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Murder at the Burlesque (Now With 100 Percent More Gorillas)

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While Mike Danger’s concern for the Blonde in Red’s backstage workplace safety is commendable, perhaps he needs to come up with more realistic options for dealing with a 500 pound gorilla than “tear him apart with my bare hands”?


Crime Detector #4, by Timor/Stanley Morse

Trying Out A New Look

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Our Blonde Heroine briefly tried trading in her trademark Red Dress for some White Pants, but she was upstaged by a gorilla in clown makeup.


Thun’da King of the Congo #4, by Magazine Enterprises

Wild Boy #10, Ziff-Davis

Liturgical Dance of the Gorilla God

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The Redhead in Yellow continues to fill in for the Blonde in Red, and apparently still continues to film a tale of “Breathless Jungle Thrills”


Wild Boy #10, Ziff-Davis

Thrilling Comics #36, Pines

Get your paws off me, you darn dirty ape!

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The Blonde in Red hopes that the epic battle between the circus gorilla, skull-faced guy with a snake, and brawny guys with fabulous hair will be enough to distract from her highly questionable co-stars, the “Commando Cubs”… a crack team of gun-toting underage ethnic stereotypes travelling the world to fight Nazis.


Thrilling Comics #36, Pines

Mystery Men #26, by Fox Features

Who thought this was a good idea?

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“One turn of the switch and the girl’s blood would forever be fused with the gorilla’s!”

Seriously, what was the thought process that would lead someone to think that A-Fishbowl-Helmet-That-Gives-A-Girl-The-Blood-Of-A-Gorilla is a worthwhile invention? Or a productive use of time and resources? Or worth getting punched in the face by the Blue Beetle?


Mystery Men Comics #26, by Fox Features

Thrilling Comics #53 by Pines

Twas beauty that killed the beast…

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…Or maybe it was that spear plus a punch to the jaw.

Apparently our heroine’s jungle safari vacation is still going pretty much as expected.


Thrilling Comics #53 (Pines)