Comic Title: Showcase #77
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1968
On Sale Date: July 25, 1968 Newsstand Date July 25, 1968
Source: House Ad, Beware the Creeper #3, Page 15

Newsstand Date July 25, 1968
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #6

Copyright Date July 25, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date July 25, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #67

Frequency: Monthly with the exception of Jan., Apr., July and Oct.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Joe Orlando

Title: "Angel and the Ape"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Angel and the Ape (of Earth-1)

Writer: John Albano
Penciller: Robert Oksner
Inker: Tex Blaisdell

Feature Character(s)

• Angel O'Day (next appearance in Angel and the Ape #1)
• Sam Simeon (next appearance in Angel and the Ape #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stan Bragg (editor of Brianpix Comics; next appearance in Angel and the Ape #1)
• Bragg's secretary (next appearance in Angel and the Ape #1)
• Tex Bumblewell (Stan Bragg's assistant; next appearance in Angel and the Ape #1)
• Sam's landlord (next appearance in Angel and the Ape #1)

Villain(s)

• A zookeeper and his gang (Barney and Clyde named; no further appearances)
• A swiss doctor (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Trumbell (no further appearances)
• Sam's neighbors (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Mr. Trumbell hires Angel O'Day, a private investigator, to protect him from men trying to kill him. Angel and her partner Sam Simeon, an intelligent gorilla help fight off several attackers, then Sam leaves to deliver a comic strip to Stan Bragg, editor of Brainpix Comics.

After dropping off the artwork, Sam returns home where he receives a call for help from Angel. She has been kidnapped along with Trumbell. Sam traces them to the local zoo and rescues Angel. Together they locate Trumbell and his captor, the zookeeper. Angel exposes the zookeeper as a spy who was trying to retrieve secret plans hidden inside a cast on Trumbell's foot. While the plans seems to be for a new rocket, they are actually plans for a new ride at Disneyland.