GODZILLA ON MONSTER ISLAND qualifies as a crossover just on the basis of its "good monsters" Godzilla and Anguirus, even though Anguirus only had "collective stature" as the result of having been part of the ensemble in DESTROY ALL MONSTERS.
However, the movie is also a "proto-crossover" from the standpoint of its "bad monsters," since the story combines "established villain" King Ghidorah with "new villain" Gigan-- but only Gigan returns in a timely manner for one more Godzilla rumpus, GODZILLA VS. MEGALON. In contrast, Megalon made no more film appearances, any more than did one-shot hero Jet Jaguar, so neither the former's teamup with Gigan nor the latter's teaming with Godzilla qualifies Megalon as a crossover film. (Megalon may appear in crossover-stories within other media, though.)
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