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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Reading Order

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During his third stint at Marvel (1975-1978), Jack Kirby — famous for being the co-creator of characters like Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, the X-Men and more — wrote the improbable Devil Dinosaur series. Marvel wanted a similar series to Kirby’s Kamandi published by DC but with a dinosaur, as those reptiles were quite popular at the time among young audiences.

The original series chronicled the adventures of Devil Dinosaur and his ape-like humanoid companion Moon Boy. If Kirby imagined Devil and Moon Boy as a Dinosaur and an early human from Earth’s past, the duo is now considered to originate from the Dinosaur World aka Earth-78411. 

The original series lasted only nine issues but is considered a cult classic now. Most importantly, it was not the end of the road for Devil (or Moon Boy), as other writers at Marvel were attracted to the concept and used the character for other stories, and the duo, or just Dinosaur, has made sporadic appearances in several Marvel titles.

Starting in 2016, Devil Dinosaur co-starred in a new series called Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, conceived as a direct sequel to the Moon-Boy and Devil Dinosaur series. But who is Moon Girl? Created by writers Brandon Montclare and Amy Reader and artist Natacha Bustos, her real name is Lunella Lafayette. She’s a nine-year-old and, apparently, the smartest person in the Marvel universe – smarter than Reed Richards from the FF or Amadeus Cho.

She’s also fearful of the Inhuman genes inside her and wants to get rid of her Inhuman DNA. But her life is turned upside down when a famous red-scaled tyrant is teleported from the prehistoric past to her present-day New York City! And so begins this new Marvel Team-Up!

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur headlined their own series, but appeared also in a few Marvel events and teamed up with other Marvel superheroes since their first meeting. They are also, now, the stars of a Disney+ animated series.

To read all about their adventures, follow our Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Reading Guide!

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Comics in Order:

Devil Dinosaur Before Moon Girl

Before Moon Girl, there was Moon Boy. As the original Jack Kirby series started everything, we invite you to check it out! Live some prehistoric adventures with Devil and his sidekick Moon Boy. On their travels, they are beset by dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes, from triceratops and pterodactyls to tyrannosaurus rex…not to mention giant spiders, armies of enormous ants, and even aliens from outer space!

Following the original series, Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy lived more adventures, including in those comics:

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Lunella Lafayette is the smartest person in the world but she will learn that it takes more than brains to change the world! She accidentally brings Devil Dino into her world, and starts a not-so-ordinary Marvel Team-Up!

First off, the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’s first series has been re-collected in Graphic Novel Trade Paperback: 

You can also find some of her guest appearances in other Marvel titles collected in:

  • Moon Girl And The Marvel Universe
    Collects Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #24, 31 and material from Extraordinary X-Men Annual #1, Venom #153, Monsters Unleashed #12, Moon Girl Marvel Legacy Primer pages 

Following is a more detailed reading order for Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur with the original trade paperbacks and more appearances outside the main title:

Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur was canceled after 47 issues. Quickly enough, Lunella teamed up with other Marvel heroes when Devil Dinosaur goes missing before headlining with her trustee T-Red a new short series: 

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