Reptisaurus

Silver Age Origin
Described in his first appearance as a mutant pterodactyl, Reptisaurus and his mate spent millennia in a state of suspended animation on their desert island home until atomic testing awoke the creatures from their slumber. After awakening, the monsters and their offspring ended up saving the Earth from an invasion of aliens from Jupiter looking to colonize the Earth. Victorious, Reptisaurus and his family then retreated deep underground to slumber for another 100,000 years.

However after some time passed, Reptisaurus and his mate soon awaken and after circumventing the globe looking for food, they encounter each other in Florida. Initial, the military believed they were fighting but it turned out to be their courtship ritual.

The military then tried to eliminate the monster by firing an atomic missile, but Reptisaurus emerged from the blast unscathed and made it way to China where it fell in love with a mechanical dragon. The Russains and the Chinese try to use the robot as a Trojan horse by filling it with remote detonated explosives to kill Reptisaurus when it got close. Once again the blast left him unharmed, but heartbroken that his new mate was destroyed. The monster retreated to the Himalayas to recover where the Abominable Snowman observed him.

Silver Age Appearances

 * Gorgo #12
 * Reptilicus #1-2
 * Reptisaurus #3-8
 * Reptisaurus Special Edition #1

Renewal Notes

 * Like many Charlton Characters such as Tyro Team and Shape, the later appearances of Reptisaurus are in the public domain thanks to a lack of a proper copyright notice. This is because any work published without a proper copyright notice between 1923 and 1977 are in the public domain. His early appearances are public domain due to lack of renewal and lack of a proper copyright notice.