CATALOG RECORD
Godzilla #1
first appearance of Rob Takiguchi, Tamara Hashioka and Yuriko Takiguchi
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Rob Takiguchi (pilot of Red Ronin) — introduction
- Tamara Hashioka (from Godzilla, Marvel) — introduction
- Yuriko Takiguchi (from Godzilla, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- August 1977
- On sale
- May 3, 1977
- In stores
- May 3, 1977
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- 35¢ price variant35¢ cover
35¢
Printed cover price 35¢.
Barcode 0714860280408 · shared with another edition
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Creators
Stories
- The Coming! · 17 pages
Godzilla lands on American soil by bursting out of an iceberg off the coast of Alaska, and proceeds to attack an oil pipeline. S.H.I.E.L.D. (led by Dugan and Woo) arrive and try to stop Godzilla with a powerful laser cannon but fail. Godzilla eventually leaves just as Nick Fury arrives with a Japanese scientist (along with his assistant and his grandson) who might have the answer to stop Godzilla.
Publisher’s description
Godzilla appears off the coast of Alaska, attacking the Alaskan Pipeline and devastating its central station, before S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives to control the problem. Dum Dum Dugan and Jimmy Woo attempt to stop Godzilla's rampage, attacking with a laser canon from Stark Enterprises and "every other weapon" in the arsenal on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, but to no avail. Meanwhile, Nick Fury personally flies in Dr. Takiguchi, his assistant, and his grandson from Japan who have dealt with Godzilla before.
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Comic (1979), Essential Godzilla (2006), Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2024)