Matthew Kalmenoff painted dinosaur postcards

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ankylosaurus, brachiosaurus, brontosaurus, dinosaur, dinosaur books, Matthew Kalmenoff, ornithomimus, painting, plateosaurus, postcards, tyrannosaurus rex

Reader Ed Dietrich sent us these postcards as a follow-up to what we’ve shared of the late Kalmenoff’s artwork for The Golden Stamp Book of Animals of the Past and Sinclair Oil’s Exciting World of Dinosaurs booklet. Ed says these cards from publisher Dover bear a 1985 copyright date, which means they come from a book you can still get inexpensively on Amazon: Dinosaur Postcards in Full Color. The complete set contains 24 postcards. Here are five to whet your prehistoric appetite!

Charles Yates’ Dinosaurs: Brachiosaurus!

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brachiosaurus, Camarasaurus, Charles Yates, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Dinosaurs an Illustrated Guide, Euhelopus

Charles Yates’ “Dinosaurs: An Illustrated Guide” showcases tons of completely awesome dinosaur drawings. No dinosaur comics enthusiast should be without it! “Dinosaurs” has been out of print for over 20 years and can be hard to find. We present this work with the permission of artist Charles Yates and writer Gary Reed. Gary, now a science teacher, notes that some of the science may be out of date due to new discoveries, but was the best information available at the time.

Collector’s Guide:
-From Dinosaurs: An Illustrated Guide #1 (Carnivores) and #2 (Herbivores).
– Sometimes available on Amazon: Issue One, Issue Two.

Appearing today with Brachiosaurus are special guest stars Camarasaurus and Euhelopus! Yes!

Dinosaurs of Turok: Complete Black and White Gallery!

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ankylosaurus, brachiosaurus, brontosaurus, compsognathus, diatryma, dimetrodon, dinornis, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, hesperornis, icthyornis, icthyosaurus, iguanodon, ornithomimus, paleoscincus, parasaurolophus, phororhacos, plesiosaurus, prehistoric birds, protoceratops, pteranodon, pterodactyl, ramphorynchus, stegosaurus, stenoterygius, Styracosaurus, trachodon, Triceratops, Turok, Turok Son of Stone, tylosaurus

No collection of pure dinosaur comics is complete without the mother of all dinosaur comics, Young Earth! Young Earth appeared in the golden age comic, Turok Son of Stone. Published first under the Dell imprint and then by Gold Key, Turok sees the light of day again in an archival reprint series by Dark Horse. We will share with you the complete original educational series of dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, and other animals of prehistoric earth. Enjoy!

Today we share with you a complete collection of the black and white Dinosaur features from the inside covers of Turok Son of Stone, issues #1-69. That’s 15 pulse-pounding dinos in your face! Heck, we’ll even throw in a full color dimetrodon feature from one of the back covers. A must have for any serious collector of pure dinosaur comics!

Some of the mighty dinosaurs you will encounter in today’s gallery: Styracosaurus, trachodon, brontosaurus, iguanodon, ornithomimus, stegosaurus, brachiosaurusm protoceratops, ankylosaurus, triceratops, parasaurolophus, compsognathus, and paleoscincus (misspelled here as paleoscinus).

Also, the swimming reptiles (not really dinos but shared the earth with them): tylosaurus, stenoterygius, icthyosaurus, and plesiosaurus.

The flying reptiles: pteranodon, pterodactyl, and ramphorynchus.

Dimetrodon was not a dino but a pre-cursor, but he’s cool enough to make the grade here. Don’t believe the hype about him facing a T. Rex – dimetrodon was extinct by the Cretaceous period when T. Rex lived. We’ve learned a little more about the dinos since the 1950s!

Finally, you’ll find some of the prehistoric birds, descendents of the dinos: hesperornis, icthyornis, dinornis, phororhacos, and diatryma.

Think you can handle all that?! Then enjoy our gallery!

We invite you to:
Shop for original issues of Turok.
Choose an archival edition of Turok.
Browse our galleries of Dinosaurs or Dinosaur Comics.
See all our Young Earth or Turok exhibits.
Like Young Earth? You’ll love Age of Reptiles and Prehistoric Mammals.

Alive and Ready to KILL!

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brachiosaurus, Changeling, dinosaur, George Perez, Marv Wolfman, New Teen Titans, Teen Titans

Sometimes you just have to transform into a massive dinosaur and tangle with Amazon babes! Changeling shows us how it’s done in this wild dino scene!

Brachiosaurus drawn by George Perez, script by Marv Wolfman.

Collector’s Guide:
– From The New Teen Titans. DC Comics.
– Reprinted in the DC Archive Edition New Teen Titans hardcover, 1999.