Comic Title: Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #8
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1953
Approx. On Sale Date: January 21, 1953 Copyright Date January 19, 1953
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1953
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Death Walks the High Wire"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Detective Chimp (of Earth-1)

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Irwin Hasen
Inker: Joe Giella

Feature Character(s)

• Detective Chimp (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #7; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #9)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sheriff Edward Chase (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #7; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #9)

Villain(s)

• Maldon (a trick-shot artist; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Calvero (an acrobat; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• John Bantam (a circus owner; no further appearances)
• Onga (an elephant; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Sheriff Chase and Bobo attend the circus where they plan to meet acrobat Calvero after his performance. During the act, the high wire snaps, causing Calvero to fall to his death. Bobo realizes that the snapping wire was caused by a gunshot. He tracks the gun to the circus trick-shot artist Maldon. Maldon attacks Bobo, but the chimp gets help from one of the circus elephants. Together the animals apprehend Maldon and obtain his confession.