Maniaks #1
In "Au bon temps de la guillotine," a 1970 2 FRF comic from Arédit-Artima, Trumbull—crutching through the city with a leg in a cast—stumbles into the oddball detective duo O'DAY AND SIMEON, where Angel, a judo-champion PI, and Sam, a gorilla who draws comics, run their unconventional firm. When Trumbull is targeted by kidnappers, Sam races across town in a gorilla suit, dodging traps at the zoo while Angel breaks free from her bonds, all to protect a cast that secretly holds plans for a "super rocket" ride at Disneyland. Written by E. Nelson Bridwell, Howie Post, and Al Jaffee, with art by Bob Oksner and inks by Tex Blaisdell, and featuring a cover by Bob Oksner and Sergio Aragonés, this surreal mystery blends slapstick and espionage with a distinctly offbeat charm.
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Trumbull, with his leg in a cast, stumbles into O'DAY AND SIMEON, PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS. Angel is a crack PI and judo master. Sam is a gorilla who draws comic books. Sam delivers his latest art to Stan Bragg, publisher at BRAINPIX PUBLICATION, INC. Angel protects Trumbull from kidnapping, but they're nabbed. Sam races across the city (nobody noticing he's a gorilla in a suit) to the zoo. Angel wiggles out of her bonds as Sam avoids death traps. The zookeeper nabbed Trumbull for his cast since the bandages contain "super rocket" plans - for a ride at Disneyland!
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