Captain and the Kids (1949-1955 United Features) comic books
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Issue #16
Published 1949 by United Features Syndicate.$11.00
$4.00
$25.00
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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Okay Comics (1940) #1, various issues of Comics on Parade (1938), the 50th Anniversary Issue and the two Specials count as the first 15 issues, in United Features' reckoning. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. The Captain and The Inspector manage to convince Mama that a nearby tree is a "Wishing Tree." Fritz the monkey imitates everything he sees the Captain do, and before he knows what's happening, the Captain is getting spanked by a monkey. The Captain and the Kids; That's Teaching Him! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #17
Published 1949 by United Features Syndicate.$9.60
$8.00
Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. A prank involving a donkey, a wasps' nest and some glue gets the Captain in hot water with Mama and the local native princess. The boys trade clothes with two pygmies and hilarity ensues. Hans and Fritz use semaphore flags to tell passing sailors that the Captain is a pirate, which is a lot of effort for a prank. The Princess Oo-La-La; Look Out Cap!; Homeward Bound; The Captain and the Kids. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #19
Published 1950 by United Features Syndicate.$5.90
$8.00
$6.40
$22.00
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Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. Hans and Fritz liven up a dull sea voyage with a goat on a rope. Back home, the goat causes chaos down the well, in the house, and on the clothesline. Hans and Fritz find the glue bucket, and soon the farm animals are stuck to the ceiling. Yep, Goats Are Goats And Kids Are Kids!; Once Upon a Time There Was a Goat!; No Sir, There's Absolutely No Place Like Home!; But the Question Is, Who Is the Goat!; The Captain and the Kids. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #22
Published 1951 by United Features Syndicate.$11.00
- Tape. 1 1/2" cumulative spine split.
Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. Asked to pose for a portrait, the boys substitute monkeys instead, and Mama is not amused. When the Captain's brother Felix visits from the Klondike, Hans and Fritz immediately steal his hot-air balloon, leading to a chase across the seas. Finally catching up to them in the Arctic, the family encounters hostile locals and peeved polar bears. The Captain and the Kids; Gold! Gold! Nothing But gold!; Treasure of the North, Chapter I; Treasure of the North, Chapter II. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #23
Published 1951 by United Features Syndicate.$9.60
$9.60
Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. The Inspector reminds Mama that ice cream and cake are better incentives than threats of punishment. The family's Arctic adventure continues from the previous issue, as the Captain buys a ship to take home, but it's frozen in the ice until spring. Finally reaching warmer climes, the Kids trick the adults into breaking into a prospector's cabin, a prank that could prove fatal. The Captain and the Kids; Ice Bound Chapter I; Treasure of the North, Chapter IV; Treasure of the North, Chapter V. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #24
Published 1951 by United Features Syndicate.$8.00
Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. The Captain wants to capture a lion for the zoo, so he puts on a suit of armor. The family's prospecting adventure continues from the previous issue, as they search for gold in the Klondike. But the kids' alteration of a wanted poster leads to the Captain being mistaken for outlaw Bloody Bill. The Captain and the Kids; Treasure of the North, Chapter VI; No Sir, Money Isn't Everything; Yep, the Rich Have Their Troubles Too! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #27
Published 1951 by United Features Syndicate.$6.40
$4.00
Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. Decades before Billy Keane in the Family Circus, the kids themselves take over the strip's artwork, and we get to see the results. Lost in the jungle, the family happens upon Professor McDipp and the trained monkeys of his "Jungle School." But when all seems lost, they are saved by the beautiful Princess Tamale and her trained animals. The Captain and the Kids; Our Champs Find Out That a Chimpanzee Ain't the Chump of a Chimp He Appears to Be; You Asked for It, Princess! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #29
Published 1952 by United Features Syndicate.$6.40
Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. The Captain starts a feud with the Kids "champeen" goat, so he has only himself to blame for the results. To avoid unwelcome company at Thanksgiving, the Captain gets the Kids to disguise themselves as a doctor. But he's not prepared for the doctor's "bedside manner." The Captain and the Kids; Keep Your Eye on the Turkey - and Duck!; Stick Around, Cap, the Party's Just Getting Glued!; With This Bunch There's a Catch to Everything! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #32
Published 1955 by United Features Syndicate.$8.00
$5.60
$4.00
Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. When the Captain is stranded on a melting ice floe surrounded by sharks, the Kids show up on a raft and want to negotiate. The Captain wants to sneak off with his sailor buddies in search of the Fountain of Youth, but the Kids and Mama show up at the last second. The Kids think they've won - but more sailors means more spankings. The Captain and the Kids; They're Off for the Fountain of Youth!; Oh, Woe to the Captain With a Crew Like This!; They're Looking for the Fountain of Youth; When You're Looking for the Fountain of Youth. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
