![]() Moon Girl, a 9-year-old prodigy from modern times. The series has Devil teaming up with Lunella Lafayette, a.k.a. In 2016, Devil Dinosaur was again given his own ongoing series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Devil Dinosaur himself does not actually appear in the 1986 story, but beginning with the Fallen Angels limited series of 1987, the character has continued to make sporadic appearances in Marvel publications. ![]() After battling and destroying a robot Devil Dinosaur used in the film, Godzilla disappears once again into the ocean. ![]() During the Thing's visit, Godzilla appears. The character was not to be referenced again in a Marvel comic until 1986 when the Thing of the Fantastic Four travels to a Pacific island where " Devil Dinosaur: The Movie" is being produced. The first appearance of Devil Dinosaur after the cancellation of the original series was in Marvel's Godzilla, King of the Monsters of 1979. Marvel's most recent publications list Devil's home of origin as "Dinosaur World ( Earth-78411)", a primitive version of Earth existing in one of the many alternative universes contained within the Marvel Multiverse. Some have followed Kirby's lead and portrayed the character as being from the prehistoric past of the main Marvel continuity (sometimes referred to as " Earth-616"), while others have depicted Devil as hailing from either an alien planet or an alternate reality Earth. Writers subsequent to Kirby have approached the character's origin in various ways. Kirby writes: " After all, just where the Dinosaur met his end, and when Man first stood reasonably erect, is still shrouded in mystery". In Devil Dinosaur #1, Kirby states in the " Dinosaur Dispatches" letters column that the original intent was for Moon-Boy and Devil to be an early human and dinosaur from Earth's past. The original Devil Dinosaur series chronicled Devil and Moon-Boy's adventures in their home, "Dinosaur World." After the cancellation of Devil Dinosaur, the character's appearances were relegated to one-shot comics, cameos, and supporting roles in other series. The resulting Devil Dinosaur series was short lived, lasting only nine months (April – December 1978), and the proposed animated series never entered development. Having learned that DC Comics was working on an animated series featuring Kirby's Kamandi, Marvel attempted to one-up their competitor by instructing Kirby to create a series similar to Kamandi, but incorporating a dinosaur co-star, since dinosaurs were hugely popular with young audiences of the time. The character was created during Kirby's third stint at Marvel (1975–1978). The comic is considered a "cult classic" by Kirby fans. Publication history ĭevil Dinosaur and Moon-Boy are the creations of artist Jack Kirby who scripted and penciled all nine issues of the first series. The character and his inseparable ape-like friend, Moon-Boy, are natives of "Dinosaur World," a version of Earth in a parallel universe where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures co-exist with tribes of primitive humanoid beings. Devil Dinosaur is depicted as resembling an enormous, crimson Tyrannosaurus-like dinosaur. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Devil Dinosaur #1 (April 1978). Devil Dinosaur and Moon-Boy on the cover of Devil Dinosaur #1.ĭevil Dinosaur is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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