Public Domain Super Heroes
Maniac Monkey

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Real Name

None

First Appearance

Journey Into Mystery #18 (October 1954)

Original Publisher

Marvel Comics

Created by

Ed Moline & Stan Lee

Origin[]

The Maniac Monkey was a regular brown zoo monkey that managed to somehow acquire a revolver and several boxes of bullets. One day he randomly shot seven people in the park, resulting in a crackdown by the police. The next night the Maniac Monkey managed to go on another shooting spree, one officer being shot. Psychiatrists and spiritualists were called in, each giving profoundly different explanations to the shooting. A third night went by with at least six people being shot. Suddenly the Maniac Monkey ran out of bullets to put his revolver into, the police were unable to find the culprit and were perplexed how their perpetrator evaded capture, unaware he was in a cage the entire time.

Public Domain Appearances[]

  • Journey Into Mystery #18

Notes[]

  • Maniac Monkey's appearance entered the public domain because it was not renewed 28 years after its first publication. For more information please see the Copyright Office Records and read our the section of FAQ about copyright renewals.

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