Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Earth-78411/Dinosaur World) "Big One" (giant)
Occupation: Hunter
Group Membership: Big Ones/Giant Folk
Affiliations: Giant Folk; Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy
Enemies: Formerly Devil Dinosaur
Known Relatives: Ruka (son)
Aliases: "A killer of beasts without equal" (as referred to by Ruka)
Base of Operations: Somewhere outside of the Valley of Flame, Dinosaur World
First Appearance: Devil Dinosaur#3 (June, 1978)
Powers/Abilities: The Giant had incredible strength and durability, and was able to defeat scores of dinosaurs in the Valley of Flame with his bare hands, even swinging a stegosaurus around like a baseball bat. He was a giant of approximately the same height as Devil Dinosaur, but much leaner.
He wore a helmet fashioned from the skull of a triceratops.
Height: Unrevealed (20'; by approximation, see
comments)
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Grayish-brown
Other distinguishing features: With the exception of his face,
hands, and feet, his entire body was covered with grayish-brown fur.
History:
(Devil Dinosaur#2 - (fb) - BTS) - On
Dinosaur World, this unidentified hunter was one of a race of giant
proto-humanoids (see comments) who lived near the volcanic
Valley of Flame. He had gained great notoriety for his hunting skills,
and at some point in the past, he sired a son: Ruka.
(Devil Dinosaur#2 - BTS) - Accompanied by Ruka, the Giant presumably went to the Valley of Flame to hunt; but Ruka separated from his father and hid (see comments).
(Devil Dinosaur#3) - One night, Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy were awakened from sleep by fearful screams, and frightened dinosaurs stampeded throughout the Valley of Flame. Devil and Moon Boy rushed to investigate, dodging trees that were being thrown around like twigs, until Devil was struck by a massive boulder, which knocked him over. Moon Boy feared that a demonic presence had taken up residence in their valley ("Nothing that roams this valley could have done this! We are pursuing an evil presence from the Spirit World!"). Shortly afterward, in the distant darkness, Moon Boy saw a terrifying creature silhouetted against a raging volcanic fire--"a giant two-foot" (a giant proto-humanoid biped) with the head of "a Thunder-Horn" (a triceratops).
Early the next morning, Moon Boy sneaked away while Devil still slept, to look for the mysterious fearsome creature he had seen the night before, or learn if it was all just a dream. He searched for a short time, then was nearly trampled beneath the Giant's feet as he stumbled upon the battle between a "Bone-Back" (a stegosaurus) and the Giant (who was wearing a triceratops skull as a helmet, hence Moon-Boy's earlier confusion). Moon-Boy watched in horror as the Giant picked up the dinosaur and swung it around like a baseball bat, all the while demanding "Give me what is mine!"; then the Giant shouted a single word: "RUKA!" Moon Boy ran away to find Devil, realizing only his dinosaur companion had the power to defeat this giant, but he was snatched up by the hand of Ruka.
When Devil awoke and saw that Moon Boy was missing, he went to search for his little companion, only to find the land around him filled with carnage--dead and wounded dinosaurs littered the valley, and Devil became enraged, fearing for Moon-Boy's safety. Following the path of carnage, Devil quickly came upon the Giant. Although the Giant admired the color of Devil's hide and his noble bearing, he was far more concerned with finding his son, so he punched Devil and lunged at him, catching him in a terrible death grip; but Devil managed to kick him away. The Giant punched Devil again, but Devil had had enough--having never known such anger, the enraged and crafty dinosaur decided that the boastful outsider must die like a witless animal in a common trap! Devil then turned, pretending to flee, and as the Giant broke off a tree to use as a spear, Devil kicked a pile of boulders into the Giant's face, insuring he'd follow, right to the inescapable tar bog.
Meanwhile, another giant--the child, Ruka--was holding Moon Boy as a pet. Realizing that Ruka was the name the Giant was shouting, Moon-Boy slipped his leash and headed off to inform Devil of what was going on. With the giant child hot on his heels, Moon-Boy reached the bog just as Devil had drawn the Giant into the trap. When the Giant lunged at him with the tree-trunk spear, Devil swatted him with his tail, and the Giant fell into the ooze of the inescapable swamp. As Ruka saw his father sinking, he screamed for someone to help; Moon-Boy rushed over to Devil and explained the situation to him: "Don't let him die! The Giant is not a demon or an enemy! He came here by chance! See! It is a cub he seeks among us--a foolish cub who wandered into our valley! Heed my words, Great Brother! The Giant is not a threat! His cub was lost, and the pain of this caused his stormy rages!" Devil then snapped off a tree with his powerful jaws and extended it to his trapped foe, pulling the Giant to safety.
After he was freed from the bog by Devil, the Giant was grateful ("I misjudged the beast! He is wondrous indeed!"), and he was finally reunited with his son; but Ruka demanded that his sire punish Devil for almost causing his death. After Moon Boy advised him to think well upon the cause of all the trouble, the Giant picked up his wayward son and replied, "Never fear! I shall mete out punishment where it is richly deserved!"
As he carried Ruka under his arm and walked back to their home, the Giant promised a truce of peace with the rulers of the Valley of Flame--Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy.
Comments: Created by Jack Kirby.
A wonderful story, the seemingly evil monster turning out to be just a worried parent searching for his lost child. I especially like the message Moon-Boy states at the end, "This is a good thing, Devil! By showing MERCY, you achieve HONOR!", whatever happened to such noble ideas?
The Giant may have thought that Ruka was lost, but his son was close enough to grab Moon-Boy, who had just run a little ways from the Giant; I think that brat heard his father calling, but he just didn't want to go home yet because he was having too much fun. I'll bet he got a sound thrashing when they got home!
As he watched the Giant fighting the stegosaurus, Moon Boy thought to himself, "He's almost as large as Devil..."--the Devil Dinosaur profile in Marvel Monsters: From the Files of Ulysses Bloodstone and the Monster Hunters mentioned that Devil was 25 feet tall (standing upright), so Giant was just a little shorter.
Giant and Ruka were the only members of the "Big Ones" ever seen, but since Ruka implied there were others (see main image of his profile), presumably there were an unspecified number of this gargantuan tribe.
So how did that tribe get so big? Maybe they were once a normal-sized offshoot of one of the other proto-humanoid tribes of Earth-78411/Dinosaur World [e.g. Hill Folk, Killer-Folk] whose members were somehow exposed to size-altering Pym Particles.--Ron Fredricks
New and additional images by Ron Fredricks.
Profile by Darc_Light.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Giant of Earth-78411/Dinosaur World should not be confused with:
images: (without ads)
Devil Dinosaur I#3, p8, pan5 (main image - Giant, ripping tree from ground)
Devil Dinosaur I#3, p10, pan3 (headshot - Giant)
Devil Dinosaur I#3, p8, pan1 (Giant swinging stegosaurus)
Devil Dinosaur I#3, p8, pan4 (Giant calls for Ruka; Moon-Boy [foreground])
Appearances:
Devil Dinosaur#3 (June, 1978) - Jack Kirby (writer/pencils/editor), Mike Royer (inks/letters), Petra Goldberg (colors), Archie Goodwin (consulting editor)
First posted: 12/14/2003
Last updated: 08/28/2025
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