Strange Adventures #39

A courtroom drama unlike any other graces this December 1953 issue of Strange Adventures, as a bound gorilla sits in the defendant's chair while Captain Comet — resplendent in his red costume — stands guard nearby, and a suited attorney addresses the jury with the astonishing claim that the ape possesses a human brain and committed deliberate murder. Murphy Anderson's cover art sets an irresistible scene for "The Guilty Gorilla!", balancing sci-fi strangeness with the procedural tension of a trial. If you've ever wanted to see DC's Silver Age weirdness at its most delightfully earnest, this is a fine place to look.