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.
Additional Information
Name
0721 - Captain Kangaroo | Published
Publication
Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "CAPTAIN KANGAROO, No. 721." Code number is CAPT.K. O.S. #721-568. Copyright 1956 by Keeshan-Miller Enterprises Corp. Most information for this issue from Karl Wilcox, January 2008. Mike Sekowsky art credit from Merlin Haas, Bob Bailey, and Steven Rowe, February 2008. First of three Captain Kangaroo Four Color issues.
Cover
Captain Kangaroo / 1 page
Feature
Captain Kangaroo
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Genre
Children
Characters
Captain Kangaroo (photo of Bob Keeshan); Bunny Rabbit (photo)
Comic Story
Fishing (1 page)
Synopsis
The Captain has spent the day fishing and only caught three shoes instead of fish.
Feature
Captain Kangaroo
Genre
Humor
Characters
Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
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.
Feature
Captain Kangaroo
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Kangaroo; Grandfather Clock; Bunny Rabbit; Puppy Dog; Mr. Green Jeans
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Comic Story
The Lost Explorer (5 pages)
Synopsis
Puppy Dog stars in a parody of "King Kong," complete with dinosaurs and giant ape.
Feature
Captain Kangaroo
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Kangaroo; Puppy Dog; Bunny Rabbit
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
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.
Feature
Captain Kangaroo
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Kangaroo; Bunny Rabbit; Mr. Green Jeans
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
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.
Feature
Captain Kangaroo
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Kangaroo; Grandfather Clock; Mr. Green Jeans
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
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.
Feature
Captain Kangaroo
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Kangaroo; Grandfather Clock
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Comic Story
Roller Coaster (1 page)
Synopsis
The Captain and Mr. Green Jeans take a ride on a roller coaster.
Feature
Captain Kangaroo
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Comic Story
The Apple Tree (1 page)
Synopsis
The Captain is giving Mr. Green Jeans unsolicited advice about the care of his fruit tree.
Feature
Captain Kangaroo
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Notes
Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
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