Showing posts with label comic. Show all posts
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Saturday, 8 February 2014

Funny looking dinosaurs in vintage comics Part 4

Quite often, we just don't pay enough attention to the detail the comic book artists put into their artwork. I'll try to analyse a few vintage comic book covers for you. They are just packed with action and information!


"... Modern Man versus Ancient Beast!!"
A Neanderthal man carrying a "modern" sleeping beauty under his left arm is preparing to check out the deep tendon reflexes of an old and grumpy T. rex, by hitting his knee with a rather nasty looking stone axe. Another T. rex is emerging behind the palms, to help out her (his?) partner.



A wannabe T.rex monster emerging from the yellow lake to scare the small brave and unarmed  research party, consisting of two male members, one female and a couple of cute hovering robots. There seem to be something even worse than the three stories high, toothy monster that obviously intends to either eat the alive part of the team, or step on them, or both. Because the two men are staring into the other approaching danger, that is obviously, a little bit to the right and behind the "T.rex". Maybe they arrived just at the moment the asteroid was to hit the (another ) Earth (in another universe)? Thus, they will be probably saved from the T.rex, still unaware of his imminent demise, just to be obliterated by the asteroid a few moments later. Alas, one cannot escape his/her kismet.



A brave soldier pinned down to the ground by the mighty Triceratops tail has enough strength and courage to warn  Kona of a tossed grenade. The grenade is either the size of a large pineapple, or it's flying well over Kona's head. So the warning was unnecessary. Triceratops directed by the grenadier villain, smashes an American tank, of apparently very poor quality, to pulp. The other villain, riding the head of  a T. rex lookalike theropod shoots the bursts of gun-fire at the Triceratops.  He is probably angry because the animal is blocking his view towards the laying, but still alive, G-man and Kona. He just can't make a clear shot! Damned Triceratops! Drop dead!
The stone-age Kona has no problems in handling the modern-looking machine gun.

Thursday, 6 February 2014

Funny looking dinosaurs in vintage comics Part 3



Really hilarious Brontosaurus (now officially called Apatosaurus) on this old panel cartoon. The smile on his face is just precious. The Pteranodon, on the other side, looks pretty grumpy.


Besides  the two headed dragon beast, the planet Mongo's obviously supported some nasty Stegosaur-like creatures that  had some peculiar fangs in their jaws. Lucky for Flash Gordon and his pals, the animals seem to be very slow and clumsy, so the brave hero can cut them down with his sabre before they can do any harm.

Wonder Woman appears to be lassoing a dinosaur-looking creature... or is it a dragon? Or is it a man in a rubber suit? A stone age woman coming running to help her or the "dinosaur pet"?
Instead of having her for a lunch, the dirty old T. rex seems to be more interested in ripping off her clothes. Precision at work!

The three jungle girls (from which jungle?) armed with toothpick spears and a revolver (?) are charging the formidable  (vaguely) Triceratops looking animal, to save their companion whose foot is trapped under a dry twig (?). Another woman is jumping from the tree on the animal's back. The women have extremely long legs, while the "Triceratops" has some extra toes. In total about 8-10 on each front foot, instead of 5.


For a change, here is my Supergirl vs. Pteranodon flock drawing from 2005: