Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis massive omnibus collects Marvel's original 1970s Godzilla series, where the King of the Monsters rampaged through the Marvel Universe, crossing paths with heroes like the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and S.H.I.E.L.D. The Junggeun Yoon cover edition presents the complete 24-issue run plus related material, showcasing the classic clash between Marvel's greatest characters and the iconic kaiju in a deluxe oversized hardcover format.
In "The Coming!", Godzilla emerges from an Alaskan iceberg to rampage through an oil pipeline, prompting S.H.I.E.L.D. to intervene with a laser cannon—only to fail. As the creature vanishes, Nick Fury arrives with a Japanese scientist, his assistant, and his grandson, bringing a possible solution to the threat.
In "Thunder in the Darkness!", Godzilla, wounded from a S.H.I.E.L.D. laser blast, storms ashore in Seattle, his fury threatening to level the city and the iconic Space Needle. With the lights out and chaos rising, S.H.I.E.L.D. deploys a daring plan—using sudden flashes of light and massive explosive blocks launched from catapults to guide the giant beast back to the sea.
In "A Tale of Two Saviors," Godzilla's sudden arrival in San Francisco throws the city into chaos, forcing The Champions to confront the giant beast in a desperate battle that levels the Golden Gate Bridge. As S.H.I.E.L.D. intervenes with electrified nets, the situation spirals when Hercules' attempt to aid the fight accidentally sends the Helicarrier crashing into the bay. With the city in disarray and allies turning on one another, Godzilla watches the spectacle with detached amusement—before simply walking away, leaving the aftermath in his wake.
In "Godzilla versus Batragon!", a monstrous hybrid of bat and Komodo dragon terrorizes the North Pacific, sinking an oil tanker before fleeing to an isolated Aleutian Island. There, Godzilla confronts the beast, only to uncover a hidden lair run by the deranged Dr. Demonicus, a geneticist using meteor radiation to create giant monsters. As the battle rages, S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives, mistaking Godzilla for the aggressor and preparing to strike.
In "The Isle of Lost Monsters," S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Dum Dum Dugan and Gabe Jones confront a hidden threat on a remote island, where the monstrous creations of the rogue scientist Dr. Demonicus—Ghilaron, Lepirax, and Centipor—ravage the landscape. As Godzilla battles the unleashed beasts, the agents race to stop Demonicus’s sinister plans while defending the island’s enslaved Eskimo population.
In "A Monster Enslaved!", Godzilla is tracked by S.H.I.E.L.D. to a vast cave where he rests, prompting a tense debate over whether to destroy him or subdue him peacefully. When the team captures the beast and imprisons him in a massive plastic fortress in San Diego, the real danger emerges—not from Godzilla, but from a secret weapon unveiled by Dr. Takiguchi: a colossal robot samurai powered by solar energy.
In "Birth of a Warrior!", Godzilla's relentless advance on a nuclear missile site forces S.H.I.E.L.D. to deploy the Behemoth in a desperate stand. Meanwhile, Red Ronin goes out of control at Stark International, threatening the city—until Jimmy Woo boards the mech and brings it under control. With Rob revived and the robot now attuned to his neural signals, Rob secretly reclaims the helm, and with no time to spare, he launches into the sky to intercept Godzilla and face the beast alone.
In "Titan Times Two!", Red Ronin faces off against Godzilla in a high-stakes clash near the San Diego shipyards, where the giant monster threatens to destroy a cache of nuclear missiles. As the battle unfolds, Rob Takiguchi struggles to protect Godzilla from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Behemoth, determined to avoid harming the creature even in the heat of conflict. With tension mounting, Red Ronin must find a way to convince Godzilla to retreat—without violence—leading to a tense and pivotal moment in the standoff.
In "The Fate of Las Vegas," Godzilla’s assault on the Hoover Dam sends a catastrophic flood surging toward the neon-lit streets of Las Vegas. As the city’s glittering skyline stands in the path of the deluge, the giant reptile, provoked by a mobster’s gunfire, unleashes his fury on the Strip. With the dam’s final collapse imminent, the city faces total destruction—until Godzilla, dazed and disoriented, retreats into the desert.
In "Godzilla vs Yetrigar," a dormant Sasquatch thawed by underground radiation from a long-ago atomic test awakens as a colossal, mutated beast and begins a deadly trek south. As Godzilla is pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Behemoth, the creature attacks, toppling the vessel and setting the stage for a brutal clash between the two titans. When they finally collide and plummet into the Grand Canyon, Rob seizes control of Red Ronin to intervene—just as the battle reaches its breaking point.
In "Arena for Three!", Godzilla, Yetrigar, and Red Ronin clash in a brutal showdown across the Grand Canyon, turning the landscape into a battlefield of titanic proportions. Amidst the chaos, four rafters struggle to survive as the monstrous fight rages around them, caught in the crossfire of ancient forces. As the dust settles, Red Ronin makes a grim choice to halt Yetrigar’s rampage—only to face the aftermath with the arrival of Dugan and Jones, who come to rescue the stranded survivors.
