The Brave and the Bold #32
In "The City 100 Miles Down, Chapter 1," the Brave and the Bold introduces a gripping underground mystery as Cave and his crew race against time in the Mighty Mole, pursued by an artificial sun engineered by the enigmatic Xanon. With Bernard Baily handling both the interior art and cover, this 1960 DC classic delivers a tense, visually striking adventure rooted in early sci-fi suspense—written by Ed Herron and lettered by Stan Starkman.
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Xanon has the artificial sun doggedly follow Cave and crew as they try to evade it with the Mighty Mole. Meanwhile Xanon captures Alrud and his men and prepares to use the elevators to ascend to the surface and spread their disease. Cave uses the Mole’s thermo-ray to make the sun go supernova, destroying what’s left of the underground civilization and all its inhabitants, including Xanon and his men. Shielded by the Mighty Mole, Cave returns to the surface.
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