Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #21

The cover of issue #21 promises exactly what the tagline delivers — "There was still plenty of life in old Michigan… but it was all MONSTROUS!" A massive, yellow-segmented creature with blazing red eyes and a hooked claw dominates the scene, clutching the blond, blue-clad Kamandi as he scrambles desperately against a rocky cliff face. Jack Kirby and D. Bruce Berry bring a wild energy to this September 1974 entry in DC's post-apocalyptic series, teasing the story "The Fish!" with all the imagination and menace Kirby's work was known for.