Comic Title: Tarzan #230
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1974
On Sale Date: January 31, 1974 Newsstand Date January 31, 1974
Source: Comic Reader, #103

Copyright Date January 31, 1974
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1974

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 96
Circulation: 209790
Editor: Joe Kubert

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Meet Detective Chimp"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Sy Barry

Reprinted From:
Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4 (1952)

Feature Character(s)

• Detective Chimp (Bobo; next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sheriff Edward Chase (next appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #6)

Villain(s)

• Pete Drummond (Sheriff Chase's secretary; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Fred Thorpe (an animal trainer; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Alice (Thorpe's niece; no further appearances)
• Tombo (a gorilla; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Animal trainer Fred Thorpe is murdered by an unknown assailant. Thorpe's chimpanzee Bobo is the only witness to the murder. Sheriff Chase believes Bobo can lead him to the killer, but the chimp only leads the lawman back to his own office.

The sheriff returns Bobo to Thorpe's niece Alice. Chase's secretary Pete Drummond returns that evening and tries to kill Bobo. Bobo eludes his attacker and releases Tombo the gorilla. Tombo subdues Drummond. When the sheriff arrives, he realizes that Drummond was Thorpe's killer. Bobo had indeed led him to the killer at the sheriff's office. With the killer in custody, the sheriff rewards Bobo for his excellent detective work.