Thursday, April 21, 2005
11:59 PM
monkey see monkey fly

More Superboy comic fun: "Mark Frauenfelder:
Andrew Tonkin says: 'My friend Meng just sent me this link to a detailed description, with pictures, of a very strange Superboy story. Seems the lad turns into a GIANT RAMPAGING GORILLA. Those who liked the covers will love this.'

During the 1950s and 1960s, DC Comics engaged in a long-time infatuation with gorillas, especially talking purple ones. Supposedly espoused by Creative Director Irwin Donenfeld, and supported by such editors as Julius Schwartz and Mort Weisinger, the theory was that any comic with a gorilla on its cover was a guaranteed top-seller. At one point, DC was publishing so many funnybooks with gorilla-covers that its editorial staff found it necessary to monitor these efforts, as to limit the number of gorilla-covers to one per month!

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(Via Boing Boing.)