The first recorded discover of dinosaur fossils occurred in 1820 and, since then, dinosaur remains have been found on all seven continents.  Richard Owen, an English anatomist, came up with the word “Dinosauria” in 1842. The word comes from the Greek word “deinos,” meaning terrible or fearfully great, and “sauros,” meaning reptile or lizard. He applied the term to three animals that fossilized bones had been found of over the previous few decades.

Today, we celebrate Dinosaur Day with Devil Dinosaur!

Devil Dinosaur and his sidekick, Moonboy, were created by Jack Kirby in 1978.  Marvel comics put out 9 issues of Devil Dinosaur, all written and penciled by Kirby, before canceling the series.  Despite the end of his own title, Devil Dinosaur continued to appear in other comics as an occasional guest star.  In 2015, Devil Dinosaur got a second series, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, which ran for 47 issues.

Here are the nine covers of Devil Dinosaur!