Cavewoman: Pangaean Sea

    (Basement, 1999-2004, 2007)
™ and ©1999 Basement Comics

Cavewoman has always had a not-entirely professional quality to it. The weakness in the art becomes apparent whenever the story (a distillation of just about every B-movie cliché imaginable) wanders from what creator Bud Root clearly thinks of as “the good parts” — the barely dressed Meriem and King Kong look-alike Klyde. They’re always lovingly depicted, but less-important cast members tend to look like Mort Drucker caricatures.

Still, the comic book always serves up a generous amount of fun and it’s clear by the way he treats her, in spite of the copious amounts of cheesecake, Root clearly respects his main character. And you have to respect anyone who uses his comic book to help promote (appropriately enough) the U.S. Breast Cancer Research stamp.

Sadly, this special sideways issue (reading like a series of spectacular Sunday comics) is a lousy jumping-on spot for new readers. There’s no handy “Who’s Who” of the large cast, let alone a handy bit of exposition to explain what they’re doing. But there are jungle girls, giant apes, yetis, monster fights, plane crashes, and zombies. Who could ask for anything more?

— S.A. Bennett
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  • 0
    #0
    Aug 2001
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    Special Origin Issue
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    #0 Variation A
    Aug 2001
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    #0 Variation B
    Origin Cover B by Budd Root
    Aug 2001
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    #0 Variation C
    Origin Gold Foil Cover C by Budd Root
    Aug 2001
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    #0 Variation D
    Alternate Cover D by Arthur Adams
    Aug 2001
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  • 1
    #1
    Jun 2000
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  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    Dark Logo, Cavewoman atop of Dinosaur Cover A by Budd Root
    Jun 2000
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  • 1/B
    #1 Variation B
    Lil Cover B by Budd Root
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    #1 Variation C
    Hide & Seek Cover C by Budd Root
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  • 1/D
    #1 Variation D
    Cavewoman & Gorilla Cover D by Frank Cho and Budd Root
    Jun 2000
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    #1 Variation E
    Lil Blue Foil Cover E by Budd Root
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    #1 Variation F
    Blue Foil Logo, Hide & Seek Cover F by Budd Root
    Jun 2000
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    #1 Variation G
    Blue Foil Logo, Cavewoman & Gorilla on Cover G by Budd Root
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  • 2
    #2
    Dec 2001
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    B&W
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    #2 Variation A
    Blue Foil Logo Edition with Cover A by Budd Root and Ken Jeremiassen
    Dec 2001
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    Certificate of Authenticity; Limited 450; B&W
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    #2 Variation B
    Patriotic Cover B by Budd Root
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  • 3
    #3
    Mar 2002
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    Chad Spilker pin-up; B&W
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    #3 Variation A
    Mar 2002
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    #3 Variation B
    Silver foil version of regular cover B - Limited to 450
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    #4
    May 2002
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    May 2002
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    #5
    Dec 2002
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    #6
    Apr 2003
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    #6 Variation A
    Apr 2003
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    #6 Variation B
    Apr 2003
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  • 7
    #7
    Jan 2004
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    Vampire biting Cavewoman
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    #7 Variation A
    Special Editon Cover A by Budd Root
    Jan 2004
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    #7 Variation B
    Jan 2004
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    #8
    Jun 2004
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    #8 Variation A
    Jun 2004
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    #8 Variation B
    Jun 2004
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    #9
    Jan 2006
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    #9 Variation A
    Jan 2006
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    #9 Variation B
    Gold Foil Cover B by Budd Root
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  • 10
    #10
    Cavewoman and Troll talking to each other on cover by Budd Root
    Oct 2007
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  • 10/A
    #10 Variation A
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    #10 Variation B
    Cavewoman sitting on top of Troll’s Head on Cover B by Budd Root
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    ca. 2007
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    #10 Variation C
    Cavewoman and Troll talking to each other on Cover C by Budd Root
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    ca. 2007
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    #11
    Dec 2009
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    #11 Variation A
    Jan 2010
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    #11 Variation B
    Dec 2009
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  • 11/C
    #11 Variation C
    Internet Exclusive Cover C by Budd Root
    Dec 2009
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    Ashcan #1 Variation A
    Titanic over Cover A by Budd Root
    Oct 1999
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    Ashcan #1 Variation B
    Oct 1999
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    Special Edition #0
    Aug 2001
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    Special Origin Issue
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    Special Edition #0 Variation A
    Gold Foil Cover A by Budd Root
    Aug 2001
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    Special Origin Issue
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    Special Edition #0 Variation B
    Green Foil Cover B by Budd Root
    Aug 2001
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    Special Edition #0 Variation C
    Art Adams Cover C
    Aug 2001
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    Special Edition #2 Variation A
    Dec 2001
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  • SE 2/SC
    Special Edition #2 Special Cover
    Patriotic cover by Budd Root
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    Special Edition #3 Special Cover
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    Special Edition #4 Special Cover
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    Special Edition #5 Special Cover
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