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| Captain Kangaroo was, for years, a fabulously successful program for young children. I was one of millions of kids who grew up watching him. The Captain had a gentle, whimsical style. He was supported by a cast of costumed people, puppets, talking furniture, and such. The budget was low and the format had Bob Keeshan puttering around and talking to the viewer, much like Mr. Rogers did later on. Adapting the show to comics was a crazy idea.The author had to take the core characters and make everything else up. |
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| Publication | September 1956 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Cover | Captain Kangaroo |
| Featuring | Captain Kangaroo |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) |
| Content | Genre: Children | Characters: Captain Kangaroo (photo of Bob Keeshan); Bunny Rabbit (photo) |
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| Comic Story | Fishing (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Captain has spent the day fishing and only caught three shoes instead of fish. |
| Featuring | Captain Kangaroo |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. |
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| Comic Story | The Wizard of Waz (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Grandfather Clock tells the story of the Wizard of Waz and his magic hat, using the Treasure House characters in the roles. |
| Featuring | Captain Kangaroo |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Kangaroo; Grandfather Clock; Bunny Rabbit; Puppy Dog; Mr. Green Jeans |
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| Comic Story | The Lost Explorer (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Puppy Dog stars in a parody of "King Kong," complete with dinosaurs and giant ape. |
| Featuring | Captain Kangaroo |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Kangaroo; Puppy Dog; Bunny Rabbit |
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| Comic Story | The Jumping Beans (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bunny Rabbit is planting a garden to try to win a contest, but a pair of swallows are creating problems for him. |
| Featuring | Captain Kangaroo |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Kangaroo; Bunny Rabbit; Mr. Green Jeans |
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| Comic Story | The Balloon Man (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The zoo has its grand opening, but Mr. Green Jeans has forgotten to mail the announcements to the newspapers, so no one is coming. Captain Kangaroo comes up with a plan to use some balloons for advertising. |
| Featuring | Captain Kangaroo |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Kangaroo; Grandfather Clock; Mr. Green Jeans |
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| Comic Story | Miss Fix It (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Kangaroo is fixing the toys in the Treasure House in order to donate them to the children in the hospital. At midnight the toys all come to life. One selfish doll has pretended to be broken so she won't have to go to the hospital. When she learns the rest of the toys will be leaving her, she tries to damage them so they'll be left behind with her. |
| Featuring | Captain Kangaroo |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Kangaroo; Grandfather Clock |
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| Comic Story | Roller Coaster (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Captain and Mr. Green Jeans take a ride on a roller coaster. |
| Featuring | Captain Kangaroo |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. |
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| Comic Story | The Apple Tree (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Captain is giving Mr. Green Jeans unsolicited advice about the care of his fruit tree. |
| Featuring | Captain Kangaroo |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans |
| Notes | Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." |
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