Devil Dinosaur
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Devil Dinosaur is a Marvel Comics character who resembles a tyrannosaurus rex. He first appeared in Devil Dinosaur #1 (April 1978). Devil Dinosaur is from Dinosaur World, a planet where dinosaurs still exist and human life is primitive. In the first issue of Devil Dinosaur, creater Jack Kirby in the "Dinosaur Dispatches" letters column (see image) states that the original intent was for Moon-Boy and Devil to be an early human and dinosaur from Earth's past. Kirby writes: "After all, just where the Dinosaur met his end, and when Man first stood reasonably erect, is still shrouded in mystery." Later, it was retconned that the characters were a humanoid and a dinosaur-like creature from an alternate universe ("Earth-78411" in the Marvel Multiverse).
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[edit] History
Devil Dinosaur was nearly burned to death by a tribe of Killer-Folk, hostile beings native to his planet, but was rescued by Moon-Boy, a young member of a rival tribe, the Small-Folk. Exposure to the fire activated a mutation in the dinosaur which gave him powers greater than others of his species and turned his skin from olive green to flame red. Devil Dinosaur is fiercely loyal to his constant companion Moon-Boy and seems more intelligent than the average dinosaur (as they are portrayed in the comic).
[edit] Publication History
The original Devil Dinosaur series lasted nine issues, the last issue being published in December, 1978. After the original series was canceled, Devil Dinosaur made an appearance in issues #21 and #22 of Marvel's 1979 Godzilla series and also appeared in the 1987 Fallen Angels mini-series with members of the New Mutants. At various times Devil Dinosaur and Moon-boy have encountered Ghost Rider, the Ringmaster, and Spider-Man. Most recently they have taken up residence in the Savage Land. In 2005 Marvel announced the October publication of four "Marvel Monsters" one-shot comic books; Devil Dinosaur was included in the group. The issue was drawn and co-written by Eric Powell, who writes and illustrates The Goon for Dark Horse Comics.
[edit] Trivia
The original Devil Dinosaur series was written with the hopes of it being picked up as an animated series.
Devil Dinosaur was created during Kirby's third stint at Marvel, which ran from 1976 until the early 1980s.
