Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #10

Issue #10 of Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth drops the blond-haired last boy and his companions into a harrowing "City of Death," with the cover — penciled by Jack Kirby and inked by Mike Royer — erupting in pure post-apocalyptic chaos: Kamandi and a group of human survivors face down a snarling army of enormous, humanoid rats armed with futuristic weaponry amid a tangle of green machinery. The sheer kinetic energy of the scene, bodies and gun barrels flying in every direction, makes it immediately clear why 1973 DC was one of the most visually adventurous publishers around. If you love wild, imaginative sci-fi survival stories rendered with Kirby's unmistakable dynamism, this one absolutely delivers on its cover's breathless promise.