(January 1958)
- 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. 872." Code number is CAPT.KANGAROO O.S. #872-581. Copyright 1957 by Keeshan-Miller Enterprises Corp. Based on the 1955-84 CBS "Captain Kangaroo" TV series. Third of three Captain Kangaroo Four Color issues.
["Want to have fun?"]
Captain Kangaroo / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (photos)
- Inks:
- ? (photos)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo (as played by Bob Keeshan, photos)
- Synopsis:
- Introduction to series.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Three photos with brief typeset text.
A Most Unhappy Burro
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans; Puppy Dog; Bunny Rabbit; Grandfather Clock
- Synopsis:
- The Captain and Mr. Green Jeans have to deal with a stubborn burro.
The Unhappiest Knight
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Bunny Rabbit; Mr. Green Jeans; Puppy Dog
- Synopsis:
- The Captain tells a story featuring the Treasure House cast in the parts of knights in armor who have to deal with a dragon.
The Gentle Giant
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Bunny Rabbit; Puppy Dog; Grandfather Clock
- Synopsis:
- Grandfather Clock tells the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, with the Treasure House cast taking the parts.
Midnight Mystery
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Grandfather Clock; Mr. Green Jeans; Bunny Rabbit; Puppy Dog; Captain Jack
- Synopsis:
- At midnight all the toys in the Treasure House come alive. Captain Jack, the toy soldier, borrows Captain Kangaroo's watch, but it gets dunked in a fish bowl and the toys have to find a way to get it repaired.
[Monkey Bars]
Captain Kangaroo / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans
- Synopsis:
- The Captain and Mr. Green Jeans get stuck in the playground's monkey bars.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
[Can-Opener for Helmet]
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 gets his head stuck in a knight's helmet and has to buy a can-opener from Mr. Green Jeans in order to get it off.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
["Want to have fun?"]
Captain Kangaroo -
2.
A Most Unhappy Burro
Captain Kangaroo -
3.
The Unhappiest Knight
Captain Kangaroo -
4.
The Gentle Giant
Captain Kangaroo -
5.
Midnight Mystery
Captain Kangaroo -
6.
[Monkey Bars]
Captain Kangaroo -
7.
[Can-Opener for Helmet]
Captain Kangaroo
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Alan Hutchinson
- Merlin Haas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- 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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