Angel and the Ape

Angel and the Ape was a humour comic book from DC Comics first appearance was in Showcase Comics #77 then graduated to their own title where they lasted seven issues with art by comic artist Wally Wood.

Angel O Day ran a detective agency with Sam her partner who happens to be a talking gorilla and a comic book artist for DZ comics. Angel is related to Dumb Bunny of Inferior Five fame.

It is later revealed that Sam is related to Gorilla Grodd of Flash fame and as such has mental powers that he can use to make a limited number of people see him as a human being, however should he break concentration they will see him as an ape.

The series was revived twice, once in the 90's where it stuck true to its zany roots then again inthe early 2001 with a slightly different take.