the second and definitive version of dinosaur island first appeared in the spring 1960 issue of "star-spangled war stories" #90. created by robert kanigher and featuring early art from ross andru, this began an ongoing feature known as "the war that time forgot". located in the south pacific of dc's main shared universe, it is an island populated by living dinosaurs and other various prehistoric creatures. most of these dinosaurs were much larger than their real life counterparts, as a pteranodon was big enough to be able to tear apart a jet, while a brontosaurus would be big enough to overturn an aircraft carrier. the stories were set in the 1940s during world war ii, and periodically american and japanese soldiers would stumble upon the island during battle encountering the creatures there. after its debut in "star spangled war stories" #90, the feature would return in #92 and was an ongoing series until #137 in 1968. afterwards the feature would appear sporadically in the pages of "g.i. combat", "weird war tales", and other dc comic books.