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Eons past, a monstrous hybrid of land and marine reptiles was sealed into a state of suspentiad animation
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he creature teturned to life — now breathing the fires of radiation...

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THAT THIS 1S THE SAME HAS TURNED AWAY FfROM GOLDEN | FRIGHTENING SCENE
CREATURE WHICH EARLIER GATE BRIDGE AND IS NOW AP- -LIPON WHICH SEVERAL
THIS WEEK RAN AMOK IN PROACHING US HERE ON THE EMBERS OF THE LOS
SEATTLE AND, BEFORE BAY SHORELINE. ANGELES-BASED GROUP
THAT, DESTROYED AN KNOWN AS THE CHAMPIONS
ALASKAN PIPELINE HAVE JUST ARRIVED.
STATION.

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ALL RIGHT, HERCULES,
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SLOW BUT DELIGERATE-
ALMOST STATELY—
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NOW! HES GOING TO-YES!
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MAJOR AMERICAN CITY INA
WEEK. THIS IS NO LONGER pe
MERE NEWS DRAMA, BLT Ni
LsSete) OF LIFE AND DEATH!
VEN AS I SPEAK, T' RUNNING
WITH THE REST OF THE NEWS
CREW TO AVOID BEING
TRAMPLEDS
 LET US HANDLE
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MOVE, HOWEVER, 1S MORE DIFFI-_ || THAT OMINOUSLY GROWINGPOWER I.HAVE MATCHED THE STRENGTH
OF
CULT TO DETERMINE. BUT WHETHER ||SHADOW, THE PRINCE OF MY THEWS...!TWOULD SEEM
HE REALIZES IT ORHOT, THE ANGEL || /S ANYTHING BUT STUNNED. THIS \S...THE MOST UNGAINGYs.
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LONG AGO, WHEN THE EARTH UNDER THIS CTY
TREAABLED AND QUAKED. FOUR SQUARE BLOCKS
OF EVACUATED BUILDINGS ARE IMMEDIATELY
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Cy WITH. THRASHING IN CONFUSION,
HE LURCHES BACK TO
HIS FEET INSTANTLY, NOW BELLOWING FORTH A RADIOACTIVE FIRE-
[AND DOUBT ENTERS THE MIAID OF APEMIGOD.-.

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BEGINNIN’ TO'SUS-_ | SIR, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE A
PECT THAT BLASTED } LITTLE LATE. GODZILLA'S ALREADY
MONSTER IS YER STARTED A RAMPAGE, AND A GROUP.
KID SISTER OR. OF...UH, SUPER-HEROES HAVE
SOMETHIN’! > ALREADY ENGAGED HIM.

BLASTED FOOLS! THEY'RE SUPER- GABE, YOU'D AS IF A GOOFY GIANT

HEROES, ALL RIGHT, JENSEN-~ BUT T BETTER GET GREEN MONSTER AIN'T
DUNNO WHO IN BLAZES THEY ARE. THE NETS AND Ne OW WE
MEVER COWLD KEEP THE LONG- SKY-SLEDS
STRAIGHT. READY, CUZ
WE'RE GONNA
NEED 'EM.
I KNEW WE
SHOULON'T HAVE
WASTED TIME

DON'T MAKE
ANY OIFFERENCE,
THOUGH. THE
SCREWBALLS'LL
ONLY GET IN
THE WAY.
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AIRSTRIP
IN DETROIT, TO BE PRECISE— A

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SEATTLE, RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

MINUTES LATER; BREACHING PROTOCOL IN DEFERENCE TOTHe MAPORTANCE OF HS.VISTTORS, TONY STARK,
EXTENDS A PERSONAL GREETING...

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VIGILANTES! WHATTA YA FB
THINK YOU'RE Bote?!

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THE SMOOT, PAL, IF YA DON'T—
AND WE'RE LEAGHE, TOOTS,
TRYING TO THAT BIG BABY IS

+ SOYA,
CAN SUST-—

THAT. MAKES YOU A

LAWBREAKER !NOW
WHY DONT YA JUST
PICK UP YER GLOBE
AN! SHOVE OFF!

MOCO \T, BUSTER. THE

WEST CORST (SOUR TURE
AND ANY UANGER THAT STRIKE:
HERE 'S OUR CONCERN.

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BLASTED BOZO HOGGIN’ [YA SEE2/T 700d YA you y = ‘AW, GO EAT
TNE SKY—FORCED ME TO ONLY GET IN THE WAY-- YER FEATHERS,
SWERVE RIGHT INTO FLITTIN’ AROUND LIKE SOME YA STUPID
L.BLAMED TINKERGELLE FAIRY!
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SWOOPED OUT OF RINK! A
YOUR WAY IN PLENTY
OF TIMES :

THIS
TEAM CAN
WORK--

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UNDER THE MAG: 2
AIFICENT GOLDEN CHAMPSCRAFT! ITS STILL
GATE GRIDGE! ON THE BRIDGE! LETS SAVE
THAT, AT LEAST!"

