Superboy #76 "The Super-Monkey from Krypton!" I've read this cute tale. It's an odd choice to start with.

Superman #138 "Titano the Super-Ape" Perhaps the most famous Superman-Titano story of them all. The second appearance of Titano with the classic King Kong-homage cover of Titano climbing the Daily Planet building. This is often reprinted, most notably in the classic DC Super Special #16: Super-heroes Battle Super-Gorillas.



The Flash (VOL. 1) #127 "The Reign of the Super-Gorilla!" Perhaps the finest Gorilla Grodd story ever. Another one reprinted in DC Super Special #16.

Detective Comics #339 "Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!" The oft-reprinted tale that introduced Carmine Infantino's new look to the Batman franchise. This one was in DC Super Special #16 as well.

Detective Comics #482 "Night of the Body Snatcher" I've never seen this one, but with story/pencils by Jim Starlin and inks by P. Craig Russell, I'm looking forward to it. I only wish they were reprinting the entire double-sized Batman Family issue. Luckily the Michael Golden-drawn Bat-Mite adventure was reprinted in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (another great collection).

Hawkman #16 "Lord of the Flying Gorillas!" One of the inspirations for my story "I Was the Bride of Rothro, King of the Giant Flying Vampire Gorillas From the Earth's Core" (Negative Burn #47, drawn by John Lucas).

Wonder Woman #170 "Wonder Woman... Gorilla!" THE Wonder Woman-gorilla tale. Reprinted in the classic DC Super Special #16.



Strange Adventures #201 "The Mod Gorilla Boss!" This odd cross of DC's poor understanding of sixties pop culture, apes, and mobs lead to one of the most unusual Animal Man stories of all. I actually own this. I'd be a tad ashamed for me.

Shazam #9 "The Day Captain Marvel Went Ape!" Surprisingly, this is not even the best Captain Marvel ape story. That's reserved for the delightful Marvel Family #85 "The Marvel Family Battles the Primate Plot", reprinted in both Limited Collector's Edition #C-21 and The Greatest Shazam Stories Ever Told.

Super Friends #30 "Gorilla Warfare Against the Humans" I've never read this one but it features a tale using Grodd and Giganta (in apparently her first Earth-1 appearance).

The Flash (VOL. 2) #151 "Territorealis" Another story I haven't read. Apparently, a Teen Titans flashback story.

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JoeCrowe Leader of the Revolution! Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 621 Location: Deepest, Darkest Alabama View Blog	Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 12:52 pm    Post subject:     I almost caught you, I've read 7 of those. The ones I haven't are the Teen Titans, the two Detectives, and the Hawkman. I also just bought a Gorilla Grodd action figure, though. Now I want to go find Monkeyman and O'Brien comics.
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Rick Klaw Rebel Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Austin, TX View Blog	Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 1:07 pm    Post subject:     One of the big disappointments with this collection is the fact that it offers only super-hero-ape stories. If I can find the time and I feel like digging through my comics, I might put together a list of the best DC none super-hero titles. _________________ Rick Klaw Contributing editor, RevolutionSF Author, Geek Confidential: Echoes from the 21st Century Twitter http://twitter.com/RickKlaw
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