Valley of the Dinosaurs (1975 Charlton) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Apr 1975 by Charlton Comics Group.$99.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)
- Label #4330946007
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Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes, Jim Hanley and Mike Pellowski. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. The Neanderthals want to flee the valley when the nearby volcano signals an eruption, but John insists they stay and reroute the lava flow instead. Seeking shelter from a storm in a cave, Katie, Digger and Glump encounter The Blind Ones. Children Greg and Tana learn about the legend of Bigfoot - only in the Valley of the Dinosaurs, it's not just a legend. Fight the Angry Mountain; Engine Trouble in Space!; The Blind Ones; Legend of Bigfoot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #2
Published Jun 1975 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.70
$7.70
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes, Jim Hanley and Mike Pellowski. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. John and Gorok discover a troglodyte has been forcing a neighboring tribe of ape-men to steal food for him. Katie and Greg are kidnapped as pawns in a dispute between the cave-dwellers and the river tribes. To save themselves, they must find the stolen jade skull, a symbol of peace. Strange Marauders; The Jade Skull; Trip to the Center of the Earth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #3
Published Jul 1975 by Charlton Comics Group.$4.40
$4.40
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by John Byrne, Fred Himes, and Mike Pellowski. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. A close encounter with a dinosaur causes John, Katie and Greg to seek shelter in yet another unexplored cave, where they incur the wrath of the shaman Mata-Zin. But when they defy Mata-Zin, he subjects them to giant spiders and sea monsters. A backup story features a spot illustration from very early in the career of comics legend John Byrne. The Challenge of Mata-Zin; Katies Challenge; Visit to the Bottom of the Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #4
Published Aug 1975 by Charlton Comics Group.$4.49
$3.60
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes, Jim Hanley, and Mike Pellowski. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. A rogue T-Rex, aged and no longer capable of fighting dinosaurs, decides to go after the human and Neanderthal families instead. They must join forces and pull out the heavy artillery to survive. The family explores an underwater cavern and discover a lost civilization of lizard-men. Rogue Rex; The Children of Zutra; The Prey of the Eagles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #5
Published Dec 1975 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.70
$4.49
$4.49
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes, Jim Hanley, and Mike Pellowski. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. Greg and Tana disappear into the dangerous land known to the Neanderthals as "Rainfire." Access to Rainfire is difficult; luckily, the Neanderthals have a hang-glider! Kungar returns to the valley after his long exile, and trouble soon follows. Rainfire; Return of the Exile; The Bats in the Dungeon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #6
Published Feb 1976 by Charlton Comics Group.$4.49
$4.49
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. Even with all the strange beings they've met in the Valley of the Dinosaurs so far, the Butlers are still not prepared to meet The Creatures. A strange visitor from another valley has learned to control the dinosaurs. He has taken over his own valley, and now he sets his sights on the Valley of the Dinosaurs. Creatures; Lord of the Reptiles; The Shining Dream. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #7
Published Apr 1976 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.70
$4.49
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. Katie falls off a loose cliff while picking strawberries and winds up on Death Island; the others must save her. But that means daring to trespass against the Amazons of Skull Island. Two ape-men even more primitive than their Neanderthal friends set out to capture the Butlers. Welcome to Death island; The Beasts from Snow Mountain; Captured by the Cliff Men. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #8
Published Jun 1976 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.70
$3.60
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. The Butlers' attempt to escape the Valley of the Dinosaurs by hot-air balloon leads them to the temple of the Nepa-Talu. Soon they have discovered the entire lost city of the Nepa-Talu - but it's not abandoned. Part 1: The Temple of Nepa-Talu; Part 2: The Secret of Nepa-Talu; The Cave of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #9
Published Aug 1976 by Charlton Comics Group.$9.00
$4.49
$4.49
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. An earthquake in the swamp unleashes a horned, demon-like beast unlike anything seen in history or prehistory. Greg is captured by the Bird-Men Tribe, who accuse him of stealing the Sacred Stone. The human and Neanderthal families learn that the shaman Sha-Mir is seeking a scapegoat for the loss of the Sacred Stone. The Incredible Mud Demon; The Great Stone Robbery; Bride Battle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #10
Published Oct 1976 by Charlton Comics Group.$4.49
$4.49
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. The family is befriended by a stegosaur that rescues Greg from a giant snake, then takes on a sabre-toothed cat. Katie and Tana are captured by a dinosaur-eating tribe, to be used as bait to draw the big meat-eaters. The human and Neanderthal families prepare a rescue mission to save them. Mans Worst Friend; The Tribe That Ate Monsters; Duel with the Dragon Men. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #11
Published Dec 1976 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.70
Cover by Fred Himes. Stories and art by Fred Himes and Don Perlin. Dinosaur art aplenty as a family is stranded in a lost valley of prehistoric creatures and people; based on the animated TV series. Torrential rains threaten to collapse the dam and flood the village. During repairs, Katie and Lok are captured by a nomadic tribe of "ape men." John and Gorok lead the search for them, encountering a T-Rex along the way. Plus fun facts about sea otters, with art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. The Attack of the Apemen; Trapped by a Tyrannosaurus; Sea Otters. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.
