<Table> Captain Underpants <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cover of the first Captain Underpants book </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> Dav Pilkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Illustrator </Th> <Td> Dav Pilkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Children 's novel </Li> <Li> Comedy </Li> <Li> Superhero fiction </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Td> Blue Sky ( US ) , Scholastic ( US ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> <P> September 1 , 1997 - August 25 , 2015 ( main series ) </P> ( spin - offs from 2002 - present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print ( hardcover and paperback ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Captain Underpants <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cover of the first Captain Underpants book </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> Dav Pilkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Illustrator </Th> <Td> Dav Pilkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Children 's novel </Li> <Li> Comedy </Li> <Li> Superhero fiction </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Td> Blue Sky ( US ) , Scholastic ( US ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> <P> September 1 , 1997 - August 25 , 2015 ( main series ) </P> ( spin - offs from 2002 - present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print ( hardcover and paperback ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the first captain underpants book written
when was the first captain underpants book written
September 1 , 1997
September 1 , 1997