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Prehistoric World: End of An Era!

08 Saturday Jun 2013

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Classics Illustrated, Death of the Dinosaur, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Extinction, Gilberton, Prehistoric World, stegosaurus, trachodon, Triceratops

As part of their Classics Illustrated series, Gilberton published Prehistoric World in 1962. It takes the reader from the beginning of life, through the age of dinosaurs, into the age of mammals, and ends with a detailed look at prehistoric man. Within its 100 pages, we also learn about many key people who shaped the study of prehistoric life.

Collector’s Guide: From Classics Illustrated Special #167: Prehistoric World; 1962. Not in stock? Try it on Newkadia.

Prehistoric World: Mammals + Bones and Stone!

04 Tuesday Jun 2013

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As part of their Classics Illustrated series, Gilberton published Prehistoric World in 1962. It takes the reader from the beginning of life, through the age of dinosaurs, into the age of mammals, and ends with a detailed look at prehistoric man. Within its 100 pages, we also learn about many key people who shaped the study of prehistoric life.

Collector’s Guide: From Classics Illustrated Special #167: Prehistoric World; 1962. Not in stock? Try it on Newkadia.


Prehistoric World: The Dinosaurs!

27 Monday May 2013

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ankylosaurus, Classics Illustrated, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Gilberton, iguanodon, paleoscincus, pentaceratops, Prehistoric World, trachodon, Triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex

As part of their Classics Illustrated series, Gilberton published Prehistoric World in 1962. It takes the reader from the beginning of life, through the age of dinosaurs, into the age of mammals, and ends with a detailed look at prehistoric man. Within its 100 pages, we also learn about many key people who shaped the study of prehistoric life.

Collector’s Guide: From Classics Illustrated Special #167: Prehistoric World; 1962. Not in stock? Try it on Newkadia.






William Stout Dinosaur Trading Cards!

01 Wednesday Aug 2012

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collector cards, dinosaur, Lost Worlds by William Stout, prehistoric mammals, Smilodon, stegosaurus, Styracosaurus, trading cards, Triceratops, William Stout, Wooly Mammoth

Several years ago, William Stout’s artwork came out in a series of trading cards packaged by Comic Images as “William Stout Lost World Collector Cards.” Today we share with you the dinosaur and prehistoric mammal cards in our packages.

While we love the art, we have to warn you that time had not been entirely kind to these cards. Many of them were stuck together inside the silvery packages. You’ll see some ‘scarring’ on theses images as a result. Still, they’re cool mementos for dinosaur fans and William Stout afficionados.

If you’re not hip to William Stout, he put together one of the best modern books on the lives of dinosaurs, lavishly illustrated with day-in-the-life stories based on the latest scientific thought on dinosaur biology: The New Dinosaurs.

William Stout also did an amazing series of prehistoric murals for the San Diego Natural History Museum. His book Prehistoric Life Murals takes you through the whole process, from thumbnail sketches to a wall full of raging dino. You’ll learn a few things about the mural process on the way, and the fold-out pages replicating entire walls are astounding. Bonus: It’s a lot cheaper than flying to San Diego!




Charles Yates’ Dinosaurs: The Ceratopsians!

25 Wednesday Jul 2012

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arrhinoceratops, centrosaurus, ceratopsians, Charles Yates, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Dinosaurs an Illustrated Guide, pachyrhinosaurus, protoceratops, Styracosaurus, torosaurus, Triceratops

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 more than twenty 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.

Joining Triceratops on stage tonight are protoceratops, styracosaurus, torosaurus, pachyrhinosaurus, centrosaurus, and arrhinoceratops. Don’t let their good looks fool you — they’re ba-a-a-d dinos!




Sinclair and the Exciting World of Dinosaurs!

