Issue Description

Kamandi has a battle with tiger troops, forcing Canus to send him and Ben Boxer away. They are soon captured by a gang of scavenging rat-men who imprison them, and have to battle their way free.

NotesThis issue is reprinted in Kamandi Archives, Volume 1.The storyline from this issue is divided into three chapters:Part I: Year of the RatPart II: A Short Day's Journey into DeathPart III: OrdealDoctor Canus last appeared in issue #1. He appears next in Kamandi #14.First appearance of Kamandi's friend, Renzi. Renzi appears next in issue #3. His earliest chronological appearance takes place in flashback in Kamandi #10.First appearance of Kamandi's friend, Steve. Steven appears next in Kamandi #9. His earliest chronological appearance takes place in flashback in Kamandi #10.

Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth (1972)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

This series focused on Kamandi's attempt to survive in a post apocalyptic world.

Comic book enthusiasts initially believed Jack Kirby's "Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth" was DC's way of capitalizing on the popularity of recent "Planet of the Apes" movies. However, Kirby had already introduced a similar concept and characters for "Alarming Tales"#1 (1957), where mankind had been made extinct in a future ruled by intelligent dogs, rats and tigers. Coupling the premise with his unpublished 1956 newspaper strip, "Kamandi of the Caves," Kirby's Last Boy on Earth roamed a world that had been ravaged by the "Great Disaster" and taken over by talking animals.

The series would be canceled as part of the so-called DC Implosion in 1978.

Collected EditionsKamandi, The Last Boy on Earth Omnibus vol. 1 (#1-20)Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth Omnibus vol. 2 (#21-40)Kamandi archives

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