DISCLAIMER: Yes, we realize that not all of these are apes.

Cut us some slack and make our lives easier, hey.

Yknow whats even more awesome?

We swear, well give a shot to keep the poop flinging jokes to a minimum.

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In many ways its Marvels version ofWatchmenwithout the cussin.

So she was a brainwashed super ape that went nuts and was also a double amputee.

Jeez, I thought this was supposed to be a light and breezy article.

What a tragic freakin character.

Wait…Ape X. Apex!

I GET IT NOW!!!

Monkey puns make everything better.

Djuba

Djuba was the faithful simian companion of the hero known as BWana Beast.

Now thats something special right there.

This is like that…except its nothing like that.

No one can claim that DC wasnt a company bursting with the strange and wonderful in the early 60s.

All that aside, early 60s DC really was awesomely insane.

Try it, Don Uggie Apelino.

It just makes the palate happy.

A meth running monkey?

Imagine a Sam Peckinpah film, but with a macaque and there you go.

He had a freakish appearance and was rejected by his parents.

Basically, the Mandrill is a humanoid monkey that sweats roofies.

Gorilla Man

First Ape-earance:Mens Adventures#26 (1954)Created by Robert Q.

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Yeah, you better believe a character named Gorilla Man first appeared in a comic calledMens Adventures.

What a marketing goldmine.

Gleek is a caped monkey who was the pet of the Wonder Twins.

Gleek probably appeared in more episodes ofSuper Friendsthan Flash or Green Lantern.

Let that sink in for a second.

So take that haters, this purple alien bucket carrier has cred.

Cy-Gor also blamed Simmons (now Spawn) and a rivalry was born.

Cy-Gor has appeared many times inSpawnand even carried his own series for a bit.

The detective duo was revived twice, most memorably in a 1991 mini-series by Phil Foglio.

Hes another example of a monkey in a cape, which as we covered, is automatically awesome.

So we honor Solovar, the most important monkey in the barrel that is Gorilla City.

Thats right, before Mr. Ditko created a certain web-slinger he worked onKongafor Charlton Comics.

So successful that it eventually paved the way for Marvel to publishStar Wars.

You want to know why?Because hes a chimp that solves crime.

Fate for a short time.

And now, its time for the PRIME 8.

Whowouldntwant to see Superman versus Kong?

But a regular giant ape wouldnt do for Superman, oh no, so Titano was created.

Not only was this towering mass of monkey huge he also couldshoot Kryptonite out of his eyes!

Titano was always played for sympathy in the myriad Superman features he popped up in.

Like Kong, there was a certain tragedy to poor Toto.

To Superman, Titano was equivalent to what a monkey with machine guns for eyes would be to us.

Yknow, I should probably trademark that.

It was different).

His next transplantation was into the iconic super ape of DC lore.

Excuse me, I think I need to shower.

Meanwhile, Igor could turn into anyone or anything.

What the hell, Stan and Jack, thats abjectly terrifying.

Well, we are, at least.

He was a kind monkey who emulated Superman in every way right down to an adorable red cape.

There is nothingnotcomforting about a monkey in a cape.

Good ol Beppo, is there a place for you in the New 52?

We think you would look quite fetching in a high collar.

Bill stayed inAction, backing up Superman, until issue #262.

Thats quite a run for an obscure character.

AfterAction, Bills adventures continued inAdventure Comicswhere it ran until issue #283.

As Congorilla, Bills adventures had a decidedly new flavor because, hey, he was now a monkey.

Too bad the movie serial came out before Bills simian transformation because that could have been epic.

Some actor in a gorilla suit thrilling Saturday matinee audiences like a hairy Buster Crabbe?

Ah, what could have been…

In recent years, Congorilla was even given a shot as a member of the Justice League.

Why not, everyone else is?

And a French accent.

And a machine gun.

In love with an evil brain in a jar.

you could seriously write a dissertation on the anatomic logistics of that alone.

How does that work, is there a gorilla sized hole in the Brains containment unit?

Or, you know, never mind.

Although simian/ frontal lobe pr0n might became the next internet craze.

Gorilla Grodd

He has the powers of Charles Xavier in the body of an 800 pound killing machine.

If that doesnt brown your shorts, nothing will.

It has to be asked, can the upcoming CWFlashTV series do Grodd justice?

Will they embrace the sheer insanity of the concept of a monkey Genghis Khan with almost unthinkable mental powers?

We sure hope so because, in Grodd we trust.

How did Yorick get exposed to the antibodies?

You guessed it, through the flung doodie Ampersand was famous for.

So there you have it.

Konga had one, but not Kong?

Injustice, I say!

That defies Ape Law!

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