| Detective Chimp | |
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 Promotional art for The Helmet of Fate: Detective Chimp #1 (March 2007) cover, art by Brian Bolland. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4 (July–August 1952) |
| Created by | John Broome Carmine Infantino |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Bobo T. Chimpanzee |
| Species | Common chimpanzee |
| Team affiliations | Justice League Dark Justice League Shadowpact Legion of Super-Pets The Amazing Zoo Crew Bureau of Amplified Animals Chimpanzee Investigations Croatoan Society |
| Notable aliases | Magnificent Finder of Tasty Grubs Detective B. T. Chimp Nightmaster |
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Detective Chimp (Bobo T. Chimpanzee) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A common chimpanzee who wears a deerstalker cap (à la Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional sleuth Sherlock Holmes), Detective Chimp has superhuman-level intelligence and solves crimes, often with the help of the Bureau of Amplified Animals, a group of intelligent animals that also includes Rex the Wonder Dog. He originally appeared in the final years of the Golden Age of Comic Books, continuing into the early years of the Silver Age.[1]
After his initial appearance in Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog he continued to appear in that title as a backup feature until 1959,[2] at which point he faded into obscurity. Several decades after his last appearance, Detective Chimp appeared in several cameos, namely in a 1981 story, "Whatever Happened to Rex the Wonder Dog?" (DC Comics Presents #35) and later in a brief cameo with Sam Simeon in Gorilla City during 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths. Following these appearances, Bobo started appearing in DC titles with some regularity, appearing in issues of Green Lantern, The Flash, and other titles. This eventually led to prominent roles in the 2005 Day of Vengeance miniseries and subsequently as a regular in its spin-off series Shadowpact. The character has gone on to guest-star in other DC Comics titles, and has been a key member of the second incarnation of the Justice League Dark since its 2018 reboot.
- ^ Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Detective Chimp", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopaedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 100, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved March 31, 2020.