Gorgilla first appears in Tales to Astonish #12 when he is discovered on the island of Borneo, a giant wild man worshiped by the local natives.
In a bit of retro-continuity his discoverer turns out to be Doctor Anthony Druid. The story is a particularly handsome one by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
The giant monster proves to be popular enough to get another appearance in Tales to Astonish #18 and this time Gorgilla is captured and brought to New York City. This giant creature who already owes much to the legendary King Kong takes another page from that book and runs amok in the city, busting up a baseball game, and eventually scaling a famous landmark, in this case the Statue of Liberty. But Gorgilla is eventually captured and taken home to Borneo.
More monsters appear tomorrow.
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