Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2

In "Into the Vortex," Kamandi steps into a mysterious portal that reveals the existence of the multiverse and offers him a chance to escape the ruins of the World After Disaster for a brighter timeline. As his friends work to channel mutant energy to help Pyra return home, Kamandi faces a choice—stay and fight for his broken world or flee to a better one. Just as he decides to return, he’s seized by Brute and Glob, who mistake him for Jed.

In "I'll See You in My Nightmares," Kamandi confronts the enigmatic Sandman inside the Dream Dome, dismissing him as a myth—until Sandman recounts a strange encounter with Santa Claus that stirs a forgotten memory in Kamandi. As the line between reality and dream blurs, Sandman reveals a shocking truth: his companion Jed is a version of Kamandi from another timeline. With the Dream Dome's power and the energy beast born of Ben Boxer’s rebellion, Kamandi must find his way home—before the dream takes him too far.

In "The Seal Men's War on Santa Claus," Jed and the Sandman journey to the North Pole to prove Santa’s existence for a skeptical donor, only to uncover that Santa has been taken by the Seal Men, furious over gifts they deemed inappropriate. As the duo helps set things right, they discover a surprising twist: Titus Gotrox’s nephew has secretly followed them, hoping to claim his uncle’s fortune—only to be gently sent on a new mission by Santa himself.

In "The Devil's Exterminator," when a swarm of bugs invades the White House, President Jo calls on the eccentric Clyde Piper to handle the infestation—only to balk at his outrageous fee. A month later, as Easter Egg festivities unfold, Piper reappears at the party and vanishes with the children, leaving Prez scrambling. With Curlyman and Balderman confessing they unleashed the bugs as a trap to bug Piper’s hideout, the President and Eagle Free must track down the exterminator before it’s too late.

In "The Deadly Ally," Shade ventures into the dangerous Zero-Zone in a bid to capture Dr. Z. Z. and earn a pardon, only to be captured by a band of Klugs and thrown together with his longtime foe, Xexlo. Forced into an uneasy alliance, the two adversaries must navigate the treacherous landscape of the Zero-Zone, each seeking a way to reach the Earth-Zone—though their goals remain far from shared.

In "The Pharaoh and the Mummies!" from Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2 (1978), the Odd Man dives into a mystery of stolen Nile stones, tracking a Pharaoh in costume who mummifies victims with strange plastic. As he uncovers links to the museum’s Egyptian wing and its enigmatic administrator, he finds himself trapped in a sarcophagus—only to outsmart his captors with a clever countermeasure.

In "Requiem for a Deadman," Deadman is drawn to a psi-lab seance where four researchers believe the spirit of Boston Brand is sabotaging their work. When he probes the mind of Annabelle, he discovers a hidden presence—Conrad Cabel, a fellow psychic whose influence has driven her to the brink. The story unfolds as Deadman navigates the fractured psyche of Annabelle, confronting Cabel’s control while seeking a way to reclaim her mind and stop the escalating danger.

In "Enter Dr. Storme," former weatherman Al Whetly returns to Gotham’s Cosmic TV station as the vengeful Dr. Storme, targeting Sunny Daze for ruining his career. When his powers awaken Jack Ryder’s transformation into the Creeper, the villain flees in terror—only to return, drawn into a trap set by Jack, Sam, and Fran, who disguise Fran as Sunny to lure him out.

In "Super-Soldier," Steel—once a man torn between duty and love—finds himself in London as Major Morton’s aide, thrust into a mission that takes him from stopping an assassination on Winston Churchill to chasing Adolf Hitler into a concentration camp. After a crash in Poland leaves him captured and waking up in the very camp he sought, he confronts the grim reality of Nazi experiments, only to face a gun and the chilling presence of Hitler himself.

In "Murder Times Seven," the Silver Ghost orchestrates a deadly game, enlisting the Secret Society to eliminate the Freedom Fighters—tasking them with recruiting Killer Moth, Sizematic, and Quakemaster to aid in the assault. With the Freedom Fighters enjoying a rare break at Kane's Kolossal Karnival, they're suddenly split across the country after reports surface of the Silver Ghost appearing at four distant locations. Meanwhile, on Earth-2, the Secret Society turns its attention to Mr. Terrific, continuing their campaign against the JSA.

In "Death in Silver!", the SSoSV strike in pairs, pitting iconic heroes against each other in a deadly game—Uncle Sam and Doll Man, Black Condor and Phantom Lady, all falling to the masked assassins. When Killer Moth captures the Human Bomb, the Silver Ghost reveals himself to a stunned Firebrand, setting off a moment of chilling confrontation.

When the new president of D'Mulla, C'Tanga Manitoba, arrives in New York City, fashion model and entrepreneur Mari McCabe is haunted by long-buried memories of her father’s death—and the mysterious necklace he gave her. Unbeknownst to her, the necklace awakens her with the powers of the lion, fox, and antelope, leading her to confront Manitoba, who has come to New York to eliminate the one man who could stop his ascent: Rev. Peak. As Mari steps into her new role, the city dubs her the Vixen, and she embraces the name with quiet resolve.