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!

Prehistoric Mammals of Young Earth: Creatures of the Grasslands!

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Creatures of the Grasslands, glyptodon, megatherium, Misfits, prehistoric mammals, Smilodon, titanotherium, Turok, Turok Son of Stone, Young Earth

No collection of pure dinosaur comics is complete without the mother of all dinosaur comics, Young Earth! You will find included with today’s four-page tale Creatures of the Grassland the single page The Misfits. No, not Glen Danzig’s old band! We’re talking about Titanotherium and Megatherium! With special guest appearances by Glyptodon, Smilodon, Alticamelus, Promerychochoerus, and more!

What’s with all the -theriums? Therium comes from a word that translates as “beast”. And we don’t mean that in the somewhat monstrous connotation it carries today. It’s just a synonym for animal — as in, birds and beasts. So, MegaTherium = big beast; BrontoTherium = thunder beast; BaluchiTherium = uhhh… still working on that one, folks.

And that wraps up our presentation of the complete prehistoric mammal stories from Young Earth in Turok Son of Stone issues #1-69. We’ll be back for more Young Earth with a complete gallery of the dinosaur stories from these issues. If you thought prehistoric mammals were awesome, just wait until we look at the terrible reptiles! YES!

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!

Armadillos of the Surreal!

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Armadillo Comics, Captain Beefheart, glyptodon, Indie Comics, Jim Franklin, Jim Franklin Austin Artist, Meggan Durden, Rip Off Press, underground comix

Armadillo Comics is our new favorite comic book. Brilliantly surreal and psychedelic, with lots of armadillos! We’d love for Rip Off Press to reprint this bad boy, since the two existing issues go for anywhere from $25 to $200. But, after you see this, you may think it’s a small price to pay!

Collector’s Guide: From Armadillo Comics #2, 1st Edition; Rip Off Press, 1971. By Jim Franklin (with Ike, Meggan Durden, and Captian Beefheart)

Update: Since originally posting, we not only bought a copy of this issue, but we found some more information on artist Jim Franklin:

– Jim Franklin’s site with Original Artwork and armadillo paintings!

– 2010 Radio Interview with Jim Franklin. An awesome hour discussing the Austin music/arts scene at the time this comic was created, underground comix legends like Gilbert Shelton, and why Jim started drawing armadillos – and how it took off!

– Jim Franklin on Wikipedia and his billboard for Armadillo World Headquarters, an Austin music venue that apparently kicked major ass.