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34-403: Shogun Warriors may refer to: Shogun Warriors (toys) , a line of toy robots Shogun Warriors (comics) , a Marvel Comics series based on the toys Shogun Warriors (video game) , a fighting game by Kaneko, prequel to Blood Warrior Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

68-678: A birdlike spaceship. These "convertible" versions were in a sense the precursors to the Transformers line of toy robots. Toward the end of production, Mattel proposed the inclusion of plastic toy vehicles for the 3.5" figures to ride in exclusively in the United States, but these toys were never released for purchase. Similar to other toy lines during the 1970s, the Shogun Warriors toys came under pressure over safety concerns regarding their spring-loaded weapons. The concern

102-646: A boxed set. Several Shogun Warriors appeared in the Wonder Woman episode "The Deadly Toys" at a toy shop run by Frank Gorshin 's character. Mazinger and Raideen (called Mazinga and Raydeen) appeared in the MAD sketch “Regular Shogun Warriors”, a parody of the toyline and Regular Show . In 2010, Toynami revived the Shogun Warriors name with a new toy line, consisting of 24-inch (610 mm) Jumbo Machinder toys. The first two robots in this line were GoLion and Dairugger XV , both of which were adapted in

136-459: A set that could be put together to form the super robot Combattler V (here renamed Combattra). Later on in the line, Mattel introduced toys of Godzilla and Rodan . The toys featured spring-loaded launcher weapons such as missiles, shuriken and battle axes. Some were able to launch their fists, while the later die-cast versions also had the ability to transform into different shapes. Raideen (here renamed Raydeen), for example, could become

170-582: A way Dugan and Godzilla could fight directly. While S.H.I.E.L.D. were established as Godzilla's primary adversaries numerous other Marvel characters made guest appearances, including the Fantastic Four , the Champions , Devil Dinosaur and the Avengers . The Champions, whose book was struggling for sales, were included as a personal favour to the much-loved Goodwin, while Moench felt the character

204-399: Is set in the publishers' shared Marvel Universe and was the first ongoing American comic book based on Godzilla. While the initial cycle of Godzilla films had ended following the commercial failure of 1975's Terror of Mechagodzilla , dubbed versions remained popular attractions on American television, particularly with younger viewers. Marvel editor-in-chief Stan Lee was also a fan of

238-834: The Grand Canyon and fighting alongside Red Ronin against alien monsters the Beta-Beast and the Mega-Monsters-Triax, Rhiahn and Krollar (which are controlled by two warring alien races called the Betans and the Megans, respectively) in Salt Lake City . Godzilla was also incorrectly accused of cattle rustling. In order to cut down the damage caused by Godzilla's rampages, the Godzilla Squad expose

272-529: The American comic licence for Godzilla was dormant until 1986, when Dark Horse Comics took it up after a revival of interest in the character brought on by new film Godzilla 1985 . In 2007, Godzilla appeared in an unauthorized cameo in The Mighty Avengers #31. Having been awakened and mutated by a nuclear explosion, Godzilla first appears by bursting out of an iceberg near Alaska and

306-525: The Godzilla Squad received the new Behemoth Helicarrier, together with the Tony Stark -created mecha Red Ronin to confront the monster. However, the sympathetic Rob took control of the latter, helping save Godzilla after a battle near San Diego . Following further appearances by Godzilla - the destruction of the Hoover Dam and flooding of Las Vegas , battling mutated sasquatch Yetrigar in

340-524: The Marvel material. In November 2023, Marvel reacquired the rights to publish the omnibus edition collecting all 24 issues of the Godzilla comic. In an overview of the series for Amazing Heroes , David Annandale felt the series occasionally veered towards ridiculousness, particularly the cattle rustler storyline, but felt it "was never less than entertaining" and compared it positively to some of

374-558: The Western world as Voltron . Subsequent entries in the line would include characters not from anime mecha, such as Bender and a stormtrooper . Godzilla, King of the Monsters (comic book) Godzilla, King of the Monsters is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics . Running for 24 issues from 1977 to 1979, the series starred Godzilla , a Japanese monster film character licensed from Toho . The series

