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Issue Details

Issue #48
Published January-February 1964
Cover Price 0.12
Pages 36
Editing Murray Boltinoff; George Kashdan
Notes 7th Cave Carson appearance; 1st Showcase tryout

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Cave Carson; Christie; Bulldozer Smith; Molemen
Genre adventure
Pencils Lee Elias
Inks Lee Elias
Notes 7th Cave Carson appearance; 1st Showcase tryout

25 page Cave Carson Adventures Inside Earth story "Killers of the Dead-End Maze"

Characters Cave Carson; Christie; Bulldozer Smith; Lena The Lemur; unamed french police inspectors; Johnny Blake (in flashback ONLY); Molemen; Emile Basto
Synopsis Emile Basto has used hormones from amber-trapped giant prehistoric insects to grow other species to giants to threaten a town in France, but Cave Carson and his crew blow up part of Emile's cavern hideout and thwart his plans.
Genre adventure
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Lee Elias (signed)
Inks Lee Elias (signed)
Notes Feature continued from the previous tryouts in The Brave and The Bold.

1 page Homer filler "untitled"

Characters Homer; a co-worker of Homer's; a spelunking guide
Synopsis Homer tries spelunking as an outdoor relaxation activity and comes back to work worn out.
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Appears between Part 1 and Part 2 of sequence 1.

1 page text article "Spelunkers Under The Sea"

Characters none
Synopsis Relates various real life spelunking stories of undersea caves.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes One drawing is included. Appears between Part 2 and Part 3 of sequence 1.