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THE CREATURE IS GOING TO ag FOOTIN' AROUND WITH THOSE F
ATTACK THE BRIDGE AGAIN! 3 WEIRDOS, TO BLAZES WITH a

MOVE IN wim Ue.

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HERCULES

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LOOKS LIKE OF ALL THE IDIOTIC,
LAMEBRAINED GRAND-
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GET HIMSELE

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 HUGE...NETS,
FALLING FROM
THE SKIES...

1 ANGERING
THE BEAST,
CAUSING IT
TO SPIN IN
FURY..«

"TIS MAONESS! f
THE TWO RIVAL FORCES
DO IN TRUTH BATTLE :
ANORE WITH EACH OTHER “TIS TIME TO
THAN WITH THE MONSTER Y END THIS FOLLY
WE AREBOTH PLEDGED : ‘OF CONFUSION
AND
TURBULENCE!
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with Yoai and the Dynamutt doggie Star Lord soar the spaceways once again: So,
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your batty Bullpen Is gonina take over the wilter/artist team of CLAREMONT and
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it'll probably be the ‘biggest blockbuster typical low-key manner, we'll merely suggest
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and eager, and has a whole drawerful of that’s not enoush, two MARVEL CLASSICS
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ITEMI July may be the traditional time for fect, in view of some of the future projects: Ment: H.G. Wells’ THE INVISIBLE MAN and
firecrackers, but there’s another kind of Roger will be in charge of, as well as.some of Homer's ILIAD. And comingupin, Auguat will
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starting to’ Blip like crazy, that's because movie projects. such es ISLAND OF DR. FOUR, plus the aforementioned Marval Movie
you're right. . .we areabou: to mention that MOREAU and THE DEEP—black-and-white Special, THE DEEP (But more details shout
Marvel Explosion we're always talking about editor is pretty much a misnomer. At the that next month). Meantime, cemembar—
here~and in’ our ads, But, truth to tell, moment, we don't really have a better or more never tickle@temperamental toad!
 7 HEP STRANGELY, GODZILLA DOES NOT ROAR, DOES NOT SCORCH THE CLOUDS
-CRASH RIGH’ WITH THE FIRE OF HIS ANGRY BREATH, AND HIS NATUREATTHE MOMENT
INTO THE BAY! MIGHT EVEN BE DESCRIBED AS,.. SUBDUED.
HE STANDS IN THE BAY, SLENT, ALMOST MOTION-
LESS, HIS AWESOME HEAD SLOWLY MOVING FROM
TAS _S/DE TO THAT, AS IE SURVEYING IN BENLISED
| WONDER ALL THE VARIOUS FACETS OFMAYHEM SUR- |
ROUNDING HIM...NOT
ALLOF WHICH, SIGNIFICANTLY,
HE HAS WROUGHT.

THEN, WITHOUT HATE—AND ALMOST PLAY-

Ful == Wt CLAWS CLOSE AROUND:
DORSAL FINS. IT

“ATER, ONE OF THE CREW WILL LIKEN THE CURIOUS GESTURE 2

| 10 THAT OF A WISTFUL UNCLE TWEAKING A/S CUTE NEPHEWS
BUTTON NOSE. THE CREWMAN, [T SHOULD BE MENTIONED, (S
FAR MORE PERCEPTIVE Cie SUSPECTS,
AND Wee ALMOST SHRUGGING (OR SO IT SEEMS); GODZILLA / YA SEE
TURNS HIS BACK ON THE CHAOS. (THAT SANE CREWMAN ee: WHAT YOU Oe y
(ate Chaise “THE BIG‘LUG. LOOKED LIKE HE WA: IEBRIDGEAy
WITH THE WHOLE MESS")
ens ei Sosa WAL,
HES LEAVIN~ i WAY t WITHO!
FROM IT CRATEH!

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DUM! IT WASNIT
JUST THE CHAMPIONS’
FAULT. /

YEAH, WE ALL ACTED

Aes ibe AND aad A

LET'S JUST CHALK IT a) AHH,

ASA aires FOR THE PROBABLY GLAD
DUM PEND GET THe AE GODZILLA GOT AWAY,
CARRIER INTO THE HANGAR. Jy OGAIN, JONES.

AFTER THE TWO GROUPS HAVE

WHAT MYSTIFIED dean WILL SEPARA TED, A SOME)
ASK: "NOW WHAT'D
fs IEMEAN BY THAT?”

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