The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Two fourth-grade pranksters hypnotize their principal and accidentally turn him into a superhero.
Book Series · 12 Books
In order from The Adventures of Captain Underpants to Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot.
The Captain Underpants series is a set of 12 graphic novels by Dav Pilkey, published between 1997 and 2022. Written for ages 6–11, most books run about 180 pages.
Launched in September 1997 with The Adventures of Captain Underpants, the Captain Underpants series has more than 50 million books in print in North America. The Captain Underpants book series tells the story of two mischievous kids, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, who hypnotize their school principal and turn him into their comic book creation, Captain Underpants. Dav Pilkey's three most recent Captain Underpants novels, Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People (August 2006), Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets (August 2003), and Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers (September 2003), each debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. The Captain Underpants books are published in 19 languages. In October 2011, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. announced that the studio had obtained the rights to Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants book series, with plans to pursue a feature film adaptation for the big screen. DreamWorks Animation development executive Damon Ross is overseeing the project at the studio.
Two fourth-grade pranksters hypnotize their principal and accidentally turn him into a superhero.
12 books · Published 1997–2022
Two fourth-grade pranksters hypnotize their principal and accidentally turn him into a superhero.
Two fourth-grade pranksters accidentally create an army of evil talking toilets that threaten to take over the world.
Alien lunch ladies threaten the school. Can Captain Underpants save the day?
Two fourth-grade pranksters accidentally create a superhero when they hypnotize their mean principal, who then battles a variety of villains, including a mad scientist and a giant robot.
Two fourth-grade pranksters accidentally hypnotize their mean teacher, turning her into a supervillain.
Two fourth-grade pranksters accidentally create a bionic hamster that wreaks havoc on their school, leading to a series of misadventures and a showdown with their nemesis, Melvin Sneedly
Two fourth-grade pranksters accidentally switch the brains of their mean principal and a nerdy classmate using a machine called the Combine-O-Tron 2000.
Two fourth-grade pranksters travel through time and space, causing chaos and mayhem wherever they go.
Two fourth-grade pranksters accidentally hypnotize their mean principal and turn him into a superhero.
Two fourth-grade pranksters accidentally travel back in time and must find a way to return to their own time.
Two fourth-grade pranksters accidentally travel through time and must find a way back to their own time.
Two fourth-grade pranksters must stop their gym teacher from taking over the world with his mind-control formula
4 books · Published 2019–2023
Join Captain Underpants in battling new villains in hilarious comic adventures.
Can George and Harold save Halloween with their Hack-A-Ween plan against Mr. Krupp's ban?
Can Captain Underpants save Christmas from the chaos of Blissmas?
Ghost dentist and T.P. mummy threaten Halloween. Can Captain Underpants save the day?
2 books · Published 2002–2011
A diaper-clad hero battles a villain aiming to steal his powers and conquer Earth. Can he save the day?
A villain vows to destroy toilets. Can Super Diaper Baby save the day?
1 book
A superhero in underwear battles absurdity and chaos.
There are 12 books in the Captain Underpants series. It began with The Adventures of Captain Underpants in 1997, and the newest book, Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, was published in 2022.
Start with The Adventures of Captain Underpants and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #12.
The series is best for ages 6–11, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (Book #9) is the longest book in the series at 18,260 words (304 pages).
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds) (Book #3) is the shortest at 5,803 words (160 pages).
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