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Angel and the Ape

Humor comic book series

Field	Value
image	Showcase 77.jpg
caption	Angel and the Apes first appearance in Showcase #77 (December 1968).
Pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Tex Blaisdell.
schedule	Bi-monthly
format	(vol. 1)
Ongoing series
(vol. 2–3)
Limited series
ongoing	y
limited	y
publisher	(vol. 1–2)
DC Comics
(vol. 3)
Vertigo Comics
date	(vol. 1)
November 1968-September 1969
(vol. 2)
March–June 1991
(vol. 3)
October 2001-January 2002
issues	(vol. 1): 7
(vol. 2–3): 4 each
main_char_team	Angel O'Day
Sam Simeon
writers	(vol. 1)
E. Nelson Bridwell
(vol. 2)
Phil Foglio
(vol. 3)
Howard Chaykin and David Tischman
artists	(vol. 1)
Bob Oksner
(vol. 2)
Phil Foglio
(vol. 3)
Philip Bond
inkers	(vol. 1)
Wally Wood
colorists	(vol. 2)
Tom Ziuko
creators	E. Nelson Bridwell & Bob Oksner
subcat	DC Comics
sort	Angel and the Ape

Pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Tex Blaisdell. Ongoing series (vol. 2–3) Limited series DC Comics (vol. 3) Vertigo Comics November 1968-September 1969 (vol. 2) March–June 1991 (vol. 3) October 2001-January 2002 (vol. 2–3): 4 each Sam Simeon E. Nelson Bridwell (vol. 2) Phil Foglio (vol. 3) Howard Chaykin and David Tischman Bob Oksner (vol. 2) Phil Foglio (vol. 3) Philip Bond Wally Wood Tom Ziuko

Angel and the Ape is a humor comic book created by E. Nelson Bridwell & Bob Oksner published by DC Comics. The characters first appeared in 1968 in Showcase #77 then graduated to their own title, with art by comic artist Bob Oksner, most often inked by Wally Wood. The title lasted for seven issues, being renamed to Meet Angel for its final appearance.

Series overview

Angel O'Day is a private investigator who manages the O'Day and Simeon Detective Agency with her partner Sam Simeon. Sam differs from many stereotypical detectives; besides helping Angel, Sam is a comic book artist and a talking gorilla. Sam's name is a pun on the word "simian" and the San Simeon estate of publisher William Randolph Hearst. In the first few stories, Sam draws comics for self-obsessed editor Stan Bragg and his rival Morton Stoops.

Revivals

The series has been revived twice. The first was by Phil Foglio in the 1990s. In Phil Foglio's 1991 miniseries, Angel is revealed to be the half-sister of Dumb Bunny, a member of the Inferior Five (also created by Bridwell), while Sam is depicted as the grandson of Gorilla Grodd and possesses psychic abilities that he can use to disguise himself as a human.

A second miniseries was released in 2001 under the Vertigo Comics imprint. It was written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman, with art by Philip Bond and covers by Arthur Adams.

The two appear in a one-page story in DC Holiday Special '09, written and drawn by Andrew Pepoy.

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Angel and Sam Simeon are human A.R.G.U.S. scientists, with the latter being transformed into a gorilla following an accident with gorilla DNA from Gorilla City.

In other media

Angel O'Day appears in the Young Justice episode "Influence", voiced by Danica McKellar.
- Sam Simeon appears in the series' tie-in comic as the son of Gorilla Grodd and Primat.
Angel O'Day appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

References

McAvennie, Michael. (2010). "DC Comics Year By Year, A Visual Chronicle". [[Dorling Kindersley]].
"Angel and the Ape".
(2016). "The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe". DK Publishing.
Wallace, Dan. (2008). "The DC Comics Encyclopedia". [[Dorling Kindersley]].
Amash, Jim. (April 2007). "My Women Had Saturday Night Bodies And Sunday School Faces".
(2014). "American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969". TwoMorrows Publishing.
''Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S.'' #5. DC Comics.
''[[Dial H for Hero]]'' #1. DC Comics.
"Angel O'Day Voice - ''Young Justice'' (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors.
Eisen, Andrew. (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide".

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