Monsters of Japan Archive

Monsters Of Japan Issue One. November 1977. Barry Kaufman, editor.

All material by Barry Kaufman.

• Cover: Godzilla on Monster Island.
• Page one: Editorial.
• Page two: Yongary home movie review.
• Page two, three: Godzilla vs. the Thing home movie review.
• Page three: Gamera, a Public View.
• Page three, four: Whatever Happened to Godzilla.
• Page four: The Very Underrated Majin.
• Page five: Why Godzilla on Monster Island Will be So Much Better Than Cosmic Monster or Megalon.

Monsters Of Japan Issue Two. (Incorporating Giant Japanese Monsters Issue Two.) Editor and Publisher Barry Kaufman. All art and articles by Kaufman unless indicated.

• Front Cover: War of the Gargantuas still.
• Page one: Credits and Trivia.
• Page two: Editorial.
• Page three: Gamera - a.o.g.m. Discussion of Attack of the Giant Monsters. Short synopsis of War in Space.
• Page four, five: Angilas Blueprints by Bill Gudmundson.
• Page six thru ten: Godzilla and His Costume Throughout the Years.
• Page ten: Angilas by Brad Boyle.
• Page eleven, twelve: Godzilla's Revenge review and critique.
• Page twelve: Japanese Giants and Japanese Giants Fan Letter advertisements.
• Page thirteen: 8mm Film Reviews of Godzilla vs. the Thing and Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster by Dan Murray.
• Toho's One Shots. Review of Toho one-shot movies.
• The Mysterians. Discussion of the 1959 film.
• Back Cover: Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell by Barry Kaufman.

Note: Page numbering in fanzine is inconsistent because of the incorporation of Giant Japanese Monsters.

Monster of Japan. Issue Three. Edited by Barry Kaufman.

• Cover: Still from Monster Zero.
• Page two: Contents and Acknowledgments.
  Art: Godzilla by Barry Kaufman.
• Page three: Editorial.
• Page three, four: Feedback letters from Ed Godziszewski and Brad Boyle.
• Page four: Price estimates on movie posters.
  (Goke) Body Snatcher from Hell theater advertisement.
• Page five, six: Yog, Monster from Space (Space Amoeba) synopsis and review. Belgium theater ad for Space Amoeba.
• Page seven, eight, nine: Destroy All Monsters art portfolio.
  Ghidrah by Bill Gudmundson
  Godzilla in Tokyo by Ed Godziszewski
  Godzilla vs. Ghidrah by Bill Gudmundson
  Mothra by John Loffink
  Manda by Barry Kaufman.
• Page ten (labelled eleven): The Monsters of DAM (Destroy All Monsters.)
  Art: Minya by Peter Tysver.
• Page twelve - fifteen: Battle in Outer Space by Ed Godziszewski. Synopsis and Commentary.
  Art: Kevin Grays.
• Page fifteen: The Monsters of DAM, continued.
  Art: Frankenstein Conquers the World by Kevin Grays.
• Page sixteen, seventeen: The Monsters of DAM, continued.
  Art: Godzilla attacks the Kilaak's Earth Base by Ed Godziszewski. (Fold out)