| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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." |