Here is the first issue of Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth by Jack Kirby in all its magnificence! Kirby’s futuristic creation first hit the shelves in 1972. The action, adventure, epic double splash pages, and fantastic talking animal-men continue to deliver an entertaining read, even 40 years later. Awesome never goes out of style!
Collector’s Guide: In 2011, the Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth Omnibus collected Jack Kirby’s first 20 issues on this series. DC also printed these issues in 2005-2007 in an affordable, two-volume Kamandi Archive Edition. If you don’t mind the price tag, you can still find many of the original issues of Kamandi in great shape. We’ll stick with the Omnibus, thank you!
August 24th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
This is goofy stuff, but goofy in a good way. I missed Kamandi the first time around (and I’m still catching up with his other DC stuff, like New Gods) … I’ll have to put that Omnibus on my wish list. I’ve been thinking about tracking down the Don McGregor Killraven run but Jack’s post-apocalyptic take looks more to my liking.
thanks for posting!
August 24th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
It’s going on our wish list, too, Paul! We got soured on Kamandi when our first exposure was some really awful post-Kirby stuff. Only more recently did we discover the Kirby gems. Glad you enjoyed!
October 29th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
[...] Kirby had some imagination, as the first issue of Kamandi shows. Some of it even came [...]