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Issue Details

Issue #780
Published March 1957
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
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."

Cover Details

Characters Captain Kangaroo (as played by Bob Keeshan, photo)
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)

1 page Captain Kangaroo photo story "Feeding the Lamb"

Characters Captain Kangaroo (as played by Bob Keeshan, photo); Bunny Rabbit (photo)
Synopsis The lamb is hungry and the Captain has to feed her.
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos from the TV show tied together with text to form a story.

7 page Captain Kangaroo story "Billy Goat Makes Good"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky

9 page Captain Kangaroo story "Try, Try Again"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky

8 page Captain Kangaroo story "Captain Kangaroosoe"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky

8 page Captain Kangaroo story "Sailing, Sailing"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky

1 page Captain Kangaroo story "A Special Cow"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Notes Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Captain Kangaroo story "Feeding a Lion"

Characters Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans
Synopsis The Captain feeds a lion at the zoo.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Notes Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."