(March 1957)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "CAPTAIN KANGAROO, No. 780." Code number is CAPT.K. O.S. #780-573. Copyright 1957 by Keeshan-Miller Enterprises Corp. Second of three Captain Kangaroo Four Colors. Based on the 1955-1984 CBS TV series "Captain Kangaroo."
[Feeding the Lamb]
Captain Kangaroo / photo story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photos)
- Inks:
- ? (photos)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo (as played by Bob Keeshan, photo); Bunny Rabbit (photo)
- Synopsis:
- The lamb is hungry and the Captain has to feed her.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos from the TV show tied together with text to form a story.
Billy Goat Makes Good
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans; Grandfather Clock
- Synopsis:
- Mr. Green Jeans buys a goat that won't eat regular food, just things like tin cans, window curtains, shirts, shoes, etc.
Try, Try Again
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Grandfather Clock
- Synopsis:
- Captain Kangaroo buys a new teddy bear. At midnight each night, when all the toys come to life, the bear tries to be something different--a fireman, soldier, and Indian Chief. He fails at all these and decides to be content with just being a teddy bear.
Captain Kangaroosoe
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Bunny Rabbit; Puppy Dog
- Synopsis:
- The Captain and Bunny Rabbit act in the play "Captain Kangaroosoe," a take-off on "Robinson Crusoe," with the Captain and Bunny fighting off pirates on a desert island in the South Seas.
Sailing, Sailing
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Grandfather Clock; Bunny Rabbit; Puppy Dog
- Synopsis:
- Grandfather Clock tells the story of Mr. Bangeroo, who decides to build a boat with the help of Bunny Rabbit and Puppy Dog.
[A Special Cow]
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans
- Synopsis:
- Mr. Green Jeans shows the Captain his herd of cows, and tells why some cows have horns and some don't.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
[Feeding a Lion]
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans
- Synopsis:
- The Captain feeds a lion at the zoo.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
[Feeding the Lamb]
Captain Kangaroo -
2.
Billy Goat Makes Good
Captain Kangaroo -
3.
Try, Try Again
Captain Kangaroo -
4.
Captain Kangaroosoe
Captain Kangaroo -
5.
Sailing, Sailing
Captain Kangaroo -
6.
[A Special Cow]
Captain Kangaroo -
7.
[Feeding a Lion]
Captain Kangaroo
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Merlin Haas
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- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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