Kamandi and His Savage Enemies

"Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth" is an invigorating story after the apocalypse, caused by "The Great Disaster", that eliminates nearly all humans and the rest are forced into savagery by much more intelligent and evolved animals. On the cover of the 12th issues, released on the 12th of December, Kamandi is seen holding onto a rope as he is being chased by enemies and hanging from an alien like creature's mouth, as seen below.

Taken by Oscar Cruz at the Jack Kirby Exhibit

Kamandi's main enemy is the extensively evolved race that now roams around Earth. A scientist invented a drug prior to the apocalypse that began affecting and mutating animals that run rampet after the apocalypse. Kamandi now has to use his skills and wits to defeat the animals to remain alive on Earth. If it was not for the human aspect of the story Kamandi would never had had to fight any of the savage animals. Kamandi appears nearly barbaric, wearing only shorts and shoes, bare necessities, having his long golden hair and inhuman strength and agility, like a caveman. His barbaric character appearance reflects his enemies who also appear like prehistoric animals that were much larger than they are now.

This correlation reveals that Superhero and Supervillain, savage enemies in this case, must be related, if not at first then, in the end when the hero triumphs over the villain. Even in such a short running series like this, there is always a direct relationship between the beginnings and the character of the hero and that of the villain or enemies.