Ape Law!!

Because every once in a while...

...you need to see Judge Dredd fight a bunch of monkeys.

From 2000 AD #1375 (2004)

The Sensational Character Find Of 1954!!

Goddamn, I love comics!

Let's start with Karl and Lydia, a married couple with a sharp-shooting act!!

Bonus--they have a trained monkey in the act, too!!

They're so popular, they're summoned for a tour of the capitals of Europe!!

Yeah, we were starved for entertainment in those pre-Netflix days...

And don't forget the monkey!!

But the problem with Europe is, they've never gotten a handle on their damned vampire problem!

Sure enough...

But then Lydia starts vanishing at night...

And vampire attacks keep happening in whatever city they're in!

Look, Karl, that's not really evidence, is it?!?

OK, maybe you're right.

So you're married to a vampire--why not make the best of it, and...

Or not.

So that night:

Hey, that's not how you kill a vapmire. Maybe he used a silver bullet?

Well, all's well that ends well--

Dammit, I murdered my wife for nothing?

And that night...

Who?!?

YESSSS!!!!!!

Ladies and gentlemen--MONKEY VAMPIRES!!!

And that's why I love comic books!!

From Dark Mysteries #16 (1954)

Adolf--Dictator Of Nuts!!

There were anti-Hitler comics, and then there was this:

Well, our hero, Snarzan The Ape, isn't going to take this lying down!

Thus is the fate of all would-be jungle dictators!!

From Great Comics #1 (1941)

Monkeys > Magicians!

Marvo the Magician has a sidekick, Tito the "highly-trained" monkey.

And honestly...

...when you have a monkey who can do that, who needs magic?

We're looking forward to it, Marvo!

From Sure-Fire Comics #2 (1940)

Manic Monday--Superman Needs More Monkeys!!

You know what Rebirth Superman really needs?

More freakin' apes!!

Also needed:

A mynah bird given super-powers and intelligence by kryptonite--but he's evil!?! Yes!! Add it to my pull list NOW!!

You know what else we need?

Nah, never mind. That's just silly...

From Super-Team Family #167 (1974)

The Monkey-Rhino Team-Up You've Always Wanted!

It's been a while since we've checked in with Marga The Panther Woman. What's she up to?

Oh, just a bit of jungle bondage. What can you do?

Well, her pet monkey--who is named Chimp, even though he's not a chimp--is going to help her get out of this mess:

I love it when a plan comes together!

From Weird Comics #17 (1941)

Manic Labor DayBonus--This Town Needs An Enema!!

You know what Gotham City needs more of these days?

It needs more of this:

Because ape-costume-wearing bandits using a giant cymbol-smashing monkey as a distraction is wonderful...especially the clean-up:

Much, much more fun than the latest genocidal madman trying to end the city!

And man, any concept that can generate the best cover blurb of all time...

...is one that needs to be brought back! Monkey See--Monkey Kill!!!

From Batman Family #6 (2003)