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For the video game series see Turok video games; for the cosmologist with this surname, see Neil Turok. Neil Geoffrey Turok holds the Chair of Mathematical Physics (1967 at Cambridge University.
Turok #1 by Valiant Comics
Turok #1 by Valiant Comics

Turok is a fictional American comic book character initially in comics from Western Publishing published through licensee Dell Comics. An American comic book is a small Magazine originating in the United States and containing a Narrative in the Comics form Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co Dell Comics was the Comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in Pulp magazines. He first appeared in Four Color Comics #596 (1954), then graduated to his own title, Turok, Son of Stone. In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Four Color, also known as Four Color Comics and One Shots, was an extremely prolific American Comic book Gold Key Comics and Valiant Comics later published the character. Gold Key Comics was an Imprint of Western Publishing created for Comic books distributed to Newsstands History Gold Key Valiant Comics was an American Comic book Publishing company founded by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, writer/artists

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Publishing history

Western Publishing

The original comic was illustrated by Rex Maxon. The writer-creator credit for the characters of Turok and Andar is disputed, with historians citing Matthew H. Murphy, Gaylord Du Bois and Paul S. Newman as the feature's earliest writers. Gaylord McIlvaine Du Bois (as it appears on his baptism certificate or DuBois (He signed it both ways as two words both capitalized and as one word with a capital "B" Paul S Newman ( April 29, 1924 &ndash May 30, 1999) was an American writer of Comic books, Comic strips, and

The Western Publishing version of Turok was a pre-Columbian Native American who, along with his brother Andar, became trapped in an isolated valley populated by dinosaurs, which they called "honkers". The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. The Du Bois stories involve Turok and Andar seeking a way out. Du Bois was influenced by his visits to Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico and developed the "Lost Valley" from his visits to the area. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park located in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America.

After two appearances in Four Color #596 and #656, the title ran 27 issues (#3-29) from publisher Dell Comics (1956-62); then issues #30-125 (1962-80) from Gold Key Comics; and finally issues #126-130 (1981-82) back under the Whitman Comics imprint. Dell Comics was the Comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in Pulp magazines. Gold Key Comics was an Imprint of Western Publishing created for Comic books distributed to Newsstands History Gold Key

The first Turok one-shot (Four Color #596) was originally written by Du Bois as a "Young Hawk" story. "Young Hawk" was an earlier Native American comic book feature Du Bois created, which appeared in Dell's The Lone Ranger comic-book series. The Lone Ranger is an American, long-running Old-time radio and early Television show created by George W

In "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title, transcribed by Randall Scott," on page 51 (which is in the Lone Ranger section), one entry reads, "Young Hawk Finds World Below. 16p. For Young Hawk one-shot, 1954. Sent November 22, 1953. " The very first Turok story, in Four Color #596, is "Turok and the World Below," 16 pages. In the "Account Books", the entry after the next (from the one previously cited), also page 51, reads, "Young Hawk Conquers the Terrible Ones. 18p. For Young Hawk one-shot, 1954. Sent December 14, 1953. " The second Turok story, in Four Color #596, is "Turok and the Terrible Ones," 18 pages. Young Hawk has transformed into Turok.

As late as issue #8 of Turok, Du Bois's last scripts for the series, when the artists had long since established Turok as an adult, Du Bois continued to introduce the two Turok stories in that issue (as he had in previous issues) by describing Turok and Andar as "youths," more befitting Young Hawk than Turok (though Andar was depicted as a youth). The first story in that issue begins, "Turok and Andar, Indian youths, have found their way into a strange network of deep canyons in the Carlsbad area, where ancient forms of life still exist. . . They have found no way to get out. " The second Turok story in that issue begins, "Trapped in a deep canyon in the Carlsbad area of New Mexico, Turok and Andar, two Indian youths, have met ancient forms of life which have disaIn Du Bois' last Turok story (issue #8, "Turok Seeks the Trail to Freedom", in which Turok encounters a herd of horses, which he calls "slim-legged creatures," having no word for them, as the horse had not yet been introduced to the Americas by the Spanish), Turok scales the cliffs, and escapes the Lost Valley. He is out, but he returns for Andar, who was wounded. Then an avalanche permanently seals the way out, and the series begins anew. Paul S. Newman wrote the Turok stories afterward. Paul S Newman ( April 29, 1924 &ndash May 30, 1999) was an American writer of Comic books, Comic strips, and

