Item Specifics

Series Name

CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW

Issue Number

#1

Publisher

DC Comics

Genre

Superhero

Grade

8.0 VF

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

DC Comics' great tradition of Funny Animal comics from the Golden Age (Fox and Crow, Peter Porkchops, Flippity and Flop, Nutsy Squirrel, The Dodo and the Frog, etc.) that had laid dormant since the late 1950s, suddenly sprang back to life in 1982 with the emergence of CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW from creators Roy Thomas and Scott Shaw!

Introduced in a 16-page insert in THE NEW TEEN TITANS #16, CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW was about a team of talking animal superheroes that lasted just 20 issues, but is still fondly remembered by many comic fans of its generation, and the characters appear occasionally in cameos in the mainstream DC Universe (this is made possible due to the existence of a "multiverse" in the DCU, which allows the Zoo Crew characters to exist on a parallel Earth).

Here in Issue #1, "The Pluto Syndrome!" tells how the ZOO CREW came to be: Superman was investigating a strange phenomenon causing the citizens of Metropolis to begin acting like their primate ancestors. He determined the cause to be rays of energy originating from the planet Pluto. Flying towards outer space, he encountered an energy barrier around the Earth, but after noticing a meteor pass through unaffected, he grabbed the meteor and attempted to use it to get him through the barrier. When Superman and the meteor struck the barrier, they were both shunted into an alternative dimension of "funny animals", later designated as Earth-C. There, Superman met several of the world's residents, who had gained superpowers when they were struck by the various meteorite fragments.

The animals and Superman soon teamed up to stop the source of the ray which turned out to be the old Justice League villain Starro the Conqueror, a starfish-shaped alien, who was launching his de-evolution assault from the Earth-C universe's Pluto. After defeating the villain, the animals on this adventure - Pig Iron, Alley-Kat-Abra, Rubber Duck, Yankee Poodle, and Fastback - decided to stick together and form the Zoo Crew, and Superman returned home.[7][8]

This first issue of CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW was a big hit in 182 and this copy has been well-preserved.  It has a strong binding, supple pages, minimal toning or fading, and no tears, missing chips or stress lines.  We'll call it an 8.0FN . .which Overstreet values at $6.  Since we're Funny Animal fans and want you to be one too, we're offering this at just $4 . . with our always-L•O•W shipping!

It's a ZOO-per bargain!!

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05/07/2005

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United States

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