Cave Carson
Entry updated 9 December 2024. Tagged: Character, Comics.
A DC Comics Superhero, created by France Herron and Bruno Premiani in 1960; he made several appearances in The Brave and the Bold and Showcase, but was never popular enough to star in his own title, unlike other imitations of the Challengers of the Unknown such as the Sea Devils and the team headed by Rip Hunter, Time Master. A veteran spelunker, Carson is also a Scientist who invents a vehicle (see Transportation), the Mighty Mole, that can drill through the Earth, enabling him and his colleagues – Bulldozer Smith, Johnny Blake, and Christy Madison – to travel deep Underground below Earth's surface, where in the Hollow Earth they encounter Lost Worlds, Aliens, and malevolent Robots among other wonders. Yet the character's failure to prosper suggests that the limited possibilities of underground realms (now known to be uninhabitable beyond a certain depth) lacked the appeal of the more expansive worlds offered by adventures Under the Sea or Time Travel.
Since DC heroes never entirely vanish, Cave Carson was later one member of the Forgotten Heroes, featuring other veteran characters like Rip Hunter, and he has reappeared in recent stories accompanying Aquaman and other superheroes. [GW]
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