up! This is like shooting rubber bands at Godzilla!"
  7. ↑
    • #1, p. 57: "Look, Jack, if Godzilla there wants to crack this ship open..."
    • #2, p. 45: "Careful with Godzilla, there!"
  8. ↑ p. 15: "But why not look on the bright side. I could have been Godzilla. Or the Thing, even."
  9. ↑
    • p. 16: "I gave him my best shot--the one I used to flatten Ronan--but that refugee from Toho Studios isn't even fazed."
    • p. 17: "Pleasant dreams, Godzilla."
  10. ↑ p. 8: "Great... just great! I get one lousy furlough from Godzilla duty, an' this has to happen!"
  11. ↑ p. 14: "[Batragon, Lepirax, Cenitpor, and Ghilaron] were slain--by a rather extraordinary agent and Demonicus was captured."

References

This is a list of references for Marvel Comics. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ "Ultraman Will Crossover with Marvel Super Heroes for the First Time in Upcoming Comic Book Miniseries!". Tsuburaya Productions. 3 July 2022.

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