Dinosaurs for Hire (Eternity)

    (Eternity, 1988-1989)
™ and ©1988 Tony Mason and Bryon Carson

Prevented from running a strip called Elvis for Hire, featuring clones of Elvis working for the FBI, Tom Mason switched the central characters to dinosaurs, and publication ensued just in time to catch the crest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles craze. This is one of the better cash-ins, with a strong sense of irony and more than a sly poke at the comics industry. Archie (tyrannosaurus), Lorenzo (triceratops), Reese (stegosaurus) and Cyrano (pterodactyl) are U.S. government agents loaded with guns and gags and out to fight criminals. The original black-and-white series is a little shaky in places, relying on too many knock-back jokes from TMNT and weak art, but the run really kicks in with the second series.
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  • 1
    #1
    Mar 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Bryon Carson
    B&W
    3 copies from $4.50
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by Bryon Carson
    Mar 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Bryon Carson
    B&W
    1 copy for $14.99
  • 2
    #2
    Jun 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Bryon Carson
    B&W
    2 copies from $3.98
  • 3
    #3
    Aug 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Bryon Carson
    B&W
    2 copies from $1.99
  • 4
    #4
    Oct 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Scott Bieser, Mike Roberts
    3 copies from $3.00
  • 5
    #5
    Dec 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Bryon Carson
    2 copies from $4.00
  • 6
    #6
    Oct 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Chuck Wojtkiewicz, Mike Roberts
    3 copies from $0.25
  • 7
    #7
    Apr 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Chuck Wojtkiewicz
    2 copies from $0.99
  • 8
    #8
    Jul 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Chuck Wojtkiewicz
    2 copies from $4.00
  • 9
    #9
    Jan 1990
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Tom Mason  ·  A: Scott Benefiel
    4 copies from $3.50