Comic Title: Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #44
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1959
On Sale Date: December 30, 1958 Copyright Date December 30, 1958
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

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

Title: "Where There's Smoke -- There's Bobo"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Joe Giella

Feature Character(s)

• Detective Chimp (last appearance in Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #43; next appearance in Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #45)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sheriff Edward Chase (last appearance in Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #43; next appearance in Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #45)

Villain(s)

• Three escaped convicts (Charlie named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A group of volunteer firemen (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Bobo decides to become a volunteer fireman. However, when he fails the entrance tests, Bobo is rejected. Instead he gets his own miniature fire engine and beats the real volunteers to several fires. Sheriff Chase is upset that the chimp's firefighting has interferred with his duties as deputy.

When an fire alarm test fools Bobo into thinking a real fire is occuring, he rushes to the woods where he has spotted smoke. He douses the campfire of three escaped criminals. A fight ensues. When Sheriff Chase arrives he finds that Bobo has caught the crooks.