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G-FAN is a quarterly (originally bi-monthly) magazine that focuses primarily on the Godzilla franchise and reports news on Godzilla and his fellow Toho kaiju, as well as other kaiju films and franchises such as Gamera. The magazine was founded by J.D. Lees and published its first issue in 1993.[1] So far 149 issues have been published, ranging in size from 62 to 132 pages. Daikaiju Enterprises Ltd., the same company that sponsors G-Fest, publishes G-FAN. G-FAN has been called "The World's Longest-Running Fanzine!" since issue #133. An announcement was made in 2024 that the magazine would be canceled with issue #150 [2] and this was confirmed in 2025. [3]
Overview
The first three issues of the magazine were originally titled The Godzilla Society of North America, but after contact from Toho via Henry G. Saperstein, the same issues were sent out retitled The Daikaiju Society of North America when they were ordered as back issues. For issues #4-8, the magazine was retitled G-FORCE, and then with issue #9 it was retitled again to G-FAN and remained so ever since right up to the end.
Article types
- News
- Interviews
- Film reviews
- Toho Tunes
- Product reviews
- Fan fiction
- Special
Notable contributors
- Bob Eggleton
- David Kalat
- Ed Godziszewski
- J.D. Lees
- John LeMay
- Matt Frank
- Norman England
- Randall E. Osborne
- Steve Ryfle
Issues
| Cover | Issue # | Date of release |
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1 | January/February 1993[note 1] |
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2 | March/April 1993 |
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3 | May/June 1993 |
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4 | July/August 1993 |
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5 | September/October 1993 |
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6 | November/December 1993 |
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7 | January/February 1994 |
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8 | March/April 1994 |
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9 | May/June 1994 |
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10 | July/August 1994 |
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11 | September/October 1994 |
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12 | November/December 1994 |
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13 | January/February 1995 |
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14 | March/April 1995 |
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15 | May/June 1995 |
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16 | July/August 1995 |
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17 | September/October 1995 |
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18 | November/December 1995 |
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19 | January/February 1996 |
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20 | March/April 1996 |
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21 | May/June 1996 |
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22 | July/August 1996 |
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23 | September/October 1996 |
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24 | November/December 1996 |
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25 | January/February 1997 |
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26 | March/April 1997 |
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27 | May/June 1997 |
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28 | July/August 1997 |
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29 | September/October 1997 |
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30 | November/December 1997 |
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31 | January/February 1998 |
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32 | March/April 1998 |
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33 | May/June 1998 |
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34 | July/August 1998 |
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35 | September/October 1998 |
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36 | November/December 1998 |
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37 | January/February 1999 |
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38 | March/April 1999 |
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39 | May/June 1999 |
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40 | July/August 1999 |
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41 | September/October 1999 |
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42 | November/December 1999 |
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43 | January/February 2000 |
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44 | March/April 2000 |
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45 | May/June 2000 |
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46 | July/August 2000 |
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47 | September/October 2000 |
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48 | November/December 2000 |
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49 | January/February 2001 |
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50 | March/April 2001 |
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51 | May/June/July 2001 |
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52 | August/September/October 2001 |
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53 | November/December 2001 |
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54 | January/February 2002 |
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55 | March/April 2002 |
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56 | May/June 2002 |
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57 | July/August 2002 |
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58 | September/October 2002 |
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59 | November/December 2002 |
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60 | January/February 2003 |
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61 | March/April 2003 |
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62 | May/June 2003 |
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63 | July/August 2003 |
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64 | September/October 2003 |
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65 | November/December 2003 |
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66 | Winter 2004 |
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67 | Spring 2004 |
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68 | Summer 2004 |
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69 | Fall 2004 |
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70 | Winter 2005 |
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71 | Spring 2005 |
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72 | Summer 2005 |
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73 | Fall 2005 |
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74 | Winter 2006 |
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75 | Spring 2006 |
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76 | Summer 2006 |
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77 | Fall 2006 |
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78 | Winter 2007 |
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79 | Spring 2007 |
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80 | Summer 2007 |
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81 | Fall 2007 |
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82 | Winter 2008 |
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83 | Spring 2008 |
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84 | Summer 2008 |
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85 | Fall 2008 |
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86 | Winter 2008 |
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87 | Spring 2009 |
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88 | Summer 2009 |
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89 | Fall 2009 |
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90 | Winter 2010 |
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91 | Spring 2010 |
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92 | Summer 2010 |
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93 | Fall 2010 |
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94 | Winter 2011 |
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95 | Spring 2011 |
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96 | Summer 2011 |
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97 | Fall 2011 |
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98 | Winter 2011 |
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99 | Summer 2012 |
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100 | Fall 2012 |
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101 | January 2013 |
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102 | June 2013 |
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103 | Summer 2013 |
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104 | Fall 2013 |
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105 | March 2014 |
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106 | Summer 2014 |
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107 | Fall 2014 |
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108 | January/February 2015 |
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109 | Summer 2015 |
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110 | Fall 2015 |
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111 | Winter 2015 |
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112 | Spring 2016 |
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113 | Summer 2016 |
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114 | Winter 2017 |
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115 | Spring 2017 |
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116 | Summer 2017 |
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117 | Fall 2017 |
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118 | January 2018 |
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119 | Spring 2018 |
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120 | Summer 2018 |
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121 | Fall 2018 |
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122 | Winter 2018 |
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123 | Spring 2019 |
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124 | Summer 2019 |
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125 | Fall 2019 |
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126 | Winter 2019 |
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127 | Spring 2020 |
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128 | Summer 2020 |
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129 | Fall 2020 |
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130 | Winter 2020 |
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131 | Spring 2021 |
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132 | Summer 2021 |
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133 | Fall 2021 |
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134 | Winter 2021 |
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135 | Spring 2022 |
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136 | Summer 2022 |
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137 | Fall 2022 |
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138 | Winter 2022 |
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139 | Spring 2023 |
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140 | Summer 2023 |
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141 | Fall 2023 |
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142 | Winter 2023 |
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143 | Spring 2024 |
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144 | Summer 2024 |
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145 | Fall 2024 |
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146 | Winter 2024 |
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147 | Spring 2025 |
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148 | Summer 2025 |
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149 | Fall 2025 |
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150 | Spring 2026 (forthcoming) |
Special Collections
| Cover | Issue # | Date of release | Contents |
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1 | December 1994 | An omnibus compilation of the contents of issues #1-7. |
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2 | August 1996 | An exact duplicate of G-FAN #10, all the way down to the original cover, but with a new cover also attached to it. |
External links
Notes
- ↑ On the G-FAN website, the History section states that the magazine was created in 1992, while the Overview section states that the magazine has reached its current issue since publishing began in 1993.
References
This is a list of references for G-FAN. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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