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Issue Details

Issue #872
Published January 1958
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
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.

Cover Details

Characters Captain Kangaroo (as played by Bob Keeshan, photo); Bunny Rabbit (photo)
Pencils ?; ? (photo)
Inks ?; ? (photo)
Colors ?; ? (photo)
Notes Cover is a cropped photo with a drawn or painted border.

1 page Captain Kangaroo foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Want to have fun?"

Characters Captain Kangaroo (as played by Bob Keeshan, photos)
Synopsis Introduction to series.
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Three photos with brief typeset text.

7 page Captain Kangaroo story "A Most Unhappy Burro"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky

8 page Captain Kangaroo story "The Unhappiest Knight"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky

8 page Captain Kangaroo story "The Gentle Giant"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky

9 page Captain Kangaroo story "Midnight Mystery"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky

1 page Captain Kangaroo story "Monkey Bars"

Characters Captain Kangaroo; Mr. Green Jeans
Synopsis The Captain and Mr. Green Jeans get stuck in the playground's monkey bars.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Notes Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Captain Kangaroo story "Can-Opener for Helmet"

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.
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Notes Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."