Angel and the Ape's first appearance in Showcase #77 (December 1968). Pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Tex Blaisdell.
Publication information
Publisher
(vol. 1–2) DC Comics (vol. 3) Vertigo Comics
Schedule
Bi-monthly
Format
(vol. 1) Ongoing series (vol. 2–3) Limited series
Publication date
(vol. 1) November 1968-September 1969 (vol. 2) March–June 1991 (vol. 3) October 2001-January 2002
No. of issues
(vol. 1): 7 (vol. 2–3): 4 each
Main character(s)
Angel O'Day Sam Simeon
Creative team
Created by
E. Nelson Bridwell & Bob Oksner
Written by
(vol. 1) E. Nelson Bridwell (vol. 2) Phil Foglio (vol. 3) Howard Chaykin and David Tischman
Artist(s)
(vol. 1) Bob Oksner (vol. 2) Phil Foglio (vol. 3) Philip Bond
Inker(s)
(vol. 1) Wally Wood
Colorist(s)
(vol. 2) 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[1] 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.[2]
^McAvennie, Michael (2010). "1960s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year, A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. [E. Nelson Bridwell] and artist Bob Oksner injected pretty primitive humor into the classic beauty and the beast concept when they opened the O'Day and Simeon Detective Agency for business.
^Markstein, Don. "Angel and the Ape". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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