1998

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Godzilla chasing a taxi (GODZILLA)

1997 ← 1998 → 1999

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In the real world

• The CDs The Best of Godzilla 1954-1975 and The Best of Godzilla 1984-1995 are released by Crescendo.
• Godzilla Movie Studio Tour is released in the United States.
• Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" is published by ECW Press.
• Hisashi Shimonaga passes away at the age of 85 or 86.
• Drive Entertainment republishes Wonderland Records' Godzilla, King of the Monsters.

January

• 10 January: Shogakukan publishes Rebirth of Mothra 2 Super Complete Works.

February

• 3 February: Shogakukan publishes chapter 4, "Mothra's Final Battle!!", of the second volume of Outrageous Flying Mothra!.
• 18 February: Dark Horse publishes Godzilla: Age of Monsters, a black-and-white trade paperback including numerous comics previously released by them.

March

• 6 March: Funko is founded.
• 24 March: Random House publishes The Official Godzilla Compendium.
• 25 March: Dark Horse publishes Godzilla: Past, Present, and Future, another black and white paperback compiling previous releases. This is also the last Godzilla related product Dark Horse publishes before losing the rights to the franchise.
• 31 March: Random House publishes Godzilla at World's End, Godzilla: Journey to Monster Island, Godzilla Likes to Roar!, Godzilla vs. the Space Monster, and Who's Afraid of Godzilla?.

April

• 28 April: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and Godzilla vs. Mothra are released in the United States directly to home video.
• 29 April: Dark Horse republishes Godzilla Color Special to coincide with the release of Tristar's GODZILLA.

May

• 1 May: Feral House publishes Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!, a nonfiction book about the history of Showa era kaiju and films.
• 19 May: The first American Godzilla film, GODZILLA, is released to theaters in the United States.
• 29 May: Warner Bros. releases The Mighty Kong in American theaters.

June

• Scholastic publishes a young adult novelization of the 1998 GODZILLA film, GODZILLA: A Junior Novelization, a picture book based on the 1998 film, The GODZILLA Movie Scrapbook, and Attack of the Baby Godzillas!.
• 1 June: Scholastic publishes The Official GODZILLA Movie Fact Book. HarperPrism publishes their novelization of the 1998 GODZILLA film.
• 3 June: Harper Prism publishes The Making of GODZILLA, an informational book detailing the production of the 1998 film.
• 24 June: Henry G. Saperstein passes away at age 80.

July

• 1 July: Dark Horse reprints a color version of Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special as Dark Horse Classics: Godzilla: King of the Monsters #1. The attraction Monster Planet of Godzilla closes after 4 years of operation.
• 11 July: GODZILLA is released in Japan.
• 28 July: Random House publishes Godzilla vs. the Robot Monsters.

August

• 5 August: Dark Horse republishes Godzilla #0 as Dark Horse Classics: Godzilla: King of the Monsters #2.
• 19 August: Dark Horse republishes the first issue of their English translation of the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, this time in color and under the title of "Terror of Godzilla".

September

• Heyne publishes Godzilla: Von Japan bis Hollywood.
• 2 September: Dark Horse republishes Godzilla #1 as Dark Horse Classics: Godzilla: King of the Monsters #3.
• 12 September: Godzilla: The Series premieres on television.
• 16 September: Dark Horse republishes the second issue of their English translation of the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla.
• 30 September: Godzilla Island airs its series finale.

October

• 2 October: Shogakukan publishes chapter 1, "Mothra's Worst Day...!?", of the third volume of Outrageous Flying Mothra!.
• 7 October: Dark Horse republishes Godzilla #2 as Dark Horse Classics: Godzilla: King of the Monsters #4.
• 21 October: Dark Horse republishes the third issue of their English translation of the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla.

November

• 2 November: Shogakukan publishes chapter 2, "Strongest Mode Armor Mothra Has Appeared!?", of the third volume of Outrageous Flying Mothra!.
• 4 November: Dark Horse republishes Godzilla #3 as Dark Horse Classics: Godzilla: King of the Monsters #5.
• 5 November: Momoko Kochi passes away at age 66.
• 18 November: Dark Horse republishes the fourth issue of their English translation of the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla.
• 19 November: Capcom releases Guyferd: Operation Destroy Crown.
• 27 November: The video game Godzilla Generations is released as part of the Japanese launch of the Sega Dreamcast.

December

• 1 December: Shoji Nakayama passes away at the age of 70. Shogakukan publishes chapter 3, "Mothra Loses His Memory", of the third volume of Outrageous Flying Mothra!, concluding the manga.
• 2 December: Dark Horse republishes Godzilla #4 as Dark Horse Classics: Godzilla: King of the Monsters #6.
• 3 December: The video game Godzilla: Trading Battle is released for the Sony PlayStation.
• 12 December: The final entry in the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy, Rebirth of Mothra 3, is released to Japanese theaters.
• 16 December: Dark Horse republishes the second issue of their English translation of the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla.
• 23 December: Sega releases Mothra: Dream Battle for the Sega Dreamcast VMU.
• 25 December: Disney releases its remake of Mighty Joe Young to American theaters.

In fiction

• A monster created by a nuclear test in French Polynesia arrives in New York City. There, the monster, dubbed "Godzilla" lays over 200 eggs in Madison Square Garden. The creatures soon hatch and attempt to escape, but are killed when the building is bombed. Godzilla then emerges and attacks in revenge, but is lured to the Brooklyn Bridge, where he is entangled in the suspension cables and killed by three F-18 Hornets. However, one egg survives the bombing and soon hatches into another Godzilla. This monster, though, proves far more docile than its father and imprints on scientist Niko Tatopoulos. This new Godzilla then travels the globe with Nick and his H.E.A.T. team to battle various other giant monsters that have appeared. (GODZILLA and Godzilla: The Series)

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