''Captain Kate'', is a US newspaper

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created by Jerry and Hale Skelly. Captain Kate was Kate Stevens, a female captain/owner of a trading ship, the ''Wind Song'', in the late 18th century. The comic, written by Jerry's wife Hale Skelly, was distributed by King Features from May 28, 1967, to May 21, 1972.

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