 |
Title |
| Godzilla King
of the Monsters #9 |
| Author(s) |
| Doug Moench |
| Pencils:
Herb Trimpe |
Inks:
Fred Kida |
| Language:
English |
Release:
1978 |
| Publisher:
Marvel Comics |
Pages:
32 |
| Colors:
Mary Titus |
Cover:
N/A |
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| Monster
Appearances: |
Aliens,
SDF, & Misc Appearances: |
| Godzilla,
Red Ronin |
Behemoth |
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| Comments |
 |
Anthony
Romero |
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The ninth
issue in the series starts out with Godzilla, rather
suddenly, attacking the Boulder Dam. The structure
doesn't hold, and Godzilla is washed away in a torrent
of water, straight toward Las Vegas. Meanwhile in
the city, a lone gambler by the name of Winslow Beddit
is making a choice: to spend the last of his money
to call his wife or attempt to win more in an effort
to earn enough to save his mother by getting the medical
treatment she needs. He ends up doing the latter,
and wins big... only to have his earnings lost in
the coming tidal wave, which also motives the attacking
Godzilla to move on from the city. Beddit, back down
to a single dime to his name, decides to call his
wife after all, only to seek her wraith upon discovering
that Beddit had lost all his money. She becomes furious
as well when he mentions his mother, who it turns
out passed away three years ago, and tells him that
she's leaving him. Beddit hangs up the phone and then
decides to take the long, long walk home.
This issue is an interesting one in the series. The
art is actually a cut above, probably because more
detail is placed into the human cast such as Beddit
while the destruction also holds up well on panel.
The real draw to this issue, though, is the story.
While Godzilla's situation is rather standard destructive
fare, the story of Beddit is a rather interesting.
The ending conclusion, which should be noted as it
focuses on Beddit rather than Godzilla and doesn't
leave the issue on much of a cliffhanger like the
last ones, is potent as it comes as rather a surprise
that the man's life would end up being so tragic.
The revelation that he is in denial about the loss
of his mother adds to this sense, and certainly makes
his struggle in the story a memorable one for the
series as a whole. |
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