Tom Smith is a colonist, assisting a group of settlers on the planet Pharisee. While examining the planet, Smith and the leader of the colonial expedition see a “piranosaur” killing a “winky”. Tom shoots the piranosaur and adopts the winky, named based on the rodentish creature’s rapid eye-blinking. The settlers adopt the voluminous winkies as beloved pets. The son of the leader defends his winky from another piranosaur, but instead is killed himself. The leader starts a campaign to wipe out the piranosaurs, but it becomes evident the balance was disrupted in the action. Soon, the winky population becomes aggressive, wiping out the colonists.
| Alias Piranosaurs |
| Real Names/Alt Names N/A |
| Characteristics Charlton (Space-based), Alien Species, The Future, Public Domain |
| Creators/Key Contributors Stan Campbell |
| First Appearance Space Adventures #8 (Sept. 1953) |
| First Publisher Charlton [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Space Adventures #8 |
| Sample Read Space Adventures [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description Tom Smith is a colonist, assisting a group of settlers on the planet Pharisee. While examining the planet, Smith and the leader of the colonial expedition see a “piranosaur” killing a “winky”. Tom shoots the piranosaur and adopts the winky, named based on the rodentish creature’s rapid eye-blinking. The settlers adopt the voluminous winkies as beloved pets. The son of the leader defends his winky from another piranosaur, but instead is killed himself. The leader starts a campaign to wipe out the piranosaurs, but it becomes evident the balance was disrupted in the action. Soon, the winky population becomes aggressive, wiping out the colonists. |
| Source Piranosaurs – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
