Captain Underpants Book 1: The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey - Children's Fiction - Paperback

Condition / Format / ISBN / Publisher / Age Range. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9780702325175. Publisher: Scholastic. Age Range: 7-9 years. Overview. Meet the greatest superhero in the history of Jerome Horwitz Elementary School: Captain Underpants! This special 25th Anniversary Edition of Dav Pilkey's bestselling first book brings George and Harold's hypnotised principal-turned-hero to a new generation of readers, complete with a never-before-seen bonus comic starring Pilkey's other beloved creation, Dog Man. It is the perfect introduction to one of the funniest, most mischievous series ever written for children.. About the Book. George Beard and Harold Hutchins are best friends and prolific comic-book creators, forever cooking up trouble at school. When they accidentally hypnotise their short-tempered principal, Mr. Krupp, using a 3-D Hypno-Ring, they transform him into their own comic-book invention: Captain Underpants, a tights-and-cape-wearing superhero whose only weapon against evil is the element of surprise (and his underwear). Chaos, slapstick action and flip-o-rama illustrations follow as Captain Underpants swoops into battle against nefarious villains, all while George and Harold try to keep their secret under wraps. Dav Pilkey's trademark mix of comic-strip artwork, wordplay and laugh-out-loud silliness has made this the first book in a worldwide bestselling series that has encouraged millions of reluctant readers to fall in love with books. This anniv...