Comic Title: Secret Origins #40
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: May 1989
On Sale Date: March 21, 1989 Shipping Date March 23, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #161

Shipping Date March 21, 1989
Source: Previews, #1

Direct Market Date March 23, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #82

Copyright Date March 21, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Direct Market Date March 23, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #91

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mark Waid

Title: "The Legend of Congorilla"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Congorilla (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Tom Joyner
Penciller: Frederik Butler
Inker: Keith Stan Wilson
Letterer: Janice Chiang
Colorist: Tatjana Wood

Feature Character(s)

• Congorilla (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Swamp Thing Annual #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Congo Bill (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Swamp Thing Annual #3)

Villain(s)

• N'Solo (an African tribesman; no further appearances)
• A group of guerrillas (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Doc Kruger (a German missionary; no further appearances)
• Kawolo (a tribal leader; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story takes place in June, 1958.

Synopsis:
Congo Bill receives a ring from his friend, the tribal leader Kawolo upon his death. Kawolo was shot by a rifle which Bill believes was smuggled into the area. He investigates with N'Solo, Kawolo's nephew. When they reach a cave, N'Solo traps Bill inside with a grenade.

After two days of captivity, Bill rubs the ring. His mind is transferred into the body of a golden gorilla. In the gorilla's body, Bill sees N'Solo with a group of guerrillas who are out to stop a peace agreement between tribes. N'Solo shot Kawolo to stop him from getting in the way. Congorilla, stops the guerrillas, then releases Bill's body from the cave.