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#OnThisDay in 1951 #DCComics kicked off one of its most #bananas yet #successfulSalesGimmicks with #theCover of #StrangeAdventures #comics #8 featuring an #IntelligentApe #ThePublisher soon realized #salesImproved on individual issues of comics w #covers starring #wellSpokenSimians