Godzilla (Marvel comic)
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Godzilla, also called Godzilla, King of the Monsters on its covers, is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Placing Godzilla into the context of the greater Marvel Universe of Earth-616, the series documents the monster's trek across the United States as he is tracked by S.H.I.E.L.D. and encounters characters such as the Champions, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers.
Information
This series described the adventures and confrontations of Godzilla while he wandered in various regions of the United States, from Alaska to New York City.
The series told original stories and attempted to both fit into the official Toho continuity at the time and, at the same time, avoid referencing it too directly. It also integrated Godzilla into the Marvel Universe of Earth-616, making use of many of its main regular characters, such as the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. It was published from 1977 to 1979, neatly fitting between the Showa era and the Heisei era.
The general situations of the series were fairly similar to those of the Showa-era films, but other than Godzilla himself, all of its monsters were new creations. Likewise, the JSDF was absent, but S.H.I.E.L.D. effectively filled its role in the story.
Issues
Reprints
In March 2006, Marvel reprinted the series in black-and-white as a trade paperback in their Essential Marvel series. The company reprinted the first issue of the series on June 26, 2024, with a foil variant cover also offered. A hardcover book in their Marvel Omnibus line will reprint the series again in color and on higher-quality paper in October 2024.
Essential Godzilla
Godzilla #1 Facsimile Edition
Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus cover by Junggeun Yoon
Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Direct Market Exclusive First Issue Variant Cover by Herb Trimpe
Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Direct Market Exclusive War of the Giants Variant Cover by Herb Trimpe
2024 Godzilla Variant Covers for other Marvel comics
Ahead of the Marvel Omnibus line's reprint of Godzilla, Marvel Comics announced 21 "Godzilla Variant Covers"[1] for other titles, most of which are due for release in September 2024.[2]
Daredevil #13 cover by Nick Bradshaw
Exceptional X-Men #1 cover by Leinil Francis Yu
Fantastic Four #25 cover by Greg Land
Immortal Thor #15 cover by Jonas Scharf
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #24 cover by Romy Jones
Scarlet Witch #4 cover by Mitsuhiro Arita
Spider-Boy #11 cover by Lee Garbett
Captain America #13 cover by Phil Noto
Spider-Gwen: The Ghost Spider #5 cover by InHyuk Lee
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #9 cover by Taurin Clarke
Avengers #18 cover by Ario Anindito
Dazzler #1 cover by Elizabeth Torque
Deadpool #6 cover by Paco Medina
Incredible Hulk #17 cover by Andrei Bressan
Venom #37 cover by Dave Wachter
X-Men #4 cover by Chris Samnee
Avengers Annual #1 cover by Pete Woods
Uncanny X-Men #2 cover by David Baldeon
Wolverine #2 cover by Roge Antonio
Gallery
Scans
Artwork used to announce the Marvel comic book series
Godzilla's first appearance in the U.S.
Godzilla takes down the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
Godzilla vs. Lepirax
Godzilla vs. the Beta-Beast
J. Jonah Jameson yells at Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Thor
Godzilla vs. Thor at the Empire State Building
Godzilla vs. S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers and the Fantastic Four of the Marvel Universe of Earth-616
Spider-Man takes a picture of Godzilla before he leaves New York City
Trivia
- Marvel's Godzilla introduced Godzilla's trademark icon, which would be used in almost every piece of official Toho Godzilla media to follow. Toho would also later create trademark icons for most of their other monsters.
- At 24 issues in length, Marvel's Godzilla remained the longest-running Godzilla comic book series of all time until 2015, when IDW's Godzilla: Rulers of Earth surpassed it by one issue.
- Dark Horse's later Godzilla comic series shared the same title as Marvel's, but only lasted 17 issues numbered 0 to 16.
- With the Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong collaboration comic book in 2023, Godzilla has appeared in the universes of both DC and Marvel Comics.
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References
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