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Dorno is the son of Zandor, leader of the Herculoids, and his wife Tara, a family of three humans and their five very powerful pet creatures defending their jungle planet.  The Herculoids were the subjects of an American animated television series, which debuted in 1967 and was revived in 1981 on CBS and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.

The 9-picture series "Dorno and the Ancients by roemesquita" was one that I commissioned from an artist through DeviantART in 2021.  Three pictures are available here.  

It was inspired by an episode from the second season in 1981.  In "Ancients", colonists from a lost civilizations return to an abandoned city.  They find and capture Dorno, believing that he may have the answers.  Zandor is captured in a rescue attempt and forced to participate in a gladiatorial contest with the leader.  This is a whimsical depiction of a revised episode in which Dorno is forced to participate in various gladiatorial contests instead.

These pictures are fan art and primarily intended to raise interest in the Herculoids and Dorno.  These are original scenes and did not appear in any movies, television series or any other derivative media.

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