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Godzilla has appeared in a range of comic books that have been published in Japan and the United States. ==Japanese Godzilla comics== In his native Japan, Godzilla has been featured in various comic books since his inception in 1954. These comics for the most part were black and white publications known as manga. The vast majority of these comics were adaptations of the films. Every film from ''Godzilla'' up to ''Godzilla 2000'' received a comic adaptation〔 * 〕 with the exception of ''King Kong vs. Godzilla''. As well, all the films from ''Godzilla vs. Megaguirus'' through the ''Godzilla Final Wars'' did not receive a comic book adaptation. For the most part there were anywhere from two to four different adaptations of each film. For example the first comic adaptation of ''Godzilla vs. Biollante'' was called ''Godzilla 1990'', while the second adaptation of ''Godzilla vs. Mothra'' was called ''Godzilla vs. Mothra: Great Study''.〔 *〕 Most of these comics (in particular the comics from the 1950s through the 1970s) were published in children's magazines such as ''Bokura'', ''Bouken Oh'', and ''Shonen'', while others were published in yellow pages-sized monthly or weekly publications, while still others were published as one-shots and sold in movie theaters. Many of the latter comics (1980s–1990s) were published by ''Shogakukan Comics'', ''Tentomushi comics'', and ''Kodansha Comics''. In the early 1990s, many of the original adaptations from the original series of Godzilla films were compiled into two pocketbook-sized volumes and reprinted by ''Bamboo Books''. In 1992, ''Bamboo'' would reprint Godzilla's battles with King Ghidorah from earlier manga into a collection called ''Battle History of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah''.〔 *〕 Most of the time these adaptations would deviate from the original films and flesh out characters or add scenarios to the stories that were not present in the original film. Outside of these adaptations many of the original Godzilla films also received Asahi Sonorama book and record sets. These illustrated comic-style book and record sets featured painted artwork within.〔 *〕 Outside of these adaptations, Godzilla was also featured in original stories as well. A sequel story to the original film was published in 1955 called ''The Last Godzilla'', while a sequel story to ''Godzilla Raids Again'' was published in 1958 called ''Godzilla 2: Anguirus Strikes Back''. In 1979, the Japanese edition of Starlog featured a two part illustrated story written by Katsuhiro Otomo called A Space Godzilla. Part one was featured in issue #4 (Farewell Earth) while part 2 was featured in issue #6 (Return to the Stars). In 1991 an anthology style comic featuring different stories by different writers and artists was published called ''The Godzilla Comic''. This was followed in 1992 by ''The Godzilla Comic Strikes Back: Gigantes (sic) The Fire Comic''. These 2 comics featured varying styles of stories.〔''Godzilla in Comics'' by J.D Lees. ''G-Fan Special Collection'' #1. Daikaiju Enterprises. Dec 1995. Pgs. 12–15〕 The stories would range from typical Godzilla tales, to comedic stories, to violent stories, to even "adult" themed stories that featured nudity. In 2014, to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Godzilla and the 40th anniversary of the company's own ''Big Comic Original Magazine'', Shogakukan Inc. released the comic Big Comic Original Godzilla Special Issue. This one-shot comic featured twenty one Godzilla themed comic stories from the industries top manga artists and writers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Godzilla (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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