Friday, March 31, 2023

Godzilla Vs. The Spectre

 

I used to get a kick out of the fact that despite having such incredible magical abilities, The Spectre would sometimes choose to just grow huge and start walloping the bad guys.  And what better combatant than the King of All Monsters himself? This issue would call for some nice two-page splashes.

22 comments:

Alaric said...

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One of your best, definitely. And I really, really want to read it...

Carycomic said...

The Jim Aparo Spectre (who took over Adventure Comics, post-Supergirl, in the Bicentennial Seventies) wouldn't have even wasted that much time. He would've just shrunk Big G down to the size of an overgrown inflatable pool toy!

Bob Greenwade said...

I agree with Alaric, though not quite as enthusiastically; this is definitely a great cover. I'd love to see it replicated by a single artist, not just to see the art styles match more closely but also to see what touches can be included that way.

Unlike Cary, though, I suspect that Spectre has a goal in mind other than simply vanquishing Godzilla. Perhaps Big G just needs some training at fighting with a minimum of property damage; take him to the 31st century, where Colossal Boy and Wildfire can each teach him a thing or two (and he could even help them deal with Mordru).

I mean, after all, Godzilla is a Green Lantern.

Anonymous said...

So was Hal Jordan...prior to going Parallax. :-(

Alaric said...

I think the key to the fight is that the Spectre hasn't actually given final judgement on Godzilla yet. He's testing him, riling him up to see whether deep down the big G's really a hero or a mindless engine of destruction. The Spectre's given himself just enough physical power to match Godzilla, to give him a real fight.

Carycomic said...

Sounds reasonable. :-)

Who knows? Maybe it was Franklin Richards, himself, who persuaded The Spectre to give Godzilla a second chance.

Anonymous said...

Yes! This needs to be a live action movie now! Get on it Warner bros!

Detective Tobor said...

Actually, the way the cover is coonveys the differences of the Spectre's magic vs Godzilla's age and life....pure destruction for the most part. It's very different, like it's been said, that Spectre hadn't just changed big G. in the way he could.

Still impressed by the number of comments you got for #4000.

Anonymous said...

How about Godzilla and the Spectre vs. 7-Headed Set?

simon said...

The Spectre just punching Big G. it might be that as he ( Godzilla) is connected to the planet and as such his other magics just don’t work , so it’s just down to fisticuffs…

Anonymous said...

@Simon: Makes me wonder how either one of them would do against the Elder of the Universe known as The Champion.

Ken R. said...

Hey, I had friends on that ship! The Spectre isn't being too careful here either. Remember the 207!

Carycomic said...

You mean "Spidey On The Edge of Forever"? The only ships in that crossover were Enterprise NCC-1701...and (possibly) Iron Beetle's "Bug."

Carycomic said...

See STF #1462 with minor overlap @ STF #2255.

Bob Greenwade said...

Anon@12:59: Please, not Warner Brothers. Give it to someone who doesn't support domestic abuse.

Carycomic said...

Would you settle for a Toho/New Hammer Films collaboration?

Bob Greenwade said...

@Cary: Settle? I think that might even be ideal.

Anonymous said...

@Bob and Cary: I second that motion! New Hammer certainly did a great job with "The Woman In Black." And, if Godzilla were to attack the UK under some kind of alien mind-control, it would lead to a long-sought fantasy coming true for most kaiju fans to have him fight...Gorgo!

Ken Roskos said...

@Carycomic - I just meant the "207" ship going down in the foreground. My bad.

Carycomic said...

Ohhh! Like PT 207; got it.

No biggie. :-)

Detective Tobor said...

If Spectre is justice, why didn't he freeze time around them and save the potential victims?

Carycomic said...

He might have if he was hosted by the African-American Jim Corrigan who used to be Jimmy Olsen's police contact during the early 1970's.

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