19 Facts About Detective Chimp

Detective Chimp is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Detective Chimp was originally created in the final years of the Golden Age of Comic Books, during the interregnum between the former and the Silver Age of Comic Books.

When first introduced, Detective Chimp was a simple, although intelligent, trained chimpanzee, who acted as a "helping mascot" for the local sheriff, after helping him to solve the murder of his chimpanzee trainer, Fred Thorpe.

Detective Chimp's origin has been revamped and elaborated on several times since his initial Silver Age appearances.

Detective Chimp captures the sin of "Sloth", which had possessed his long-time friend Rex the Wonder Dog.

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In DC's 2011 reboot of its continuity, Detective Chimp has been mentioned by Ambush Bug in the Channel 52 feature sections.

Detective Chimp later appears as a brief cameo in aiding the Justice League United team rescue Adam Strange from the Zeta Beam and in the 2016 DC Comics Rebirth Christmas Special story "The Night We Saved Christmas".

Detective Chimp possesses no unusual physical abilities, save the level of agility and physical strength that comes with being a chimpanzee with human knowledge of movement and tools.

Detective Chimp is capable of conversing with all animals, regardless of origin, in their own language, including all spoken and written human languages.

Detective Chimp is one of the most highly skilled investigators in the world, with detective skills rivaling those of Ralph Dibny and Batman.

Detective Chimp's hyper-intelligence has shown to have its downsides however as he has claimed it is difficult for him to concentrate without the help of alcohol to focus his mind.

In Tangent: Superman's Reign, the Earth-9 version of Detective Chimp is revealed to be the screen name of a human hacker named Guy Gardner.

In DC One Million, the far future version of Detective Chimp is one of the heroes of the Gorilla Galaxy, and wears a costume similar to Batman's.

Detective Chimp plays a key role in the opening issues of Year Three.

Detective Chimp then asks John why he is involved in this war between Batman and Superman, but Constantine explains how the conflict with the Green Lantern Corps killed his daughter Rose's mother and he wants revenge on Superman.

Detective Harvey Bullock, though, announces that he plans on leaving, feeling that he is out of his element in this world of superheroes, but Chimp stops him and reveals that he knows his reputation as a detective and his work with Commissioner Gordon in the past on several cases.

Detective Chimp then admits he feels outside his own comfort zone but he is still here for the same reason that Gordon is and asks him to stay.

When Sinestro later kills Klarion, Detective Chimp tells the assembled group that, without Klarion, he will cease to exist and fades away in front of Harley and the other rebels.

Detective Chimp was the 69th issue in the DC Comics Super Hero Collection.