Kamandi leaves his grandfather to explore the surface world – a world where humans are now beasts and intelligent animals rule! While clearly not one of Jack Kirby’s most original series, Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth has the potential to be a winner.
READA villain defeated by the original Batman escapes a coma – and Earth-2 – to seek revenge on the Bronze Age Batman. Mike W. Barr and Dave Gibbons say goodbye to one of the quintessential team-up books of the Bronze Age, while Barr and Jim Aparo say hello to the Outsiders.
READThe DC Implosion couldn’t keep a good superheroine down. Gerry Conway’s Vixen finally earns her DCU debut, teaming here with Superman in a story drawn by Curt Swan and Frank Chiaramonte.
READShirtless men get their battle on in strange, savage environments – one within Earth’s core, the other on Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs’ stories get the Bronze adaptation treatment from Len Wein, Alan Weiss, Marv Wolfman and Murphy Anderson.
READThe Legion’s Karate Kid travels to the 20th century – then decides to stay to “find” himself. Paul Levitz pens DC’s odd attempt to cash in on the ’70s’ kung-fu craze, with Ric Estrada and Joe Staton collaborating on art.
READA demon-handed barbarian named Valcan wards off several assassination attempts initiated by a sinister king. There's little new to be had from this by-the-book barbarian tale from David Michelinie and Ernie (Chua) Chan.
READPolaris Spanner recalls his past, from becoming a Kaborian squire to discovering he’s an intergalactic fugitive. Nicola Cuti and Tom Mandrake launch a space saga short on originality and lacking pizzazz.
READRefusing to accept help from Batman, Man-Bat struggles to save his wife from the hypnotic control of Baron Tyme. Gerry Conway’s story isn’t the best, but Steve Ditko draws an interesting Batman and Al Milgrom delivers surprisingly strong inks.
READKamandi is trapped with other “lab animals” as a gorilla scientist finds similarities between present day and the Great Disaster. A simple-but-effective mini-epic from Jack “King” Kirby and company.
READBatman and Aquaman race to recover a mysterious underwater satellite that threatens to shift the global “balance of terror.” Penciler John Calnan joins Brave & the Bold regulars Bob Haney and Jim Aparo for this overstuffed affair.
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