Notable Simian First Appearances and Other Stuff

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!

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