Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants Books in Order

Here you will find the latest list of Captain Underpants books in order.

Captain Underpants is an illustrated children’s novel series by Dav Pilkey, an American illustrator, and author.

Pilkey is also the creator of another popular children’s novel series, Dog Man, which is a spin-off to the Captain Underpants series.

The Captain Underpants book series revolves around George Beard and Harold Hutchins, two fourth graders that are the creators of Captain Underpants, a superhero of their homemade comic books.

Captain underpants accidentally becomes real when George and Harold hypnotize Mr. Krupp, their ill-tempered principal.

The series, along with its spin-off books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have sold over 80 million copies worldwide.

The book series has been adapted into a feature-length animated film by DreamWorks Animation called Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.

Who are the Main Characters of Captain Underpants?

The Captain Underpants book series follows the adventures of several characters-

Mr Benjamin “Benny” Krupp

Mr. Benjamin Krupp is the antihero of the series. He is the cruel and mean-spirited principal of Jerome Horowitz Elementary School. Mr. Krupp harbors a deep hatred of children. It is hinted that his hatred for children is because of his own troubled and dysfunctional past.

George Beard and Harold Hutchins

George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two best friends, next-door neighbors, and pranksters that are also the main protagonists of the series. They are the class clowns at Jerome Horowitz Elementary School and have a comic book company called “Treehouse Comix, Inc.”

Captain Underpants

Captain Underpants is the alter ego and superhero counterpart of Mr. Krupp. Mr. Krupp turns into Captain Underpants when he is under hypnosis. As Captain Underpants, he wears briefs and a red cape with black polka dots.

Mr. Krupp turns into Captain Underpants whenever he hears the sound of fingers snapping and he turns back into Mr. Krupp when he is soaked with water.

Dav Pilkey’s Biography

Dav Pilkey or David Murray Pilkey Jr. is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and author of children’s literature.

He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and was brought up in a conservative Christian household.

As a young child, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. He was also frequently reprimanded at school for his behavior in class.

His antics at school ended up becoming his inspiration for the Captain Underpants character.

Other than the Dog Man book series, Dav Pilkey is also the creator and illustrator of Captain Underpants, Dumb Bunnies, Cat Kid Comic Club, and Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot.

Captain Underpants Books in Order

1) The Adventures of Captain Underpants (1997)

The Adventures of Captain Underpants is the inaugural novel of the Captain Underpants series. It tells the story of two fourth graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, who write and draw comics in George’s treehouse.

Their comics heavily feature a character of their own creation called Captain Underpants. The boys use a magical ring to turn their principal, Mr Krupp, into Captain Underpants.

2) Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (1999)

The second book in the Captain Underpants book series, Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets starts off with George and Harold learning that their school is hosting the second annual Invention Convention.

Mr. Krupp bans the pranksters from entering the convention as a punishment for ruining the last year’s convention with their shenanigans.

While in detention, the boys decide to write a new Captain Underpants. However, when they use Melvin’s copy machine to make copies of their finished comic, the machine creates living-talking toilets.

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3) 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) (1999)

The third instalment of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants book series starts off with three evil extra-terrestrial beings suddenly landing on the rooftop of Jerome Horowitz Elementary School.

At the same time, George and Harold mess with their school’s science teacher. They then give the lunch ladies a fake cupcake recipe for Principal Krupp’s birthday, which the lunch ladies end up making for the whole school, flooding the school with sticky green goop in the process.

4) Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants (2000)

The fourth book in the Captain Underpants book series tells the story of Professor Pippy P. Poopypants, Jerome Horowitz Elementary School’s new science teacher.

Professor Poopypants came to the United States to demonstrate his new invention which would reduce waste and increase food production but nobody takes him seriously because of his silly name.

5) Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman (2001)

In Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman, Ms Ribble, a cruel teacher at the Jerome Horowitz Elementary School, announces that she is going to retire at the end of the school year.

As a goodbye present, George and Harold make her a Captain Underpants comic with her as “The Wicked Wedgie Woman.” For this, they get sent to Mr Krupp’s office which assigns the boys to pass out the “Friday Memo.”

6) Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy (2003)

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy (Parts 1 and 2) are the sixth and seventh book in the Captain Underpants book series.

In Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets, the fourth graders are having a demonstration speech day. For their demonstration, George and Harold show off the “Banana,” a device that squirts bananas on whoever sits on the toilet seat with two banana packets under the bump.

In Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers, George, Harold, Mr. Krupp, Melvin, and Sulu are being chased around by the globs.

7) Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People (2006)

Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People is the eighth instalment in the Captain Underpants book series.

In this book, George, Sulu, Crackers, and Harold have ended up in an alternate universe. In the alternate universe, the whole world is the opposite of the normal world.

In this world, Mr. Krupp is nice to the students and has a sense of humor, the teachers are nice, Melvin struggles to comprehend a simple children’s book, and George and Harold are evil versions of themselves.

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8) Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (2012)

This book serves as a prequel to George and Harold’s adventure as it explains how their friendship began in kindergarten and how they started the Captain Underpants comics. It also explains how Tippy Tinkletrousers arrived at the end of the eighth book.

9) Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers (2013)

Technically the 10^th book in the Captain Underpants book series created by Dav Pilkey, Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers is a continuation of the last book. In this book, it is revealed that the zombie nerds move really slowly.

10) Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 (2014)

This book features the final speaking appearance of the Turbo Toilet 2000. It also introduces George and Harold’s duplicates born through time travel as well as the four’s new pets and Crackers and Sulu’s offspring; Daw, Orlando, and Tony.

11) Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (2015)

Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot is the final book in the Captain Underpants books series. This book continues after the eleventh book.

George and Harold switch places with their clones only to find their gym teacher Mr. Meaner has become Sir Stinks-A-Lot, who turns his students into slaves.

Captain Underpants Activity Books

1. The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun (2001)
2. The All-New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun 2 (2002)
3. The Captain Under

Captain Underpants Spin-offs

1) The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby (2002)

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby is a spin-off to the Captain Underpants book series. Mr Krupp assigns George and Harold to write a 100-page essay on good citizenship as a punishment for making a mess in the school gym.

However, they can’t turn the essay into a Captain Underpants story. This forces the boys to come up with a story with a new superhero called “Super Diaper Baby.”

2) Super Diaper Baby 2: Invasion of the Potty Snatchers (2011)

In the second instalment, Mr Krupp reads the “Super Diaper Baby” comic and yells at the boys for creating another rude and offensive comic.

He suggests that they try to write something more appropriate. He gives them a book called “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” to inspire the boys’ new book.

3) The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future (2010)

In this graphic novel, Harold and George write a comic book about science facts because they feel that scientists do not know everything.

The book was removed from the markets in 2021 for perpetuating harmful stereotypes. Dav Pilkey, the author of the novel stated that he had decided to remove the book from the print due to harmful Asian portrayal.

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