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Mothra

Mothra

16 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1980–2025
Who is Mothra?

Mothra is a colossal divine moth kaiju, one of Earth's most powerful guardian monsters, capable of both larval and imago forms. Revered as a goddess by her island worshippers, she uses her immense wings and energy-based abilities to defend life against destructive threats, including Godzilla.

Few creatures command the page quite like Mothra, who made her Marvel-adjacent Bronze Age entrance in Crazy Magazine #63 in 1980, brought to comics life by Roger Stern and Vicente AlcΓ‘zar. Across a remarkable 45-year span, this legendary kaiju has graced titles including Godzilla and Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths, sharing the page with an extraordinary roster of giant monsters β€” Godzilla, Rodan, Anguirus, and Kumonga among them β€” making for some of the most gloriously oversized adventure comics in the GraphXPress catalog. With 16 appearances stretching from 1980 all the way to 2025, Mothra stands as one of the most enduring monster icons to make the leap from screen to sequential art, a must-seek for any fan who loves their comics with a little earth-shaking grandeur.

β˜… First appearance
Crazy Magazine #63
Jun 1980

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1980–2025

Crazy Magazine #63 1980
Crazy Magazine #63
Godzilla #6 2012
Godzilla #6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #16 2019
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #16
Godzilla vs. Hulk #1 2025
Godzilla vs. Hulk #1

Appearances

Crazy Magazine (1973)
#63
Red Shetland (1989)
Toyfare: The Toy Magazine (1997)
#95
Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths (2011)
Godzilla (2012)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends (2018)
#16
Savage Dragon (1993)
Godzilla Rivals vs. Mothra (2021)
Godzilla: Best of Mothra (2022)
Godzilla vs. Hulk (2025)
#1