Martinex1: Four comics for four bananas! Today we are looking at comic covers with a strange but rather prevalent trope - gorillas! As I researched this, I was astounded by how many comic covers existed with gorillas as the main attraction.
We have genius gorillas, talking gorillas, gun wielding gorillas, giant gorillas, purple gorillas, and that is just the start. We have King Kong, Konga, Magilla Gorilla, Gorilla Grodd, and Gorilla Man.
Also hidden among the myriad covers may be the greatest rubber mask reveal of all time.
While a significant number of examples are from the Silver Age, the Bronze Age and even Modern Age are well represented. The silver age classic book Strange Adventures was surely fascinated with the creature, but Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson, Superboy, and the Flash also had their fair share of the hairy beast. DC was gorilla crazy for a while and definitely leads the pack, but we have offerings from other publishing companies like Gold Key, Charlton, Archie Comics, Marvel, and Image as well.
I think you will have fun taking a gander at these kooky covers. With over 60 covers, this is the widest selection offered yet in our $1 Challenge, but you can only afford four for your hard earned dollar, so make your personal picks and share your comments.
