Comic Title: Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #18
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Nov/Dec 1954
Approx. On Sale Date: September 3, 1954 Copyright Date September 1, 1954
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1954
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.

Newsstand Date September 2, 1954
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V9 #7

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

Title: "Everglades Swamp-Trap"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Rex the Wonder Dog (of Earth-1)

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Bernard Sachs

Feature Character(s)

• Rex the Wonder Dog (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #18; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #19)

Supporting Character(s)

• Danny Dennis (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #18; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #19)

Villain(s)

• Two convicts (Wilkes named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Malcolm Barrett (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #16; no further appearances)
• Professor Hal Douglas (a friend of Professor Barrett; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Rex and Danny take a trip to the Everglades with Professor Barrett. While exploring the swamps with Barrett's friend Hal Douglas, they try to deduce why the native flamingos are avoiding the area. Douglas finds two escaped convicts hiding in the swamp. Rex helps him bring the crooks in and solves the mystery of the missing flamingos. The convicts' presence had scared them away.