Since the launch of the blog last night, I have continued to research the fascinating scenario that brought about the absurdity of the "Robotic Devil Dinosaur". As previously mentioned, the original Devil Dinosaur was created by Jack Kirby (presented by Stan Lee) and enjoyed a short-lived nine-issue run with Marvel Comics in 1978. Since then, he has made cameo appearances in various other series, such as The Thing (1983-1986) and The Amazing Spider-Man.
I took the liberty of downloading some scans of these old, hard-to-find comic book rarities. Here is the cover of The Thing #31, in which the mechanized dinosaur makes his first and only appearance:
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| The Thing #31 |
Upon reading through this special issue, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the robosaurus as he got the living crap beat out of him by an overzealous Thing, apparently unaware that it is merely an elaborate movie prop. If only Jurassic Park had come out a decade earlier...
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| Control yourself, man! Can't you see this is just movie?! Think of the children! |
According to Wikizilla, the site through which I initially discovered our blog-tastic hero, Godzilla appears out of ocean near the movie set, terrorizing the actors and crew. The mecha-Devil Dino puts up a fight against the real creature, but is no match for it and is destroyed. I was looking forward to the cameo of the iconic monster, but was disappointed when I saw this:
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| IMPOSTER!! |
As it turns out, this isn't Godzilla at all, but some giant generic lizard. They don't even address him as Godzilla, or any name for that matter. I suppose that would cause a lot of licensing issues with appearance and all that, so it makes sense that they would opt for a plain-looking, forgettable creature.
Needless to say, I feel that I have been lied to by Wikizilla, but I'm not one to hold a grudge for this sort of thing. However, I'm not about to accept just any big lizard as the classic monster. I am curious as to why the wiki claims as such. It's clearly homage, but not the big guy himself.
If anything, this only adds to the spirit of this blog, searching deep into the murkiness and obscurity of forgotten popular culture. The origin of the "Robotic Devil Dinosaur" was skewed by an overzealous fan-site willing to label any giant lizard as Godzilla. The internet is a terribly wondrous place, and it feels good to have some concrete evidence about the origin of this blog. Here we have finally exposed the truth in all its hideous glory.
Bask in it, fellow readers, for tomorrow is another day, and a new dawn awaits.
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