The notition that these characters are public domain to begin with is that because they appeared in comics with improper notification before the release of the movie, they are public domain. The Konga novelization came out years before the comics adaptation, and first appearance is typically what matters. Just trying to err on the side of caution. Posting an "I think but don't know" accomplishes nothing. So check them and then bring it up if you're right. Reptisaurus is proably fine since he's not Reptilicus. I supsect they have proper notifications, but until I actually see them, I can't be sure. It seems like the novelizations of the films were released before the comics and the copyright notifications in those would need to be checked. I'm trying to track down some reasonably priced copies to make sure, but I think Gorgo and Konga may not be PD.
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