Captain Kate
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Captain Kate drawn by Jerry & Hale Skelly 1968 (Italian version)
Captain Kate, was a US newspaper comic strip created by Jerry and Hale Skelly. Captain Kate was Kate Stevens, a female captain/owner of a trading ship, the Wind Song, in the late 18th century.[1] The comic, written by Jerry's wife Hale Skelly, was distributed by King Features from May 28, 1967, to May 21, 1972.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Lambiek.net". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 97. ISBN 9780472117567.
Categories:
- 1967 comics debuts
- 1972 comics endings
- American comics characters
- American comic strips
- Comics about women
- Comics set in the 18th century
- Female characters in comics
- Fictional sea captains
- Nautical comics
- Pirate comics
- Comic strip stubs