Ace investigative reporter

The ace investigative reporter is a character from the comic "A Blast from the Past" in the magazine Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special, who arrives at Cranky Kong's cabin to ask him about the time when he kidnapped Pauline. While Cranky is trying to fix his pipe, the reporter comes through the pipe and asks him about Pauline. After listening to Cranky's story and writing it down, he reveals that he was sent here by his paper to get Cranky's side of the story and offers him money.