GODZILLA: American Comics Chronology (1976-present)

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CINEMA SHARES INTERNATIONAL

GODZILLA vs. MEGALON (1976) theatre give-away, 4-page magazine-sized comic

MARVEL COMICS

GODZILLA - KING OF THE MONSTERS (1977-79)  24 issues
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #5  (1980) featuring Godzilla as "The Wani" in an unused story
IRON MAN #193-194, 196  (1985) featuring an unnamed, mutated Godzilla
THE THING #31  (1986)  featuring an unnamed, mutated Godzilla

DARK HORSE COMICS

GODZILLA - KING OF THE MONSTERS SPECIAL (1987) black & white one-shot
GODZILLA (1988-89) 6 issues black & white, English presentation of "Return of Godzilla" manga

DARK HORSE 1992 PREVIEW BOOK (black & white, 8.75 x 11" book sent to retailers, includes preview of Godzilla Color Special)
GODZILLA COLOR SPECIAL (1992) one-shot
SAN DIEGO COMIC CON COMICS #1 (1992) featuring Art Adams pin-up
DARK HORSE COMICS #10-11 (1993)
URBAN LEGENDS #1 (1993) with Art Adams "King Kong vs. Godzilla" page
GODZILLA vs. BARKLEY (1993) embarrassing one-shot

DARK HORSE INSIDER #42 (June 1995) Godzilla cover
GODZILLA vs. HERO ZERO (1995) more embarrassing one-shot
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (1995-96) 17 issues
DARK HORSE PRESENTS #106  (1996)
A DECADE OF DARK HORSE #4  (1996)
DARK HORSE CLASSICS: GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS (1998-99) 6 issues [NOTE: the first issue is a COLOR printing of the 1987  b&w Special; the rest are G:KOTM reprints]
DARK HORSE CLASSICS: TERROR OF GODZILLA (1998-99) 6 issues COLOR reprint of "Return of Godzilla" manga

ANTARCTIC PRESS

ANIME & COMICS MANGAZINE #16  (1992) "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" coverage & art [note: this publication was comic-sized rather than the traditional magazine shape]

ZONE PRODUCTIONS

SCREEN MONSTERS #4  (1993)
SCREEN MONSTERS #4 (Limited Trading Card Edition, 1993) includes 4 Godzilla trading cards

TRENDMASTERS

GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (1994) pack-in mini-comic with large figures [NOTE: Produced in black & white AND color versions!]

ANTARCTIC PRESS

SENTAI #1  (1994) "Godzilla vs. Mothra" and "Mechagodzilla" coverage, behind-the-scenes, & art.  Includes some rather vulgar non-Godzilla comics. [note: this publication was comic-sized rather than the traditional magazine shape]

IDW

GODZILLA - KINGDOM OF MONSTERS (2011-2012) 12 issues
GODZILLA: GANGSTERS & GOLIATHS (2011) 5 issue mini-series
GODZILLA: 100-COVER CHARITY SPECTACULAR (August 2011) one-shot
GODZILLA: LEGENDS (2011-2012) 5 issue mini-series 

 GODZILLA "ongoing" (2012-13) 13 issues
 GODZILLA: THE HALF-CENTURY WAR (2012-13) 5 issue mini-series

GODZILLA: RULERS OF EARTH (2013-2015) 25 issues

DC COMICS

GODZILLA: AWAKENING (2014) hardcover movie tie-in prequel story

IDW (continued)

GODZILLA: THE IDW ERA (2014) one-shot

GODZILLA: CATACLYSM (2014) 5 issue mini-series
GODZILLA IN HELL (2015) 5 issue mini-series
GODZILLA: OBLIVION (2016) 5 issue mini-series

GODZILLA: RAGE ACROSS TIME (2016) mini-series

GODZILLA TREASURY EDITION (2016, James Stokoe reprints, 61 pages)  

DC COMICS (Honorable Mention)

SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP #22 (Mar 2017) This issue sneaks the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla (and some foes) into one panel!

LEGENDARY COMICS

GODZILLA: AFTERSHOCK (2019) hardcover movie tie-in prequel story.  Amazon variant cover by Arthur Adams (left).

GODZILLA: DOMINION (2021) GODZILLA VS. KONG movie tie-in graphic novel.

(the return of) IDW

MONSTERS & PROTECTORS (2021) 6-issue mini-series

GODZILLA RIVALS:  VS. HEDORAH (2021) one-shot

GODZILLA RIVALS: VS. MOTHRA (2021) one-shot

GODZILLA vs. MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS (2022) 5-issue mini-series

GODZILLA RIVALS: VS. KING GHIDORAH (2022) one-shot

BEST OF GODZILLA (2022, 100-page one-shot)

GODZILLA RIVALS: VS. BATTRA (2022) one-shot

BEST OF MOTHRA (2022, one-shot)

MONSTERS & PROTECTORS #1 "TRICK OR READ" (2022, one-shot)

MONSTERS & PROTECTORS: ALL HAIL THE KING (2022-23) 5-issue mini-series

GODZILLA RIVALS: VS. GIGAN (2022) one-shot

GODZILLA RIVALS: RODAN vs. EBIRAH (2023) one-shot

BEST OF KING GHIDORAH (2023, one-shot)

