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Few things command disrespect like the sight of a man wearing whitie-tighties. However, the bald and barefoot Captain Underpants happens to be a superhero. As one character notes, "Most superheroes look like they're flying around in their underwear....Well, this guy actually is flying around in his underwear!" The Captain, defender of "Truth, Justice, and all that is Pre-Shrunk and Cottony," is the comic-book invention of two troublemaking fourth-graders, George and Harold. He comes to life after the boys use a mail-order device to hypnotize their diabolical school principal, who sheds his outergarments and battles crime in only a cape and Y-fronts. As his creators try to snap him out of the trance, Captain Underpants threatens bank robbers with "Wedgie Power" and foils the villainous Dr. Diaper (" `You know,' said George, `up until now this story was almost believable' "). Pilkey (Dog Breath) uses a sitcom-like formula to set up the rivalry between the boys and the principal, and to strip the authority figure of dignity. After a tepid exposition, he falls back on the notion that undies and mild bathroom humor are funny in themselves and, given his intended audience, he's probably right. Line drawings of the slapstick action appear on every page, and "Flip-O-Rama" climactic sequences create an agreeably corny "motion-picture" effect. But the lowbrow jokes (the Captain uses an elastic waistband to apprehend an evildoer) chiefly constitute this tale's harmless, non-gross appeal.

1. George and Harold 1
2. Tree House Comix, Inc. 5
3. The Adventures of Captain Underpants 9
4. Mean Old Mr. Krupp 17
5. One Day Very, Very Soon 21
6. Busted 29
7. A Little Blackmail 35
8. Crime and Punishment 39
9. Four-to-Six Weeks Later 45
10. The 3-D Hypno-Ring 47
11. Fun with Hypnosis 51
12. Out the Window 57
13. Bank Robbers 61
14. The Big Bang 67
15. Dr. Diaper 73
16. The Extremely Graphic Violence Chapter (in Flip-O-Rama) 79
17. The Escape 99
18. To Make a Long Story Short 107
19. Back to School 108
20. The End? 117

Garden State Children's Book Awards | Winner | Children's Fiction | 2000 - 2000 ;
Buckeye Children's Book Award | Winner | Grades 3-5 | 2001 - 2001 ;
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award | Winner | Grades K-3 | 2000 - 2000

George and Harold have created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school--and now they're going to bring him to life! Meet Captain Underpants! His true identity is so secret, even HE doesn't know who he is!
Acclaimed author and Caldecott Honor illustrator Dav Pilkey provides young readers with the adventure of a lifetime in this outrageously funny, action-packed, easy-to-read chapter book. With hilarious pictures on every page, THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS is great for both beginning and chapter-book readers. And like Dav's other best-selling books of humor, it is sure to provide even the most reluctant readers with hours of fun.