In "The Mega-Monsters from Beyond! Part One: The Beta-Beast!", Godzilla is abducted by the enigmatic Betans—tall, slender purple humanoids in gold armor—and brought to a hidden lunar base, where he’s forced to battle the monstrous Beta-Beast, a silverfish-like alien with glowing eyes and spiny quills. After defeating the creature with his signature atomic breath, Godzilla earns the Betans’ respect, who now see him as their only hope against the incoming threat of the Megan warlords and their trio of Earth-destroying monsters. With the fate of our planet hanging in the balance, Godzilla is sent back to Earth just as Triax, one of the Megan’s monstrous weapons, descends—sending Red Ronin tumbling from the sky.
In "The Mega-Monsters from Beyond! Part II: Triax," Godzilla squares off against the colossal Triax, a turtle-like beast with glowing eye-stalks, as the battle erupts outside Salt Lake City. Joined by the monstrous Krollar and Rhiahn—each a terrifying force in their own right—the three Mega Monsters overwhelm the defenders, their size and power amplified when a damaged Megan craft unleashes a surge of energy. With Red Ronin felled and the city in ruins, Godzilla stands alone against the tide of alien titans.
In "Mega-Monsters Part III: The Super-Beasts," Godzilla faces off against three towering, super-powered adversaries in a battle that pushes him to his limits. With S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Dugan and Jones joining the fray from their aircraft, the tide begins to turn—though the fight is far from over. As the clash unfolds, Godzilla’s strength and resolve are tested in ways he’s never faced before.
In "Roam on the Range," ranch hands Lefty and Hal spot Godzilla near the range, sparking alarm when they report the beast to John Hawks, whose cattle have been vanishing. With suspicion mounting, Lefty pushes for a local roundup to capture the creature—his true motive hidden, as he’s been secretly aiding rival rancher Bill Ford, who’s been stealing Hawks’ cattle and hiding them in a nearby canyon. That night, Godzilla’s arrival sets off a wild stampede, turning the ranch into chaos.
In "The Great Godzilla Roundup!", a furious rancher offers a bounty to anyone who can capture the rampaging monster after Godzilla destroys his property. With the stakes high, a group of cowboys attempt a wild roundup, using lassos and sheer grit to corral the giant beast—some even riding his head like a bucking bronco. As Godzilla charges toward a hidden canyon, the true source of the cattle rustling begins to unravel, setting off a showdown that could change everything.
In "Of Lizards, Great and Small," a bold plan unfolds aboard the Behemoth when Dugan proposes shrinking Godzilla to a manageable size, leading Gabe to seek out Hank Pym’s shrinking gas. Once obtained, S.H.I.E.L.D. uses the formula to reduce the giant monster to the size of a small dog, capturing him and transporting him to New York City for study.
In "Fugitive in Manhattan!", a tiny Godzilla escapes his containment during a transport to New York, tumbling into the Hudson and sparking a citywide search by S.H.I.E.L.D. Struggling to navigate the urban jungle as a creature no bigger than a dog, he narrowly avoids traffic, battles a sewer rat in a fiery showdown, and emerges just as Rob’s gas wears off—only to find himself suddenly growing to human size.
In "With Dugan on the Docks!", Rob and Godzilla return to the docks, where Rob tries a desperate disguise—dressing Godzilla in old clothes to hide his true form. Tensions flare when Dugan, Jones, and the others, frustrated and on edge, confront the pair, leading to a chaotic brawl that ends with Godzilla knocking out Dugan and sending Gabe flying into the Hudson before vanishing into the city as he begins to grow.
In "A Night at the Museum," a rampaging Godzilla wreaks havoc through New York City, prompting paleontologist Gladstone and Dr. Takiguchi to lure the giant reptile into the New York Metropolitan Museum using flares. As the Fantastic Four arrive to confront the beast, the Thing battles Godzilla, eventually sending him crashing into a Brontosaurus skeleton and then into the museum’s temporary "Live Sharks" aquarium exhibit.
In "The Doom Trip!", Godzilla finds himself stranded in the Valley of Flame—home to Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy—after a daring rescue mission by the Fantastic Four goes awry. With the valley under sudden attack by mysterious Lizard-Warriors, a band of prehistoric warriors riding dinosaurs, the giant reptile must confront both his new enemies and the strange world he’s been flung into.
In "The Devil and the Dinosaur!", Godzilla and Devil Dinosaur face a relentless tide of Lizard-Warriors, pushed to their limits. When Moon Boy seeks help from the mysterious Hag of the Pits, the trio devises a plan to lure their enemies into the abyss—only for Godzilla’s radiation to trigger a sudden, violent rift through time and space. Now stranded in present-day New York City, the giant reptile awakens just as the effects of the shrink gas begin to fade.
In "The King Once More," Godzilla staggers through Times Square, disoriented after a mysterious journey through time. With S.H.I.E.L.D. trying to steer him away from the city and the Fantastic Four realizing they can’t handle the threat alone, the Avengers are called in. As the heroes struggle to guide the giant into the Hudson, a daring plan involving Yellowjacket and The Wasp inside Godzilla’s ear pushes him toward the water—only to see him rise again, fiercer and more furious than before.
In "And Lo, a Child Shall Lead Them," a desperate plea from a young boy named Rob Takiguchi cuts through the chaos as Earth’s mightiest heroes clash with Godzilla above Manhattan. With the Empire State Building teetering and Thor holding the line, it’s a single act of compassion—offered by a child who once showed the beast kindness—that unexpectedly turns the tide.
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