Issue Details

Issue	#53
Published	October-November 1977
Frequency	Bi-Monthly
Cover Price	0.35 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Joe Orlando (Managing Editor); Dennis O'Neil (Editor)

Cover Details

Characters	Kamandi; Spirit
Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks	Al Milgrom (signed)

17 page Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth! story "The Catnip Connection"

Characters	Kamandi; Spirit; Doctor Canus; Pyra; Buckie; Poof-Cat; Mylock Bloodstalker; Doile; Kamarni (robot); High Llama; Maynard; Steve (flashback); Renzi (flashback); Ben Boxer (flashback)
Synopsis	Kamandi and Spirit, while searching for Ben, come across some cats hooked on catnip.
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Jack C. Harris
Pencils	Dick Ayers
Inks	Alfredo Alcala

1 page Kamandi letters page "The Time Capsule"

Characters	Kamandi
Genre	science-fiction
Script	Jack C. Harris [as JCH]
Pencils	Jack Kirby (letterhead)
Inks	Mike Royer (letterhead)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Letters of comment from readers Kevin L. Callahan, Randy Vyverberg and Lyle Watson, with replies from Harris.

Half page DC Publishorial promo (ad from the publisher) "Whatever Happened to...? (Fill in Your Favorite Cancelled Title)"

Script	Jenette Kahn
Letters	Typeset

Half page DC Profiles biography (nonfictional) "DC Profiles #17 Joe Rubinstein"

Script	Mike Gold?
Letters	Typeset