Devil Dinosaur 1978 #1 - mid-grade - $12.99

Moon Boy watches his protector Devil Dinosaur (a red Tyrannosaurus Rex) defend his valley (called the Valley of Flame) from "Thunder-Horn" (Triceratops). He defeats him by knocking him off a cliff. After the battle, Moon Boy reminisces about first meeting Devil, when Devil was a baby and the sole survivor of his family being massacred by the Killer Folk (brown furred cavemen). Fires from a nearby volcano had turned Devil's skin red, and Moon Boy nursed the wounded Devil back to health with the two becoming brothers. Meanwhile the Killer-Folk have a new leader and plan on destroying Devil.

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #152, January 1978.

• Devil Dinosaur and Moon-Boy - Moon Boy is a member of the Small-Folk; blue furred cavemen. When he brought Devil Dinosaur to meet his people they fled in fear leaving Moon Boy alone. Moon Boy helped the young Devil Dinosaur because he saved Moon Boy from a "Leaper" (Anchisaurus) by flinging it onto some rocks. Devil Dinosaur had been hunting down the Killer-Folk ever since they murdered his family, and they live in constant fear of him. The Valley of the Flame is so named because there are numerous volcanoes in the valley.
• - First letters page, but no letters as it is the first issue. Instead, there is an introduction by Jack Kirby, who invites readers to write in. Includes an illustration taken from the 2nd and 3rd pages of the next issue (#2).
• - Stan announces the new How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way book. Includes illustrations taken from the covers of How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way (Simon and Schuster, 1978 series) and Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #41.
• Spider-Man Spoils a Snatch - Advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes.