Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) with Craig J. Clark

Punch! Punch! Punch! Writer Craig J. Clark joins us for a tag-team battle: Superhero Godzilla and his new robot friend Jet Jaguar vs. goofy buds Gigan and Megalon (who is not a guy). We talk about Jet Jaguar's origins in a children's art contest, the shadow of popular toku heroes like Ultraman and Kamen Rider, and how MST3K, John Belushi, and the Democratic National Convention helped make this extremely low-budget movie a surprise hit in the US.

Read Craig's articles on Crooked Marquee and Werewolf News.

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Cover Art by: ⁠Andy Vanderbilt⁠ (Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Twitch)

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Sources include:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
• A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
• Wikizilla