Comic Title: Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #12
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Nov/Dec 1953
Approx. On Sale Date: September 16, 1953 Copyright Date September 14, 1953
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1953
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 Million Dollar Gorilla"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Irwin Hasen
Inker: Joe Giella

Feature Character(s)

• Detective Chimp (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #11; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #13)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sheriff Edward Chase (last appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #11; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #13)

Villain(s)

• Bill Thomas (a reporter; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Clive King (an animal trainer; no further appearances)
• Congo (a gorilla; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Lorna (Clive's fiancee; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Sheriff Chase and Bobo visit Clive King, an animal trainer. King recently returned from Africa with a valuable gorilla. When the gorilla is poisoned, Sheriff Chase begins investigating suspects. Bobo smells the bucket that contained the poison, which leads him to a fountain pen. The pen was used by reporter Bill Thomas to administer the poison. Bobo helps the Sheriff capture the killer, who was jealous of King and wanted to marry his fiancee Lorna.