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408-707: The character as part of their Shogun Warriors line, which also featured many of the Japanese super robots which had inspired the design of Red Ronin. Impressed by Marvel's handling of Godzilla, the company made a deal to produce a Shogun Warriors comic, also by Moench and Trimpe. Despite Marvel holding the rights to both properties simultaneously they never crossed over, however - though Trimpe created promotional art for Mattel featuring Godzilla and Rodan alongside Daimos , Great Mazinger , Raydeen and Gaiking . The first issue sold 200,000 copies. After two years of minimal communication with Marvel, Toho abruptly raised

442-511: The character of Rob Takiguchi (named after a highschool friend of the writer's) to befriend Godzilla. The robot Red Ronin was also created for the series at the suggestion of Goodwin, who was aware of the success of super robots in Japan. Goodwin also came up with the plan of setting the series in Marvel's shared universe, allowing potential new readers to experience the company's other titles and appeal to other Marvel readers. Another challenge

476-414: The character, and arranged for a licence of the character in 1976; the deal struck was for Godzilla himself only, with none of the other Toho monsters which had appeared in the film series included. Toho themselves would pay no further attention to the series. Incredible Hulk artist Herb Trimpe was assigned to draw the series, and would later reflect on the similarities between the two characters. He

510-489: The characters featured in the toy line featured in Jim Terry's Force Five series. Jumbo Machinders were 24-inch (610 mm) tall vinyl figures. 5-inch (130 mm) figures. 5-inch (130 mm) figures that could be reconfigured between two modes. 3-inch (76 mm) figures. Vehicles with action features. Five vehicles that could be combined to form the super-robot Combattra . Sold both separately and as

544-423: The city, and return to the sea. Due to the use of Godzilla and a number of prominent Marvel characters, the series has only been reprinted once in 2006, when the whole run was collected in a single volume as art of Marvel's budget price Essential series. As such the reprints were in black-and-white. As of 2024 the comic licence for Godzilla has been held by IDW Publishing , preventing any subsequent reprints of

578-405: The comic - Raydeen (originally from Brave Raideen ); Dangard Ace (from Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace ) and Combatra (from Chōdenji Robo Combattler V ). Series artist Herb Trimpe would also produce some artwork used by Mattel on toy advertisements. Due to Shogun Warriors being based on characters drawn from a wide number of Japanese TV shows, there was no cartoon produced. However, several of

612-399: The company and saw Godzilla as an opportunity for the publisher to reconnect with a younger audience, and was able to successfully convince Lee of his plan. To meet the challenge of adapting the scale of the character in films to the comic book medium, Moench planned to humanise Godzilla by adding a supporting cast. To this end, and inspired by the role of children in the films, Moench devised

646-417: The creature to Pym particles , reducing its height to around 12 inches tall and transporting him to New York City for study. However Godzilla escapes shortly after arrival, and after battling a sewer rat begins to grow again. Rob attempts to disguise the now 4-foot tall Godzilla through the city's streets in a hat and trenchcoat without success as the monster grows to seven feet and fights Dugan and Jones at

680-607: The docks. With the aid of the Fantastic Four , the 20-foot and still growing Godzilla was lured to a museum but was then accidentally sent back in time. and teamed up with Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy . Following this Godzilla reappeared full-size in Times Square , where S.H.I.E.L.D., the Fantastic Four and the Avengers attempted to steer him away from the city. In the end Rob is able to persuade Godzilla to spare

714-461: The fee for renewing the Godzilla licence. Wary of the impact it would have on the series' profitability and unwilling to sink a larger amount of money into a property they didn't own, Marvel withdrew from negotiations and Godzilla, King of the Monsters was cancelled after 24 issues. A planned fill-in issue of the title by Marv Wolfman and Steve Ditko launching their Dragon Lord character

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748-502: The later entries in the original film series. He also noted that the mass property destruction without any sign of civilian casualties was "super-brawl syndrome taken to the extreme" due to the requirements of the young target audience and the Comics Code Authority . Moench was later interviewed about writing the series for fanzine G-Fan Magazine , and discovered Godzilla fandom was evenly split between those who "loved"

782-585: The sea when the monster attacks Seattle . Godzilla re-emerges in San Francisco and destroys the Golden Gate Bridge before being driven off by the combined efforts of the Godzilla Squad and Champions , with Hercules able to best the monster in combat. The Godzilla Squad then had to deal with the similar creations of the evil Doctor Demonicus , which ended up being defeated by Godzilla himself. Despite this brief alliance of convenience,

