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.
In "null," a cast-clad Trumbull stumbles into the unlikely duo of Angel, a judo-savvy private investigator, and Sam, a gorilla who draws comics for Brainpix Publication, Inc. When Trumbull is targeted by kidnappers, Angel springs into action—only to be captured herself—leaving Sam to sprint across the city in disguise, dodging traps at the zoo to save the day. The mystery behind the cast’s hidden "super rocket" plans, tied to a Disneyland ride, unfolds in this quirky 1970 humor tale.
In "Au bon temps de la guillotine," the Crimson Chrysanthemum makes a daring return to the past to rescue the Inferior Five, who’ve been captured just as the guillotine looms. With time running out and history hanging in the balance, the team must dodge execution and find a way back to their own era—before the past rewrites itself.
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↩ Reprints The Inferior Five #5 (1967), Showcase #77 (1968)
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