The environmental crusader has been absent from the pop culture landscape for over 30 years.

The publisher provided Casallos character sketches, showing the redesigned Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

Captain Planet can be seen sporting a beard in both the sketches and the preview pages.

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These pages show Captain Planet in action, saving lives and thwarting the authorities.

They combined their elemental powers to create Captain Planet, champion of Gaia.

The aforementioned redesign of Captain Planet is perhaps the most striking of the revamps.

Far Side grinning man (foreground, left) and miners digging underground (right, background.)

The environment is seemingly falling apartthe perfect time for Captain Planet to make a comeback.

And Dynamite Entertainment is ensuring that Captain Planets big return will be a grand one.

Artist Casallos has given both Captain Planet and his Planeteers awesome new redesigns.

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As Earths climate and environment continues to deteriorate,Captain Planetis more relevant than ever before.

Captain Planet#1 is on sale April 23 from Dynamite Entertainment!

Captain Planet with Beard in New Dynamite Comic Series

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