G-FAN #85

G-FAN #85
Nakajima Tribute Issue


G-FAN #85 is now here to entertain you for your free moments between homework or your job, and you don’t need a government bailout to enjoy it! The issue contains goodies that include:


News reports including G-FAN’s inclusion in the Chicago Tribune’s “Fifty Favorite Magazines,” other fanzine news and Guilala’s X-citing comeback.

News on Mechagodzilla 1974 radio-controlled toy from Bandai.

Kawakita Signature Edition Godzilla Toy (4 ft. tall).

J. D. Lees reflects on the Trib’s tribute to G-FAN.

Lots of letters this issue!

Non-kaiju works of Koichi Kawakita article by Kenju Shimomura.

Brett Homenick interviews Roland Emmerich. Was that really supposed to be J.D. in Tri-Star’s “Godzilla” (1998)?

Robyn Bliley is interviewed by Brett Homenick.

Special Section: “Tribute To Haruo Nakajima.” Includes photos from G-FEST, his years as a suit actor, interview and other goodies.

Allen Debus looks at monster folklore in “Monster Mythology.”

Brett Homenick interviews Yuriko Hishimi.

What do Godzilla’s innards look like? Check out Timothy Lee Elliott’s “The [Fictional] Science of Godzilla.”

Mike Bogue has two retrospectives on the same character: Glenn Manning, also known as “The Amazing Colossal Man” and “War of the Colossal Beast.”

Brett Homenick interviews G-actor Jeff Berglund.

Episode 3 of “Tales of King Komodo” by Mike Bogue & Todd Tennant.

Latest toy news by Steve Agin.

And a whole lot more! For more information on G-FAN, go to www.g-fan.com. See you in 3 months for a review of the winter issue (#86).