Comics:Adventures on the Planet of the Apes Vol 1 3

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"Planet of the Apes (Part III of VI) - Manhunt!"

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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes Vol 1 #3
December, 1975

Editor-in-Chief

Marv Wolfman

Cover Artists

Ron Wilson, Vince Colletta

Writers

Doug Moench

Pencilers

George Tuska

Inkers

Mike Esposito

Colourists

George Roussos

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Get your filthy paws off me, you damn dirty ape!

-- George Taylor

Appearing in "Planet of the Apes (Part III of VI) - Manhunt!"

Featured Characters:

• George Taylor
• Cornelius
• Zira

Supporting Characters:

• Nova

Villains:

• Doctor Zaius
• Maximus (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Dodge (as a disembodied head only)
• Julius

Locations:

• New York City area

• Ape City

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "Planet of the Apes (Part III of VI) - Manhunt!"

After discovering that Taylor is more than what he seems, Zira takes him into her private office. She gives Taylor a pad and pencil and begins questioning him. Cornelius is still not convinced that Taylor is gifted with any more intellect beyond that of clever mimicry. Taylor gives details of where he came from and points out on a map where his ship landed. The interviewing process is cut short by the abrupt arrival of Dr. Zaius. Taylor is returned to his cage.

Some time later, a gorilla arrives to escort Taylor out of the hospital. He tells Julius that the city intends to geld him (under orders from Dr. Zaius). Upon hearing this, Taylor breaks free from his cage, knocking Julius down.

He begins racing throughout the streets of Ape City scaring pedestrians and small children. The gorilla forces are alerted to his escape and begin hunting him down. Taylor deftly avoids the gorillas' snares and runs into a natural history museum. He is horrified when he finds that Dodge's head has been removed and mounted on a wall of the museum.

Taylor runs out of the museum and races through the streets. As he runs beneath a bridge, pair of gorillas throw nets down on top of him, trapping him. Others race over and begin beating him with clubs. Taylor's throat injury has healed enough now so that he can speak. He snarls, "Get your filthy paws off me you damn dirty ape!" The apes look at him astonished to hear a speaking human.

Notes

• Official movie adaptation.

• This issue was originally printed in Planet of the Apes Magazine #3. While the original printing is in black and white, this issue is in color.

• Dodge appears as a head mounted on a wall only in this issue. He was killed in Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1. In the original movie, Dodge's body was stuffed and placed inside of a glass display case in a museum.

Trivia

• Additional information is based on material originally supplied in the 1968 Planet of the Apes movie.

• The line of dialogue, "Get your filthy paws off me, you damn dirty ape" is one of the more infamous scenes taken from the 1968 Planet of the Apes film. The original line is actually, "Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!"

See Also

• Discuss Adventures on the Planet of the Apes Vol 1 3 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Adventures on the Planet of the Apes series

Recommended Reading

• Planet of the Apes Magazine

Links and References

• Planet of the Apes article at Wikipedia
• Planet of the Apes (1968 movie) article at Wikipedia
• Planet of the Apes (2001 movie) article at Wikipedia
• Planet of the Apes comic series index at the Grand Comics Database
• The Sacred Scrolls - a Planet of the Apes Wikia