Notable Simian First Appearances and Other Stuff
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Here's a few tidbits I've picked up from pouring over the latest Overstreet, scouring the web for endless hours, and of course, rummaging through my collection of gorilla books. There's bound to be an error or two and anything I was unsure about is marked with a '?' Enjoy! |
Action
Comics
DC
Comics
13 (6/39) 1st app. Ultra Humanite
218
(1958) 1st app. and death King Krypton
224 1st Golden Gorilla story
228 (5/57) Kongorilla in Congo Bill story (Congorilla try-out)
248 1st app. Congorilla; Congo Bill renamed Congorilla
261 last Congorilla in Action
Adventure
Comics
DC Comics
219 (12/55) 1st app. and origin Chandu, the Gorilla with Super-Eyes
281 last Congorilla story
293 (6/62) 1st app. and origin Legion of Super-Pets
295 (4/62) 1st app. Bizarro Titano
Adventures
of Rex the Wonder Dog, The
DC Comics
4 (7-8/52) 1st Detective Chimp
46 (9-10/59) Detective Chimp’s last regular story
Amazing
Spider-Man, The
Marvel
110 1st app. the Gibbon
Avengers,
The
Marvel
62 1st app. Man-Ape
Blue
Beetle, The
Fox
9 1st app.(?) the Gorilla (also appears in #10)
Boy
Comics
Lev Gleason Publ. (Comic House)
3 (#1) Crimebuster's Pet Monkey 'Squeeks' begins
Doom
Patrol, The
DC
Comics
86 (v.1) 1st app. Monsieur Mallah
Famous
Funnies
Eastern
Colour
#(?) (1936) 1st app. Jitter the Monkey
Flash,
The
DC
Comics
106 1st app. and origin Gorilla Grodd; Flash's 1st visit to Gorilla City
Begins Grodd the Super Gorilla Trilogy
107 Grodd the Super Gorilla Trilogy part II
108 Grodd the Super Gorilla Trilogy part III
127 Return of Gorilla Grodd
295 app. Gorilla Grodd- cover/story
Great
Grape Ape, The
Charlton Comics
1 (9/76)1st comic book app. Grape Ape
It
Really Happened
William
H. Wise
1 (1944) 1st app. Bloopie the G.I. Monkey
Jungle
Action
Atlas
(Marvel)
1 (10/54) 1st app. Man-Oo the Mighty
Justice League of America
DC Comics
195 1st app. of Ultra-Humanite in ape body
King
Kong
Gold Key/Whitman
30036-809 (9/68) 1st comic book adapt.; photo cover, 68 pgs
Konga
Charlton Comics
1 (1960) 1st app. Konga; Based on movie
Magilla
Gorilla
Gold
Key
1 (5/64) 1st comic book app.
Men's
Adventures
Marvel/Atlas
Comics (CCC)
26 (3/54) 1st app. Gorilla-Man
Movie
Comics
Gold Key/ Whitman
30044-012 Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(12/70) 1st adapt. of POTA movie(?) w/pull-out poster;
photo cover
Planet
of the Apes
Marvel
(Curtis)
B+W Magazine
1 (8/4) 1st ongoing comic book adapt. of movie
Promethea
America's Best Comics
1 1st app. Weeping Gorilla (as a background element)
3 1st app. Weeping Gorilla (as an actual character)
San
Diego Comic Con Comics
Dark
Horse
B+W
promo comic for San Diego Con
2 (1993) 1st app. Monkeyman and O'Brien
Showcase
DC Comics
77 (9/68) 1st app. Angel and the Ape
Spawn
Image
38 1st app. Cy-Gor
Squeeks
Lev Gleason Publ.
1 (9/53) funny animal, Crimebuster's Pet Monkey 'Squeeks' begins
regular series
Startling
Comics
Nedor
21 Origin the Ape (enemy of the Oracle -1st app. in #20)
Superboy
DC
Comics
76 (10/59) 1st app. Beppo the Super Monkey
Super
Friends (TV)
DC Comics
7 1st app. Gleek
Superman
DC Comics
127 (9/59) 1st app. and origin Titano
Superman
(v.2)
DC Comics
Annual 2 1st app. post-Crisis Titano
Tom
Strong
America's
Best Comics
1 1st app. King Solomon
Way
of the Rat
Crossgen
1 1st app. Po Po
White
Princess of the Jungle
Avon Perodicals
3 Origin the Blue Gorilla
Wonder
Woman
DC
Comics
9 1st app. Giganta, The Gorilla Girl
Zippy
the Chimp (CBS TV Presents)
Pines (Literary Entertainment)
50 1st app. Zippy the Chimp (?)

Mojo is pleased you have perused the entire list. You may live!