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Captain George's Comic World also known as Comic World, and later known as Captain George Presents, was "a biweekly newspaper of reprints of classic comic strips of the past." Published by Memory Lane Productions. "Comics reprinting strips and comics that were out of copyright."

"In 1971 the publisher was sued by King Features for reprinting comic strips that were not out of copyright and was forced to destroy all remaining back issues."

Issue 42 reprints 1940's Canadian comics.

Publication history
Captain George's Comic World published 26 issues from 1967–1969 (issues #23/24 and #25/26 were double issues). With issue #29, the paper's names was changed to Captain George Presents and from 1969 to 1972 it published 14 additional issues (numbered #29-46, with issues 31/32 and #43/44 being double issues).

"A Whizzbang Publication"

Issues
• 1 — Buster Brown

• 2 –

• 3 — Tarzan

• 4 — Krazy Kat

• 5 — Special How-to-Draw Issue

• 6 — Buck Rogers

• 7 — Special Superman Issue

• 8 — Special Primary Source Issue

• 9 — Alex Raymond, Illustrator

• 10

• 11 — Dick Tracy

• 12 — Red Ryder

• 13 — Special Gronk Issue

• 14

• 15 — Frank Frazetta cover

• 16

• 17

• 18

• 19 — illustration of William Randolph Hearst on the cover

• 20

• 21 — Meet Pogo

• 22 — Captain Marvel

• 23/24 — Sub-Mariner

• 25/26 — Silver Starr

• 27 — Kirk Alyn as Superman on the cover

• 28 — Virgil Finlay

• Series 3:

• 29 — An Alex Raymond Portfolio

• 30 — Captain America

• 31/32 — Secret Agent X-9

• 33/34 —

• 37 — Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye

• 38/39 – Frank Frazetta Special

• 40 — Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

• 41 — Virgil Finlay

• 42 — Grand Slam Comics

• 43/44 — King Features Syndicate

• 45 — Rip Kirby

• 46 — Prince Valiant