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Godzilla: The Half-Century War #1

IDW · Series began 2012 · August 2012

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Dates

Cover date: August 2012
On sale: August 8, 2012
In stores: August 8, 2012
Pages: 32

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Cover A

Barcode 82771400368000111
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Cover RI Frank Teran
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Creators

pencils: James Stokoeinks: James Stokoecolors: James Stokoe, Heather Breckelletters: James Stokoescript: James Stokoe

Stories

Japan 1954 · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

Introducing a new and exciting look at Godzilla's reign of destruction, courtesy of Orc Stain creator James Stokoe! The year is 1954 and Lieutnant Ota Murakami is on hand when Godzilla makes first landfall in Japan. Along with his pal Kentaro, Ota makes a desperate gamble to save lives... and in the process begins an obsession with the King of the Monsters that lasts fifty years! Don't miss the first decade in a tale of a lifetime!

Reprinted in

Godzilla: The Half-Century War (2013), Godzilla Treasury (2016), Godzilla 70th Anniversary Foil Classics: Godzilla: The Half Century War #1 (2025)