GODZILLA RIVALS: MOTHRA vs. TITANOSAURUS (2023) one-shot

GODZILLA RIVALS: BIOLLANTE vs. DESTOROYAH (2023) one-shot

BEST OF RODAN (2023) one-shot

GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS (2023) 5-issue mini-series

MONSTERS & PROTECTORS: SUMMER SMASH (one-shot, 2023)

GODZILLA RIVALS: SPACEGODZILLA (one-shot)

GODZILLA RIVALS: MECHAGODZILLA (one-shot)

DC/LEGENDARY COMICS

JUSTICE LEAGUE vs. GODZILLA vs. KONG (7-issue mini-series)

IDW (continued)

GODZILLA: WAR FOR HUMANITY (2023-24, 5-issue min-series)

BEST OF GIGAN (one-shot)

BEST OF MECHAGODZILLA (one-shot)

GODZILLA RIVALS: JET JAGUAR vs. MEGALON (one-shot)

GODZILLA VALENTINE SPECIAL

BEST OF DESTOROYAH

GODZILLA RIVALS: MOTHRA vs. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. (one-shot)

LEGENDARY COMICS

GODZILLA X KONG: THE HUNTED (prequel graphic novel, 2024)

LEGENDS OF THE MONSTERVERSE OMNIBUS (hardcover, 2024, includes previous graphic novels plus a new Godzilla story, "Fight Or Flight.")

IDW (continued)

GODZILLA 70th ANNIVERSARY (one-shot, May 2024)

GODZILLA vs. THE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS II

GODZILLA MECHAGODZILLA 50th ANNIVERSARY (May 2024)

GODZILLA RIVALS: MOTHRA vs. HEDORAH (June 2024)

GODZILLA: SKATE OR DIE (5-issue limited series, June 2024)

GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS II - SONS OF GIANTS (5-issue limited series, June 2024)

GODZILLA: MONSTER ISLAND SUMMER CAMP (graphic novel, August 2024)

BEST OF SPACEGODZILLA (2024)

GODZILLA RIVALS: Vs. MANDA (2024)

GODZILLA RIVALS: MECHAGODZILLA vs. KING GHIDORAH (2024)

MARVEL COMICS

GODZILLA #1 FACSIMILIE EDITION (2024)

GODZILLA: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS (2024)

GODZILLA VARIANT COVERS (SEPT 2024; covers only, no Godzilla in stories) 21 Different Titles

CMON GAMES

GODZILLA vs. CTHULHU: A DEATH MAY DIE STORY (Comic included with Godzilla miniature expansion for game; San Diego Comic Con 2024)

IDW (continued)

GODZILLA'S MONSTERPIECE THEATRE (mini-series, 2024-5)

GODZILLA'S 70th ANNIVERSARY (hardcover, 70th ANNIVERSARY one-shot plus other rehash; no new material)

IDW MONTHLY CATALOG (Nov. 2024; Mothra: Queen Of Monsters cover)

GODZILLA RIVALS: KING GHIDORAH vs. SPACEGODZILLA (one-shot 2024)

GODZILLA: HEIST (mini-series, 2025)

GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS #1 (70th Anniversary Foil Reprint, 2025)

IDW MONTHLY CATALOG (Feb 2025; Godzilla vs. Los Angeles cover)

GODZILLA vs. AMERICA: GODZILLA vs. CHICAGO (Feb 2025)

GODZILLA vs. AMERICA: GODZILLA vs. CHICAGO (2nd printing)

MARVEL PREVIEWS #40 (Godzilla vs. Marvel Universe cover, Feb. 2025)

IDW MONTHLY CATALOG (March 2025; Here There Be Aliens cover; March 2025) [includes GODZILLA: HEIST poster]

MOTHRA QUEEN OF THE MONSTERS (mini-series, 2025)

MARVEL COMICS: Godzilla vs. Marvel Universe (2025)

MARVEL PREVIEWS #40 (Godzilla vs. Marvel Universe cover; Jan 2025)

GODZILLA vs. FANTASTIC FOUR (one-shot, March 2025)

GODZILLA vs. FANTASTIC FOUR (one-shot, March 2025; 2nd printing)

GODZILLA vs. HULK (April 2025)

GODZILLA vs. SPIDER-MAN (April 2025)

GODZILLA vs. X-MEN (May 20205)

GODZILLA vs. AVENGERS (June 2025)

GODZILLA vs. THOR (July 2025)

DC COMICS

DC CONNECT #59 (Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 cover; April 2025)

IDW (continued)

GODZILLA vs. AMERICA: GODZILLA vs. LOS ANGELES (Apr 2025)

GODZILLA #1 (70th Anniversary Foil Reprint of 2012 comic, 2025)

GODZILLA: THE NEW HEROES (Free Comic Book Day 2025)

GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE ALIENS (mini-series, 2025)

GODZILLA (ongoing) July 2025

GODZILLA DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE (5-part mini-series, July 2025)

GODZILLA: ESCAPE THE DEADZONE (ongoing) August 2025

STARSHIP GODZILLA (ongoing) October 2025