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Captain Carrot is a comic book superhero who appeared in a series published by DC Comics. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... A superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility and who usually has a colorful name and costume and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. ... DC Comics is one of the largest companies in comic book and related media publishing. ...


An anthropomorphized rabbit in a world of talking animals where humans are unknown, his real name is Roger Rodney Rabbit (entirely unrealted to the movie character of a similar name), or Rodney Rabbit as he was called later in the series. This dog has been dressed in human accessories for humorous effect. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a movie that combines animation and live action, and is a unique chance to see many cartoons from different studios in a single film. ...


Rodney worked as a cartoonist and writer for his world's version of DC Comics, mainly on the comic "Justa Lotta Animals" (an animal version of the Justice League of America). DC Comics is one of the largest companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The Justice League, featuring the Flash, Superman, Aquaman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Martian Manhunter, and Green Lantern. ...


In his series entitled Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, Rodney gains superpowers for 24 hours when he eats a carrot that grows in his windowbox---said carrots having been exposed to the rays of an extraterrestrial meteor. Among Rodney's superpowers include superstrength, resistance to injury, and a super-powerful leap. Binomial name Daucus carota The carrot is a root vegetable, typically orange or white in color with a woody texture. ... A windowbox is a box for growing plants. ... Extraterrestrial, as an adjective, refers to something that originates, occurs, or is located outside Earth or its atmosphere. ... A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earths (or another bodys) atmosphere, commonly called a shooting star or falling star. ...


Captain Carrot is the leader of the Zoo Crew, a group of other animal superheroes from his world. The Zoo Crew is a fictional superhero group in a comic book published by DC Comics until 1983. ...


"Captain Carrot" can also refer to Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, a character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. Carrot Ironfoundersson is a corporal in, and later captain of, the Ankh_Morpork City Watch, of Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ... Coat of arms: A shield, quartered by a river (the Ankh) and tower (the Tower of Art). ... Terence David John Pratchett OBE (known to some fans as Pterry) is an English fantasy author (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Bucks), best known for his Discworld series. ... The Discworld is a series of over 30 novels by Terry Pratchett set on the Discworld. ...


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Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (0 words)
It contained their first new funny animal superheroes in decades — and with the exception of a few licensed properties, their last foray into the funny animal genre for decades to come.
Thus were born Alleycat-Abra, Fastback, Pig Iron, Rubber Duck, Yankee Poodle and, of course, Captain Carrot himself.
DC has very little interest in its funny animal properties these days, but if their attention ever turns that way again, this will probably be one of the first they look at.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Captain Carrot (740 words)
Captain Carrot is the leader of the Zoo Crew, a group of other animal superheroes from his world.
Captain Carrot is a superhero who lives on the otherdimensional world of Earth-C, an alternate Earth populated by sentient animals.
In Teen Titans #30-31 (December 2005-January 2006), Captain Carrot appears in a series of pages purporting to be a Zoo Crew comic published in the mainstream DC Universe, and follows the adventures of the Zoo Crew teammates in a grimmer, darker version of Earth-C, parodying the recent trend toward "grim and gritty" superhero comics.
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