Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

A favorite from this year's Dealers Room: newborn Minya hitching a ride on Papa G's tail.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

1968 Godzilla, brought to you by the folks at Bandai. I love the look of this figure, which faithfully presents the suit from "Destroy All Monsters."

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

Super-deformed mini Godzilla '54

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

I love this little gashapon-sized Bullmark repro. It reminds me of the figures glimped in "Smog Monster" and "Godzilla's Revenge."

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

Featured today is the 2009 "American Bandai" Godzilla 1954.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

Another Yuji Sakai design of Godzilla, taking delight in kicking simian posterior, in "King Kong vs. Godzilla."

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

Godzilla makes his icy entrance from "King Kong vs. Godzilla" in this super-deformed mini-diorama. Note the submarine's distress signal around the iceberg's edge.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

Godzilla became "Gigantis" in his second cinematic incarnation [it's a long story] and was ultimately buried in ice. His fate is hinted at in this frosty-colored Bandai figure from 2006.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

Another Matt E. jaw-dropper--Godzilla 84/85 standing victoriously over the battle-damaged Super X. This piece was featured in last year's G-Mazing Display at the Perry Library.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

Matt Evangelista built this massive 1964 Godzilla, currently on display at Spaceman Floyd's Cosmic Toys in Madison, Ohio.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

In keeping with the Godzilla 1954 theme, this interestingly colored figure seems to be partially based on the maquette made during the design phase of the original movie and used in some publicity photos. This figure was produced by Marmit in 2004.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

I love the detail on this 2007 Yuji Sakai Godzilla 1954, part of a four pack we picked up at G-FEST. The figure stands about 3.5 inches tall.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

The original Godzilla suit is represented in this 1998 Bandai six-inch figure, complete with black-and-white highlights.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

This miniature diorama by renowned sculptor Yuji Sakai brings Godzilla [1954] to small-scale life.

Countdown to Halloween: Thirty-One Days of Godzilla

This slightly translucent, shades-of-grey Godzy looks like he stepped right out of his first film.