Cave Carson

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Cave Carson
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Cover to Showcase #48, art by Lee Elias.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Brave and the Bold #31 (August 1960)
Created by France Herron (writer)
Bruno Premiani (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoCalvin Carson
Team affiliations Shadow Fighters
Forgotten Heroes
AbilitiesHighly intelligent;
Cybernetic eye

Calvin "Cave" Carson is a fictional character that appeared in stories published by DC Comics. Carson, a spelunker, first appeared in Brave and the Bold #31 (September 1960); he was created by France Herron and Bruno Premiani. [1]

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Publication history

Cave Carson and Rip Hunter were science fiction characters inspired by the success of the Challengers of the Unknown. [2] Unlike similar groups, such as Hunter's Time Masters and the Sea Devils, Carson and his team never received a solo title.

The group appeared in The Brave and the Bold #31–33, 40, and 41. [3] Next, they appeared in Showcase #48, 49, and 52. Carson's stories featured Carson and a team of fellow adventurers engaging in various adventures beneath the Earth's surface. He was joined by Bulldozer Smith, Johnny Blake, and Christie Madison.

In 2016, Cave Carson received a solo series, Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye, as part of the DC's Young Animal publishing line. It is written by Gerard Way and Jon Rivera, with art by Michael Avon Oeming. [4] In March 2018, the series was relaunched as Cave Carson Has An Interstellar Eye. [5]

Fictional character biography

Cave Carson is an expert geologist and skilled cave diver and spelunker. He worked with his friends Bulldozer Smith, Johnny Blake, and Christie Madison. Carson and a team of fellow adventurers engage in various adventures beneath the Earth's surface. [6] Carson had a lifelong fascination with tunnels and caves, but maybe not always of high moral values as when he was young he started his career as a lab-tech for the company E. Borsten & Sons.

There, Cave started the Mighty Mole Project, who were working on developing remarkable digging machine to help in mining-access. However the government's priority was on space shuttle and satellite projects, the funding of the Mighty Mole Project got cut.

Cave would later join the Forgotten Heroes, who help stop the Appellaxian invasion. [1] They help Aquaman and the Sea Devils find an underwater grotto, during which they battle water-polluting aliens. [7] Cave later works with the Time Masters on one of their adventures in time.

Cave later battles Eclipso when working with government liaison Amanda Waller. He leads Mona Bennet and Bruce Gordon in retaking the country Parador from Eclipso, who breaks his legs. [8]

Cave and his team helps the Justice Society of America retrieve Sand from the Earth's crust. [9] In Final Crisis , Carson discovers ancient cave drawings under Manhattan. [10]

In other media

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  2. ↑ Jacobs, Will; Gerard Jones (1985). The Comic Book Heroes: From the Silver Age to the Present. New York, New York: Crown Publishing Group. pp. 38–39. ISBN   0-517-55440-2.
  3. ↑ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 62. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  4. ↑ Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #1 (October 2016)
  5. ↑ "CAVE CARSON HAS AN INTERSTELLAR EYE #1". DC. December 18, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ Markstein, Don. "Cave Carson". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. ↑ JLA Year One #12 (December 1998)
  8. ↑ Eclipso #5 (March 1993)
  9. ↑ JSA #63–64 (2004)
  10. ↑ Final Crisis #3 (September 2008)
  11. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #11 (November 2011)
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