Comic Title: Detective Comics #69
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: September 25, 1942 Copyright Date September 22, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "Case of the Artistic Ape"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Slam Bradley (of Earth-1)

Artist: Howard Sherman

Feature Character(s)

• Slam Bradley (last appearance in Detective Comics #68; next appearance in Detective Comics #70)

Supporting Character(s)

• Shorty Morgan (last appearance in Detective Comics #68; next appearance in Detective Comics #70)

Villain(s)

• Max Schmeer and his gang (no further appearances)
• Ape Gorky (no further appearances)
• Professor Dauber (an art teacher; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When a rare painting is stolen, Slam Bradley signs up for an art school course to find it. He does this because Ape Gorky, a member of Max Schmeer's gang is in the class. Max's mob try to scare Slam away, but they fail. Dauber, the instructor of the class, claims Gorky is a dedicated artist and shows Slam some of his work. When Schmeer tries to buy one of the paintings, Slam solves the case. He and Shorty make short work of the crooks, then Slam finds the stolen painting which was covered by Ape's painting. Dauber stole it and enlisted Max to help move it.