Funny animal superheroes have been around almost as long of the guys in tights themselves. In the 1980s DC published 20 issues of Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!. Created by writer Roy Thomas and cartoonist Scott Shaw!, the Captain and his crew battled a wide assortment of anthropomorphic animal adversaries. Beautiful cartooning and outrageous animal-based puns were the order of the day.
Captain Carrot (Rodney Rabbit) was the glue that held this gang of happy misfit adventurers together. An artist and writer of superhero comics in his regular job, Rodney can truly be said to have jumped into his superheroing life with both feet first. A fair number of the plots actually turn on Rodney's knowledge of obscure pop culture to save the day.
Other members of the Zoo Crew will be featured here in the coming days.
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