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Godzilla #17
Issue(s): Godzilla #17
Cover Date: Dec 78
Title: "Of lizards, great and small"
Credits:
Doug Moench - Writer
Herb Trimpe - Penciler
Dan Green - Inker
Review/plot:
SHIELD brings in a Dr. Gladstone Hawkings, a paleontologist from a New York museum (presumably the American Museum of Natural History but it's not specifically said) to help with Godzilla. They stumble upon the idea that Godzilla wouldn't be that bad a problem if he weren't so big, so Gabe Jones is sent to New York to contact Henry Pym.
Explaining to Hawkings who Pym is, he says "Oh, he's an Avenger, more schizo than the rest - also known as Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket".
Pym creates a shrinking gas, and Rob Takiguchi lures Godzilla out so that the giant lizard can be hit with it.
Rob worries that Godzilla will see it as a betrayal, and feels guilty about it. The gas takes a little while to fully take effect...
...but eventually SHIELD has a more manageably-sized Godzilla to deal with.
Nice use of the larger Marvel universe, and a cool set-up for future issues.
This issue opens by showing us that Godzilla is a plant-eater, or possibly just an omnivore but it's contrasted to the fact that he was accused of eating cattle in the previous arc.
Quality Rating: C
Historical Significance Rating: 1
Chronological Placement Considerations: Issue #18-24 begins not long after this issue and that arc has a lot of guest appearances with various dependencies. I'm therefore allowing a fair amount of time to pass between the past arc and this one, even though Godzilla is still out on the range near the ranchers from the previous issues. It's not said how much time has passed.
References: N/A
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: N/A
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Comments
The title comes from the James Herriot novel.
Am I the only one who thinks it highly unlikely that Jan would need to be introduced to Gabe at this late date?
Looking at my character intersection search and checking some issues, it seems the closest they came to meeting prior to this was in Avengers #72 when Gabe stood behind Dum Dum while Dum Dum was talking to the Avengers over a viewscreen.
Would Jan and Gabe have met at REed and Sue's wedding?
The title of the James Herriot novel comes from the song 'All Things Bright and Beautiful.'