18 Sunday Mar 2012

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ankylosaurus, brontosaurus, corythosaurus, Dinoland, dinosaur, Matthew Kalmenoff, ornitholestes, Sinclair, Sinclair and the Exciting World of Dinosaurs, Sinclair Dinosaurs, Sinclair Oil, Smilodon, stegosaurus, struthiomimus, trachodon, Triceratops, tyrannosaurus

Today’s gallery showcases the complete 1967 booklet “Sinclair and the Exciting World of Dinosaurs.” Another one of Sinclair‘s famous free dinosaur promos, this one’s packed with great paintings on every page.

Since 1967, paleontology has updated our vision of these magnificent creatures. In 2005, for example, we found evidence of feathers on the tail of a tyrannosaur. William Stout included this incredible update in his tyrannosaur mural at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Now we conceive of their tails not dragging heavily on the ground, but in far more alert and active poses. Still, these 1960s paintings are a lot of fun.

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Thank you to reader Edward Dietrich who, in 2017, told me of an earlier printing of this booklet dated 1964, released for the Sinclair Dinoland exhibit at the New York World’s Fair, 1964-1965. He sent the following three images, which are that edition’s cover and two additional pages illustrating the exhibit.

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Sinclair Dinoland Edition – cover

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Have you seen my scans of photos from Sinclair at the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair?

Thank you to reader Mark Menendez who, in 2012, used the power of enlargement to find the artist’s signature in these images and identify him: Matthew Kalmenoff. The American Museum of Natural History says:

Matthew Kalmenoff (1905-1986)

“Kal,” as he was known to his fellow artists, was employed at the AMNH from the 1950s through the early 1970s. His work can be found in the Hall of North American Forests, the renovated Hall of North American Birds, and in the Small Mammal Corridor of the Hall of North American Mammals.

Reader Edward Dietrich adds that Kalmenoff also contributed color illustrations to a wonderful Golden Stamp Book book I loved when I was a kid: Animals of the Past. Thank you for reminding me off this forgotten treasure, and revealing its connection to the Sinclair booklet! Collectors and prehistoric animal enthusiasts can sometimes find this book on eBay and Amazon.

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cover art by Charles McVicker

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Smilodon! by Matthew Kalmenoff

Kalmenoff’s paintings from this 1970s book, along with black and white line drawings by Robert Gartland, appear to be recycled from a 1950s edition called The Golden Play Book of Animals from the Past Stamps. You can find scans of many of that edition’s interior pages and stamps at the blog Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs.

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a page of Kalmenoff’s stamps from the 1950s edition

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a page from the 1950s edition

Kalmenoff’s painted mosasaur stamp rocks my world. I want a wall-sized version. And how can you not love the Skull of Uinta Beast? It’s a doom metal album cover! This is a charming book even if it makes numerous outdated statements about dinosaur biology, such as depicting brontosaurs spending all their time in water. For a more current take on brontos, you’ll need Ted Rechlin’s awesome graphic novel, Jurassic.

And now, without further ado, please enjoy the complete 1967 edition of “Sinclair and the Exciting World of Dinosaurs!” Featuring brontosaurus, struthiomimus, trachodon, tyrannosaurus, triceratops, ankylosaurus, corythosaurus, ornitholestes, and stegosaurus.

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WOW! If, after all that, you are dying to see more paleoart from Matthew Kalmenoff, you’ll dig his black-and-white drawings from the 1956 book, All About Strange Beasts from the Past (written by Roy Chapman Andrews). Yes, you can find it on Amazon. But for samples of the interior, visit DinosaurHome, where we got the following images. If you thought Kalmenoff’s “Skull of Uinta Beast” stamp was doom metal, then check these out!

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Dinosaurs of Turok: Complete Black and White Gallery!

18 Wednesday Jan 2012

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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 fifteen, 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, brachiosaurus, 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.

Prehistoric Mammals of Young Earth: The Vanished Ones!

10 Tuesday Jan 2012

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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!

Young Earth ran two separate four-page stories; one called The Vanished Mammals and one more simply titled The Vanished Ones. The extinction so nice they drew it twice! You’ll find both stories in today’s gallery. Featuring a special guest appearance by the dinosaurs!




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

05 Monday Dec 2011

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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!

