Comic Title: Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #5
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1952
Approx. On Sale Date: July 25, 1952 Copyright Date July 23, 1952
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1952
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.

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

Title: "The Dog-Napers of Ridge Park"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Sy Barry

Feature Character(s)

• Rex the Wonder Dog (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Danny Dennis (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #6)

Villain(s)

• A gang of dog-nappers (Slim and Lefty named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Norton and Beauty (a wealthy neighbor and her dog; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Danny Dennis is entrusted with the care of Beauty, the dog of the wealthy Mrs. Norton. Danny brings Beauty and Rex to the park to run. A gang of dog-nappers steal Beauty and hit Rex. The dog-nappers escape, so Danny notifies police.

Danny and Rex join police in the search for the dog-nappers. Rex identifies and captures one of them. He then follows their scent back to their hide-out. Rex rescues beauty and releases several other kidnapped dogs. The dogs are able to subdue the crooks, until the police arrive to arrest them.