816-480: The title Shogun Warriors . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shogun_Warriors&oldid=1025986293 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shogun Warriors (toys) The line

850-490: The toy. Missiles were also reshaped to have a flat head instead of a pointed one. Because of this, as well as declining sales, the Shogun Warrior toy line was discontinued by 1980. In order to promote the toys, Mattel approached Marvel Comics to produce a comic tie-in for the range, having enjoyed a fruitful relationship with the company on Godzilla, King of the Monsters . Only three figures would be featured in

884-549: The villain's control was an altered, unnamed version of Godzilla, with the story implying that Demonicus had defeated and modified his foe since the end of the series. The altered version debuted in Iron Man #193 (cover-dated April 1985) before recurring in #194 and #196 and making one final appearance in The Thing #31 in 1986. These appearances were not well-received. Following the discontinuation of Toho's deal with Marvel,

918-491: Was a good fit for facing off against the Fantastic Four. The inclusion of the recently-cancelled Devil Dinosaur was inspired by Moench and Trimpe's admiration of Jack Kirby . Trimpe however refused Moench's suggestion of featuring the Hulk , having tired of drawing the character. The series ran for 24 issues between August 1977 and July 1979. During the run, toy company Mattel acquired the licence to produce merchandise based on

952-525: Was drawn from toys originally produced by Japanese company Popy , based on several anime and tokusatsu shows featuring giant robots. They were originally manufactured in three sizes: 24-inch (610 mm) plastic versions, 3.5-inch (89 mm) die-cast metal versions, and slightly taller but much more detailed 5-inch (127 mm) die-cast versions. Many of the robot’s original names were altered, such as Getter Dragon (Dragun) and Great Mazinger (Great Mazinga). Several vehicles were also offered, as well as

986-483: Was left out of the main cast to keep him available for guest appearances elsewhere. Moench relished the chance to give a more central role to Dugan, having been a fan of the character since reading Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos . One arc featured Godzilla being shrunk by Pym Particles ; this was inspired by Moench's fond memories of a fight scene between a miniaturised man and a spider in science fiction movie The Incredible Shrinking Man , and his desire to devise

1020-683: Was posed by the series being set in the Marvel Universe; having the monster consistently defeat the company's flagship superheroes would reflect badly on them. At the suggestion of Archie Goodwin , Moench used established supporting S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Dum Dum Dugan and Jimmy Woo as the Godzilla Squad (later joined by Gabe Jones) while the action avoided New York City , the hub of the company's most prominent heroes. Moench would acknowledge that this set-up still required readers to overlook why Marvel's heavy hitters took no action against Godzilla's rampages. Nick Fury , S.H.I.E.L.D.'s commander,

1054-463: Was sent movie stills by Toho for reference, and attempted to keep the film version's personality by drawing Godzilla as "a guy in a rubber suit". Lee tapped Doug Moench to write it after hearing the latter was after working in a lighter tone following his work on Master of Kung Fu and Moon Knight . Lee took him to a screening of a Godzilla film which left Moench largely unimpressed; however he felt that Marvel's Silver Age audience had grown up with

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1088-444: Was soon confronted by S.H.I.E.L.D. , who unsuccessfully attempted to restrain the monster with Stark Industries technology. Nick Fury tasks Dum Dum Dugan with forming a 'Godzilla Squad' to stop the kaiju, including fellow agents Jimmy Woo and Gabe Jones , scientist Doctor Yuriko Takiguchi and his grandson Robert "Little Rob" Takiguchi, and genius Tamara Hashioka. Joined by Gabe Jones , they successfully drive Godzilla back into

1122-494: Was subsequently modified so Godzilla was replaced by separate monster called Wani and the story was published in Marvel Spotlight (vol. 2) #5 instead, cover-dated March 1980. Characters from the series such as Doctor Demonicus, Yetrigar and Red Ronin would go on to appear in other Marvel titles. Demonicus was a major villain in Shogun Warriors and later appeared during Dennis O'Neil 's run on Iron Man . Under

1156-477: Was that children might launch the weapons and hit other children or pets in the eyes. There was also a risk that small children might choke on the small plastic missiles and other parts. Toy manufacturers then faced new regulations as a result of reported injuries received while playing with these toys. Consequently, many toy companies were forced to remodel existing toy lines with child-safe variations such as spring-loaded "action" missiles that would remain attached to

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