19 Friday Aug 2011

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Allosaurus, dimetrodon, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, 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 two stories, in Turok #6 and #7. Witness all 7 and 1/2 pages of their breath-taking beauty in the gallery below.




Romeo Tanghal Dinosaur Art – Brontosaurus!

16 Sunday Jan 2011

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brontosaurus, Death, dinosaur, dinosaur comics, pteranodon, Romeo Tanghal, Triceratops, war, war comics, Weird War Tales

Sweet splash panel by Romeo Tanghal for a Weird War Tales story featuring dinosaurs. You never knew dinosaurs were blue, did you? Tanghal did several splashes for the first page of Weird War Tales. All of them feature the skeletal figure of Death. They provide an introduction and framework for the story. They also set up the war comic as not being pro-war but as a critique on the violence and absurd fatality of war. Many of us remember Romeo Tanghal for his work on the Teen Titans with Marv Wolfman and George Perez.

 

Russ Heath Dinosaur Art – Triceratops!

08 Saturday Jan 2011

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We wouldn’t say this volume of Tor is a must-have, but Joe Kubert did craft some very cool vignettes in this short-lived series. We like it best for the dinosaur art like this Russ Heath gem. You can pick up whole series for about $6 if you don’t mind slightly worn but solid VG+ copies. Just try to ignore the fact that Triceratops lived a hell of lot longer ago than one million years!

Collector’s Guide: From Tor #4. See the prior post featuring Russ Heath dinosaur art from Ka-Zar.

Lizard Men! We Are Lost!

07 Friday Jan 2011

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dinosaur, dinosaur comics, Doug Moench, jungle, Ka-zar, Lizard Men, Marvel Comics, marvel value stamps, mole man value stamp, Russ Heath, Savage Land, Smilodon, Triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex, Wizard of Forgotten Flesh, Zabu

Ka-Zar: World’s Manliest Cat Lover.
From the Letters Page.

2022 Update: This was the first post here at Mars Will Send No More, way back in January 2011. Since then, the scans I painstakingly made for it somehow became FUBAR; so, eleven years later, I pilfered some pirate scans from the web to restore this post to its former glory. Along the way, I re-discovered that the letters page contains the Mole Man Value Stamp, which later became the avatar for our blogging buddy Paul at Longbox Graveyard — a truly historic comics coincidence!

Anyway, let’s rock this thing!

Doug Moench penned Wizard of Forgotten Flesh for the Ka-zar in 1974. Doug Moench did a huge amount of writing for Marvel in the 1970s: teaming up with Bill Sienkewicz for awesome Moon Knight stories, Gil Kane & George Perez on the Inhumans, Paul Gulacy on Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu, and — my personal favorites — the two Six From Sirius limited series.

That being said, Russ Heath‘s dinosaur artwork in Wizard of Forgotten Flesh speaks for itself. Dig his splash panel for page one.

Here is a the five-page sequence where Ka-zar and his buddies harness a Triceratops. They ride it into a river where they wage battle against the evil cult of serpent people.

Gotta admit: I love Zabu, the sabre-tooth tiger. One of my favorite scenes in any superhero book is Zabu and Wolverine having a conversation in animal language. That was Uncanny X-Men #116, when Chris Claremont and John Byrne took the X-men to Ka-zar’s home, the Savage Land.

Anyway, these serpent cultists are up to no good and using some ancient skull to give them power to enslave the tattooed guy’s people. The good guys free the prisoners, but the serpent priestess invokes skull power. With that power, she raises the dead to life to be her unholy soldiers.

This is a fun issue. It transplants some of the best 1970s Conan and Kull cliches and male-bonding adventures into a world of dinosaurs, and the artwork makes the script come to life. Unfortunately, it was only a fill-in from Russ Heath, and he would not again grace the pages of this series.

Collector’s Guide: From Ka-Zar #12, Marvel Comics, 1974.

If you liked that, dig the rest of our Gallery of Dinosaur Comics both old and new, or our guide to Steve Bissette’s Complete History of Dinosaur Comics.

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