Publishers / DC / Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth (1972) / #59
59September-October 1978
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Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #59

DC · September-October 1978 · on sale 1978-06-27

First appearance: Brother Eye
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Identification plate

Series
Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth (DC, 1972 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
September-October 1978
Key date
1978-09-00
On-sale date
1978-06-27
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
44
Barcode
0709893056610
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Brother Eye - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Joe RubinsteinBuddy Blank, Kamandi, OMAC
1The Wonderous Western Wallcomic story17script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Milt SnapinnKamandi
2Onward and Upwardin-house column1script: Jenette Kahn
3-letters page1script: JCH; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer
4The Return of OMACcomic story8script: Jim Starlin; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBuddy Blank, Brother Eye First, OMAC
5It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's the Answer Manin-house column0.5script: Bob Rozakis
6#39 Jose Luis Garcia-Lopezin-house column0.5script: Mike Catron

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Series context

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Sources

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