Captain Awesome Books in Order
Captain Awesome by Stan Kirby contains 25 books, published between 2012 and 2023. The first book is Captain Awesome to the Rescue! (2012) and the newest is Captain Awesome Is a Spy! (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2012–2023
- Confirmed
- 25 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,888 in 16 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 31–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,888 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Captain Awesome is a children's superhero series by Stan Kirby. Twenty-five books run from Captain Awesome to the Rescue! (2012) to Captain Awesome Is a Spy! (2023), taking in Captain Awesome vs. Nacho Cheese Man (2012), Captain Awesome, Soccer Star (2012) and Captain Awesome and the Ultimate Spelling Bee (2013). Schools, friendship, heroes and adventure make up the listed subjects. No new title has appeared since 2023.
How many Captain Awesome books are there?
Captain Awesome has 25 books, released between 2012 and 2023.
Captain Awesome Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Captain Awesome books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Captain Awesome to the Rescue!2012 · 105 pages · confirmed 3/420121053/4
- 2Captain Awesome vs. Nacho Cheese Man2012 · 109 pages · confirmed 3/420121093/4
- 3Captain Awesome and the New Kid2012 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/420121123/4
- 4Captain Awesome Takes a Dive2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 5Captain Awesome, Soccer Star2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 6Captain Awesome Saves the Winter Wonderland2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 7Captain Awesome and the Ultimate Spelling Bee2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 8Captain Awesome vs. the Spooky, Scary House2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 9Captain Awesome Gets Crushed2013 · 117 pages · confirmed 3/420131173/4
- 10Captain Awesome and the Missing Elephants2014 · 117 pages · confirmed 3/420141173/4
- 11Captain Awesome vs. the Evil Babysitter2014 · 115 pages · confirmed 3/420141153/4
- 12Captain Awesome Gets a Hole-in-One2014 · 117 pages · confirmed 3/420141173/4
- 13Captain Awesome and the Easter Egg Bandit2015 · 117 pages · confirmed 3/420151173/4
- 14Captain Awesome Goes to Superhero Camp2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 15Captain Awesome and the Mummy's Treasure2015 · 116 pages · confirmed 3/420151163/4
- 16Captain Awesome vs. the Sinister Substitute Teacher2016 · 116 pages · confirmed 3/420161163/4
- 17Captain Awesome Meets Super Dude!2016 · 148 pages · confirmed 3/420161483/4
- 18Captain Awesome Has the Best Snow Day Ever?2016 · 109 pages · confirmed 3/420161093/4
- 19Captain Awesome Takes Flight2017 · 117 pages · confirmed 3/420171173/4
- 20Captain Awesome for President2018 · 117 pages · confirmed 3/420181173/4
- 21Captain Awesome and the Trapdoor2019 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/420191283/4
- 22Captain Awesome Says the Magic Word2020 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/420201283/4
- 23Captain Awesome, the Show Must Go On!2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 24Captain Awesome vs. the Evil Ice Cream Jingle2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 25Captain Awesome Is a Spy!2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Captain Awesome?
No separate chronological order is on record for Captain Awesome, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Captain Awesome books in order?
You should read the Captain Awesome books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Captain Awesome book also stands alone.
Where to start with Captain Awesome
Start with Captain Awesome to the Rescue! (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Captain Awesome book?
Captain Awesome Is a Spy! (2023) is the newest Captain Awesome book released so far.
Is there a new Captain Awesome book coming?
No next Captain Awesome book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Captain Awesome at a glance
- Paused
- No new Captain Awesome title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Captain Awesome books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,888 pages across the 16 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 117 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Captain Awesome books, 21 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
What the Captain Awesome books are about
20 of the 25 Captain Awesome books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: superheroes is tagged on 16 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Superheroes 16 of 20 books
- Children's fiction 15 of 20 books
- Schools 9 of 20 books
- Heroes 7 of 20 books
- Adventure stories 3 of 20 books
- Friendship 3 of 20 books
- Humor 2 of 20 books
- Lost and found possessions 2 of 20 books
- Lost articles 2 of 20 books
- School field trips 2 of 20 books
More books by Stan Kirby
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Stan Kirby books in order 28 books