Valiant Comics

When the character appeared in Valiant Comics, the concept and setting were altered slightly. Turok and Andar were now 18th century Native Americans. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. The isolated valley became the Lost Land - a cosmic anomaly where time moved in a self-contained loop (which meant that while millions of years passed outside of it, inside it, time barely moved at all). Unity, a line-wide Valiant Comics crossover, altered the concept even further. Unity was a company-wide " crossover " story published by Valiant Comics in the summer of 1992. The crossover's main villain, a psychotic, super-powered being known as Mothergod used the Lost Land as the base of operations. Mothergod ( Erica Pierce) is a fictional character from Valiant Comics. She outfitted the dinosaurs with intelligence-boosting implants, turning them into "bionisaurs". In the aftermath of the final battle between Mothergod and Valiant Universe heroes, the Lost Land began to disappear. Turok wound up tossed into the jungles of then present-day Colombia. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Andar landed in parts unknown. Unfortunately for Turok, a group of bionisaurs made it to Earth along with him. Since then, he became a ruthless bionisaur hunter. Valiant published a total of 53 issues before Acclaim purchased them, including Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #0-47, Original Turok, Son of Stone #1 & 2, Turok Dinosaur Hunter Yearbook in 1994, and the two-issue mini-series Turok the Hunted in 1996.

Acclaim Comics

When Acclaim purchased Valiant and relaunched the Turok title, Turok changed yet again. This time, he was re-imagined by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Rafael Kayanan as a young Native American boy from a long line of dinosaur hunters. Fabian Nicieza (born Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 31, 1961) is an American Comic book Writer and Rafael Kayanan (born September 13 1962 Manila) is a Filipino -born naturalised American Comic book artist.

It is explained that Turok, translates to "Son of Stone" and the previous Turok (from the Valiant comics) was named Tal'set. Though in this series he is not the last Turok, before the series main character, Joshua Fireseed.

Fictional character biography

Turoks have included, in chronological order from earliest to most recent:

In other media

Video games

Main article: Turok video games

The first Turok video game, titled Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, was released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 console. Turok 2 Seeds of Evil is a First-person shooter Video game for the Nintendo 64, Windows and the Game Boy Color. Turok 3 Shadow of Oblivion is a Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color video game released in August 2000 Turok Dinosaur Hunter is a First-person shooter Video game released for the Nintendo 64 game console and later for Microsoft Windows The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market The game was followed by numerous sequels, released for Nintendo 64, Game Boy, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. The most recent game, titled simply Turok, was released in 2008 for PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS.

Mobile games

The initial mobile game was developed by Disney's Living Mobile Studios and released by Touchstone in 2008. A touchstone is a small tablet of dark stone such as Fieldstone, Slate, or Lydite, used for Assaying Precious metal Alloys In it, Joseph Turok is a member of the Whiskey Company's elite squad. Turok survives an airplane crash, and must fend off dinosaurs.

Books

After the success of the Turok video games, a series of Turok novels came out, dealing with the same storyline as the games. The first book was titled Way of the Warrior. The second, Seeds of Evil, was written by Michael Tetelbaum and concerned Turok's fight against the Primagen, and their friend Barry are threatened by the Campaigner, and Turok must fight in an arena. A fourth novel, Path Of Destruction, was published in January 1999.

Animated DVD

In early 2008, a 70-minute animated DVD titled "Turok: Son of Stone" was released by Classic Media. Classic Media Inc is an American Production company /distributor of family programming acquired in 2007 by UK-based rival Entertainment Rights. The screen story was written by Evan Baily and Tony Bedard, with a screenplay by Bedard. Adam Beach provides the voice of Turok, with Irene Bedard as the voice of Catori (the wife of Turok's brother), Robert Knepper as the villain Chichak, and Cree Summer as the voice of Sapinta. Adam Ruebin Beach (born November 11, 1972) is a Golden Globe nominated Canadian Actor of Saulteaux descent Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Native American characters in a variety of films Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor He currently has a starring role as T-Bag in the Fox network's drama Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969 in Los Angeles California) best known as Cree Summer, is an American born Actress Curt Geda, Dan Riba, and Frank Squillace each directed a third of the movie. Dan Riba is an American television director of animated cartoons Ex-Disney (Aladdin & Hercules) producer Tad Stones was the supervising director. Aladdin is an Animated television series made by Walt Disney Television which aired from 1994 to 1996 based on the original 1992 feature. Hercules The Animated Series is an animated series based on the Disney 's 1997 feature film and the Greek myth. Tad Stones (born c.1952 in Burbank California) is an American Animator, Screenwriter, producer and director [1] A trailer has been released. [2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Press release announcing release date for Turok, Son of Stone direct-to-DVD animated movie.
  2. ^ Turok: Son of Stone - Movie Trailer. Retrieved on 2008-01-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.

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