Tor

pre-his-tor-ic
adjective
relating to or denoting the period before written records.

The co-existence of dinosaurs and men COULD be chalked up to poetic license. However, it doesn’t have to be explained away with abstractions, because it has never actually been proven that Pro-Magnon man’s debut occurred after the last dinosaur had vanished.

It would be useful to remember a simple rule of thumb, when dealing with matters of science… it is very often more accurate to assume that something IS or WAS possible, than to definitely state that is IS or WAS IMpossible.
Allan Asherman, Editorial Assistant
Tor (vol. 1) #3 (Oct. 1975)

Many stories passed down through generations occurred before history was recorded, so we don’t know what actually happened at the dawn of man. We assume embellishments are added to make these stories more entertaining.

Today we read one such story. It’s unlikely that it’s authentic to the DC Omniverse and should be considered apocryphal. Let’s take a break from “reality,” though, and enjoy it…

A million years ago, life on Earth grew.. changed… adapted… regenerated… flowered… until… it stood on two legs!

^{Tor (vol. 1) #2 (July/Aug. 1975)}

Tor’s tribe were fishermen who lived close to the life-giving water. The community was a peaceful one… and life was good! However, one day when he was young, Tor wandered into the forbidden land of the mountain people and was savagely beaten by one of its members, Kobar.

Tor later encountered Kobar again when he saved his life from one such creature and learned a valuable lesson…