Here's an item I have been searching forever for, going on at least 15 years. In 1995, Fossil made a series of commemorative watches that came in fancy tins, and also included pewter figurines. I happened to find a leftover King Kong figurine in a Fossil Outlet store in the late 1990's. I thought it was strange that there were Kongs remaining, as each one is numbered on the bottom, but some Internets research told me that the Kong watch had a limit of 15,000, whereas Godzilla (and also Dracula, apparently) watches were limited to 1,000. So I guess they over-estimated the demand for Kong. Either way, when I discovered there was also a Godzilla watch set made that year, and the quest was on.
I was never that interested in the Fossil watch itself; I just didn't like the design, but I knew if I waited, I could find the pewter Godzilla by himself, especially since the watches are often $300 on Ebay, and I'm more of a vintage guy anyhow.
The tin featured artwork from the 1956 KOTM poster, but the Godzilla here is all Heisei. He's about 2 inches tall, and very hefty. Here is the numbering on the bottom:
And finally, here is Kong for good measure:
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