Secret Origins, #40 Direct
Published: May 1989
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Credits
- Script: Mark Waid
- Pencils: Bill Wray
- Inks: Bill Wray
- Colors: Bob LeRose
Story Notes
Cover art credits given on the letters page.
Gorillas in Our Midst: The Secret Origin of Gorilla City
Featuring Gorilla City
Storyline
A retelling of the origin of Gorilla City, beginning with a space traveler who enhances the gorillas' intelligence and who dies by the actions of Grodd.
Characters
- Gorilla Grodd
- King Solovar
- Sir Albert Wesley
- Mr. Barwick
- Mr. Hughes
Credits
- Script: Cary Bates
- Script: Greg Weisman
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Mike DeCarlo
- Colors: Shelley Eiber
- Letters: Agustin Más
The Legend of Congorilla
Storyline
Retells the origin of Congo Bill receiving and first using the Congorilla ring, from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #248.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- The Congorilla
- Doc Kruger
- Kawolo (dies)
- N'Solo
Credits
- Script: Tom Joyner
- Pencils: Fred Butler
- Inks: Jan Ronold
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Janice Chiang
Story Notes
A darker slant to the Congorilla character.
IF U CN RD THS
Storyline
Two aliens give a chimpanzee the power of human thought, and the chimpanzee solves a local murder mystery.
Characters
- Bobo T. Chimpanzee
- Detective Chimp
- Y-And
- K-Ram
- Randolph
- Gus
Credits
- Script: Andy Helfer
- Script: Kari Nielsen
- Script: Ng Gam-hong
- Pencils: Mark Badger
- Inks: Mark Badger
- Colors: Robbie Busch
- Letters: John Costanza
Story Notes
A humorous approach to why Detective Chimp was so intelligent.
Storyline
Includes 4 explanatory articles: Secrets Behind The Goofy Cover; Secrets Behind The Origins Gorilla City; Secrets Behind The Origins Congorilla; Secrets Behind The Origins Detective Chimp.
Credits
- Script: Mark Waid
Story Notes
Letters from: Mark Lucas; Charles J. Sperling. Also includes information on the next 3 issues of Secret Origins.