Did it Fight Godzilla, Gamera, or Kong?
Can you remember which giant monster fought what?
ABOUT GODZILLA
Making his first appearance in 1954's Gojira, the kaiju Godzilla has starred in 30-plus films made in Japan or Hollywood. A worldwide pop culture icon, Godzilla has also appeared in scores of video games, novels, comic books and television shows. Godzilla is often referred to as "King of the Monsters", a phrase first used in Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), the Americanized version of the original film.
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ABOUT GAMERA
Created to compete in theaters with Toho's Godzilla films, Gamera is giant turtle kaiju that debuted in the 1965 film Gamera, the Giant Monster. Gamera has become a Japanese icon in his own right, appearing in a total of 12 films produced by Daiei Film and later Kadokawa Daiei Studio, and various media.
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ABOUT KING KONG
The enormous ape King Kong has appeared in various media since his debut in 1933. Often called The Eighth Wonder of the World, Kong first appeared in the novelization of the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pictures; the boom was published a couple of months ahead of the film release in theaters. Following the film's explosive reception, a sequel was rushed out that same year with The Son of Kong.
Toho produced King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) featuring the first battle between the two titans, and King Kong Escapes (1967), loosely based on Rankin/Bass' cartoon series The King Kong Show (1966-1969).
In 1976, King Kong was remade, set in the present day. A sequel, King Kong Lives, followed a decade later featuring a Lady Kong. Another remake of the original, set in 1933, was released in 2005.
The most recent iterations feature the MonsterVerse version of Kong. Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021).
King Kong has inspired imitators, parodies, video games, cartoons, books, comics, theme park rides, and a stage play.
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