Comic Title: DC's Greatest Detective Stories Ever Told TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2021
On Sale Date: February 2, 2021 Direct Market Date February 3, 2021
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Direct Market Date January 12, 2021
Source: DC Connect, #5

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 232
Editor: Jeb Woodard

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Origin of Detective Chimp"
Pages: 9

Plotter: Andrew Helfer
Scripter: Rusty Wells
Artist: Mark Badger
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Robbie Busch

Reprinted From:
Secret Origins #40 (1989)

Feature Character(s)

• Detective Chimp (first post-Crisis appearance; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Randolpoh (Gus's assistant; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Y-Nad and K-Ram (aliens; no further appearances)
• Gus (an anthropologist; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Two microscopic alien beings land on Earth to perform an experiment. They alter the brain of a chimpanzee, giving it added intelligence. The chimp is discovered by two anthropologists who are on an expedition. They expedition has been a failure to this point because the lead scientist's assistant has been secretly killing the natives. The chimp uncovers the murderer and points this out to the professor. He then helps to knock out the perpetrator. The professor decides to bring the amazing monkey back home.