Comic Title: Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #45
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May/Jun 1959
On Sale Date: March 5, 1959 Copyright Date March 5, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Newsstand Date March 5, 1959
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V14 #2

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

Title: "The Case of the Monkey Witness"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: John Broome
Artist: Carmine Infantino

Reprinted In:
Detective Chimp Casebook HC (2023)

Feature Character(s)

• Detective Chimp (last appearance in Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #44; next appearance in Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #46)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sheriff Edward Chase (last appearance in Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #44; next appearance in Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #46)

Villain(s)

• Legs Dunne and his gang (Morey named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A district attorney (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Bobo is announced as the star witness against gangster Legs Dunne. The district attorney hopes that Dunne's gang will come after Bobo, so they can be captured. However, Bobo eludes the Sheriff, and the crooks find him alone. They trick Bobo into thinking he will be a movie star, then they try to eliminate him. Bobo turns the tables on the gang and captured them instead. With Dunne's gang in custody, the district attorney is able to get a conviction.