Turok

Turok
Logo of the Turok comic series starting with the Valiant Comics run
Publication information
Publisher	Western Publishing through licensee Dell Comics
First appearance	Four Color Comics #596 (October/November 1954)
In-story information
Species	Human
Place of origin	Earth
Abilities	Olympic-level athlete Master archer, knife fighter, marksman, hunter, tracker, wilderness survivalist

Turok is a fictional character who first appeared in American comic books published by Western Publishing through licensee Dell Comics. He first appeared in Four Color Comics #596 (October/November 1954).^[1] After a second Four Color appearance (#656 October 1955), the character graduated to his own title – Turok, Son of Stone (#3 March–May 1956) – published by both Dell and then Gold Key Comics from 1956 to 1982. Subsequently, he appeared in titles published by Valiant Comics, Dark Horse Comics and Dynamite Comics.

The character also inspired a popular video game series, starting with Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, published by Acclaim Entertainment in 1997. Several sequels would be released in the following years for various gaming consoles.