Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew - Volume 01 Issue 08

My Rating

Killing Time

Yesterday Captain Carrot and his amazing Zoo Crew were poor vigilantes fighting crime on the streets of Los Antelope –California, now they are on their way to inspect the new Z building. The building is their new headquarters designed by Frank Lloyd Ratt, and totally funded by Uncle Salmon and the U.S. government. What cool surprises await inside.

To celebrate the team’s new sponsorship, Captain Carrot, Yankee Poodle, Rubberduck, Pig-Iron, Alley-Kat-Abra, and Fastback decide to order some chow to celebrate. Pizza Party! Hey, where’s the pizza delivery dude? Time to investigate!

What was that bright flash? How long can Rubberduck rubber neck? Can Bow-zar the Barkbarian outsmart space and time? Collect the series to find out!

Squawk Loudly And Carry A Big Grudge

Rova Barkitt, aka Yankee Poodle, is Follywood’s leading socialite and gossip reporter. Today is her big interview with legendary actor Warren Batty. Will Rova finish her epic sit down with Warren before her arch rival, Polly Wannacracker?

Lights, camera, action! Oh, no. Who is this new supervillain calling herself the “Squawker”? She looks familiar, but Rova can’t fight this new menace in her civilian disguise. Time to break out the ol’ red, white, and blue!

Can Yankee Poodle defeat the thousand watt decibels of the Sqauwker’s Squawking power? Will Warren Batty pick which girl to be with? What the heck is the Silver Penguin award anyways? Collect the series to find out!

Reviewer Notes

So two weeks ago I knew nothing about Captain Carrot and his amazing Zoo Crew. After researching Spider-Ham videos on YouTube, I stumbled onto this series. I decided to pick up a copy at a local antique store and check out the art.

This 1982 series from DC Comics is set on an alternate Earth filled with animal people. Similar to Marvel’s Spider-Ham, there are teams of super heroes, bad guys, and everything in between. The stories seem to be geared toward kids but with enough adult references to keep the attention of older readers.

My only gripe is the overuse of the animal naming puns. To me, it became a bit distracting by the end. Issue number eight has two stories and a lot of dialog. It’s nice to see real writing compared to some of today’s modern books. I will keep a lookout for more issues of Captain Carrot and his friends.