Trapped in the Twilight World with Jack Kirby!

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Amazing Adventures, Amazing Adventures 1961, dimetrodon, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Jack Kirby, Smilodon, tyrannosaurus, tyrannosaurus rex

Jack Kirby kicks out the prehistoric jams in “We Were Trapped in the Twilight World!”

Nothing beats using a torch to fight a dimetrodon – unless that dimetrodon is also trying to eat a cute, helpless baby. Truly demented!

Featuring a smilodon, a cro-magnon man, and a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Twilight World has no sense of actual pre-history – but it sure is a lot of fun!

Collector’s Guide:
– From Amazing Adventures #3; Marvel, 1961.
– Reprinted in the Amazing Fantasy Omnibus #1; Marvel, 2007.

Marvel published multiple series entitled “Amazing Adventures.” Don’t get this one confused with the 1970 Amazing Adventures. That was the one Kirby kicked off with stories about the Inhumans.

V. T. Hamlin’s Dinosaurs: Dinny’s Family Album in Color!

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alley oop, cephalapsis, ceratosaurus, dimetrodon, dinichthys, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, eohippus, glyptodon, golden age, plateosaurus, plesiosaurus, prehistoric, Prehistoric Animals, prehistoric birds, prehistoric mammals, pterichthys, tyrannosaurus rex, v. t. hamlin, VT Hamlin

In our quest for what Steve Bissette called “Pure” Dinosaur Comics, we discovered V.T. Hamlin. Hamlin wrote and drew Alley Oop, a caveman with a pet dinosaur named Dinny. For years, Hamlin included a feature called Dinny’s Family Album. It was a single panel in the Alley Oop strip showcasing a prehistoric dinosaur, fish, bird, or mammal. Alley Oop may not have been pure dinosaur comics, but Dinny’s Family Album sure was!

Here are some of the color images we found on the web. You will find here cephalapsis, pterichthys, dimetrodon, dinichthys, eohippus, glyptodon, phororhacos, plateosaurus, plesiosaurus, and tyrannosaurus rex!

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.

Dinny’s Family Album 1: 1934 Dinosaur Comics from V.T. Hamlin

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alley oop, brontosaurus, ceratosaurus, dimetrodon, dinichthys, Dinny's Family Album, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, eohippus, glyptodon, iguanodon, mammoth, phororhacos, plateosaurus, platybelodon, plesiosaurus, prehistoric mammals, pteranodon, stegosaurus, Triceratops, tylosaurus, tyrannosaurus rex, VT Hamlin

Here’s a special treat for you, dinosaur comics fans! Comics creator V.T. Hamlin included each Sunday in his Alley Oop newspaper strip a special panel called Dinny’s Family Album. Dinny’s Family Album offered a non-fiction look at the early 20th century’s best take on dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, and other prehistoric animals.

Today we’ll feature the strips from 1934, from September 09 to December 30. You’ll discover ceratosaurus, stegosaurus, brontosaurus, iguanodon, tylosaurus, triceratops, mammoth, tyrannosaurus rex, pteranodon, dinichthys, dimetrodon, platybelodon, glyptodon, plesiosaurus, phororhacos, plateosaurus, and eohippus!

Many thanks to Dale from HI for sharing his scan archives with us! Dinosaurs Rule!

Lotor Eats Allosaurus Eggs for Breakfast!

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Allosaurus, dimetrodon, golden age, Lotor, raccoon, Triceratops, Turok, Turok Son of Stone, tyrannosaurus rex

Alright. Before you go bagging on Lotor, WE KNOW. Raccoons, Dimetrodons, and Triceratopsians all lived in different geologic eras, separated by millions of years. But this story is pulled from the pages of Turok Son of Stone, which just happens to take place in a totally &%$#!-up reality where biologies from all periods of history coexist. It was the Savage Land of our grandfathers when they were little tykes.

That being said, Lotor is a bad-a$$. He doesn’t give a %$#@ about taking on a T-Rex bare handed. His lady Keenah has a keen eye for real estate. He steals Allosaurus eggs to feed his kids. ALLOSAURUS EGGS! We don’t care if that makes biological or historical sense or not. It rules!

As far as we can tell, Lotor appeared in only 2 stories, in Turok #6 and #7. Witness all 7 and 1/2 pages of their breath-taking beauty in the gallery below.

I Wonder How You Cook One of These!

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dimetrodon, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Frank Cho, Indie Comics, Jungle Girl, pterosaur

What a day! First, Frank Cho’s Jungle Girl escapes some blood thirsty Dimetrodons. Then, she punches a Pterosaur in the face with a crowbar! THEN she battles a giant kraken under water. All in that little animal print bikini. Amazing!

Collector’s Guide:
– From Jungle Girl Season Two #2, Dynamite Entertainment.