"Forty Stories of Sheer Terror" is the first issue of IDW Publishing's Godzilla. It was published on May 23, 2012. IDW republished it on April 23, 2025, as Godzilla 70th Anniversary Foil Classics: Godzilla #1.[2][3]
Description
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Godzilla is back...in an all-new ongoing series! Duane Swierczynski and Simon Gane launch this ultimate action-movie blockbuster, ushering in a new era of monster battles. Ex-special forces tough-guy Boxer is a man with a grudge and vows to end the terror of Godzilla, no matter what. He assembles a top notch team to take down monster-sized threats...at $7 billion a bounty. What starts as a vendetta could become a lucrative business for Boxer...if he can live past day one!
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Plot
In Mexico, Kumonga attacks the wedding of Irving "Urv" Jassim. Many of the guests, including his groom, are killed, and Urv tries to avenge them by blowing up a can of gas against Kumonga. His efforts don't faze Kumonga, however, and it makes its way deeper into the city. Elsewhere in the world, Rodan attacks the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Brazil and Battra attacks the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, South Korea. Lastly, Godzilla arrives in Washington D.C., which has been recently rebuilt from the events during Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters. As Godzilla attacks the city, ex-British Special Forces officer Boxer tries to protect the daughter of a rich Japanese official, but she is accidentally shot dead by a group of armed civilians when they try to fire on Godzilla. After Godzilla leaves Washington, Boxer calls Urv and asks him, "Whatcha doin' this weekend?"
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Cover A by Arthur Adams
Cover B by Tony Harris
Cover B art by Tony Harris
Retailer incentive A cover by Ryan Kelly
Retailer incentive A cover art by Ryan Kelly, colors by Rico Renzy
Retailer incentive B cover by Arthur Adams
IDW digital exclusive cover by Matt Frank
ComiXology digital exclusive cover by Matt Frank
Godzilla 70th Anniversary Foil Classics: Godzilla #1
