MOTW- Yetrigar

 

Deep in the past in the American Northwest, a sasquatch (or Mangani, if you will) gets frozen.  This places him in suspended animation.  Then in the 1950s, atomic tests in the US awaken the creature.  And as always, exposure to the radiation makes the creature grown to an approximate height of 50 meters (well, whatever size the Marvel-zilla is).  Due to this, Yetrigar comes into conflict with Godzilla, and shortly thereafter, the giant robot Red Ronin.  This leads to the poor beast getting buried under an avalanche, courtesy of a guilt stricken Rob Takaguchi.  He thinks he killed Yetrigar.  Later on, though, Mockingbird revives the creature.

This is essentially Marvel's version of King Kong vs Godzilla, with the addition of a giant robot.  The giant Mangani with a hippie hairdo replaces Kong.  Doug Moench gives the story some pathos in having Rob not want to hurt Yetrigar but knowing he has to stop the beast.  How did a Japanese bumble snowman get to the States?  Yetrigar is also immune to Godzilla's atomic breath, thanks to the radiation he received.  Good two issue series.