CREATOR

Name: Condor Verlag (German comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in Germany in 1973. Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Condor in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation's official name is ConPart Verlag GmbH (short for Condor-Interpart). They publish several magazines besides comic books.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1992*. Stopped in 1993 after 11 issues.

The title character is an environmental superhero trying to save Earth from natural catastrophes and antagonistic eco-villains. At his side he has 5 teenagers from different parts of the Earth. They are: Gi from Thailand, Kwame from Ghana, Linka from Eastern Europe, Ma-Ti from Brazil, and Wheeler from New York.

The full German title is Captain Planet und die Planeten-Retter.

* Initially, the series aired as an American TV cartoon show titled Captain Planet and the Planeteers from 1990 to 1992 and it was followed by a sequel titled The New Adventures of Captain Planet from 1993 to 1996 (113 episodes in total). The series has also been subjected to several franchises such as film, toys, and video games.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS


Captain Planet,
Ma-Ti, Gi, Kwame, Wheeler, Linka

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1992
#4 - 1992
#6 - 199?

#7 - 199?
#9 - 1993
#11 - 1993

 

 

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