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Four Color comic books issue 881

  • Issue #881
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 881

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    Indicia title is "THE CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS, No. 881." Based on the 1918-79 "The Captain and the Kids" newspaper strip by Rudolph Dirks and his son John Dirks. The Underground Explorers; Hans and Fritz fall into an underground cave while digging for worms to use as bait for oyster fishing; After walking a while in the cave, they find Professor Barium Borax, who is looking for emeralds in his Molemobile. The Musical Monkey Mix-Up; Fritz dresses a monkey in his clothes to do his violin practice while he goes swimming with Hans. The Great Stamp Hoax; Paprika, the President of Banana, sends a message for help by stork to The Captain; The Captain, Hans, and Fritz go by boat to the island where they find that Paprika has gone broke buying postage stamps from General Tabasco. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.