(September-October 1954)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth; Mort Weisinger
- Format:
- Standard Silver Age, later Standard Modern U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #95, 104, 113, 122, 131); was On-Going Series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Millennium Edition: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (April 2000) [Superman On Television ad only]
The Boy of 100 Faces!
Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints:
- in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 ([August] 1960) ["No. 1" added, and Independent Distributors logo removed; 1/4 page]
- in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #7 (Summer 1963) [1/4 page]
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #243 (October 1971)
- in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #[nn] (1998) ["No. 1" added, and Independent Distributors logo removed]
- in Millennium Edition: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (April 2000) [minus the price and the distributor's logo, and the word balloon has been relettered]
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006) [B&W]
Indexer Notes
Art credits from reprint in Showcase Presents: Superman Family. In the Millennium Edition reprint, the inker was mis-credited to Ray Burnley.
Work Can Be Fun!
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Win Mortimer
- Inks:
- Win Mortimer
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- Teen
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Boy of 100 Faces!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Ray Burnley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Marty Watson; Bozo Bane; "Deuce" Dorgan; Jumbo Jones; Perry White (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Flying Newsroom; Signal Watch
- Synopsis:
- Jimmy solves the mystery of the Vickers jewelry robbery.
- Reprints:
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #46 [Direct] (March 1984)
- in Millennium Edition: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (April 2000)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006) [B&W]
Supergram - the Superman Puzzle Game
activity / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Indexer Notes
Puzzle page.
Case of the Lumberjack Jinx!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Ray Burnley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Paul Meredith; Otis Burton; Meredith Lumber Camp
- Synopsis:
- Jimmy Olsen is sent to the Meredith Lumber Camp by Perry White to determine the source of a "jinx" that is preventing paper from being delivered to the Daily Planet.
- Reprints:
- in Millennium Edition: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (April 2000)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006) [B&W]
Quick Quiz
activity / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Indexer Notes
Puzzle page.
["Going through all your bills, Dad?"]
Peg / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Peg; Peg's Dad; Peg's Mom
- Reprints:
Cruelest Critter in the Sea
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? [spot illo]
- Inks:
- ? [spot illo]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure
- Characters:
- Jim Walsh; Harry
- Reprints:
The Man of Steel's Substitute!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Ray Burnley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Andrew Carlton; Jumbo Jones (cameo); Flying Newsroom; Signal Watch; Perry White
- Synopsis:
- When Superman is to busy to honor a commitment to a group of homeless, Jimmy tries to stand in for him.
- Reprints:
- in Millennium Edition: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (April 2000)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006) [B&W]
["I can't decide if I should do my homework or go to the movies. I'll toss a coin!"]
Varsity Vic / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Varsity Vic
- Reprints:
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Work Can Be Fun!
Buzzy -
2.
The Boy of 100 Faces!
Jimmy Olsen -
3.
Supergram - the Superman Puzzle Game
-
4.
Case of the Lumberjack Jinx!
Jimmy Olsen -
5.
Quick Quiz
-
6.
["Going through all your bills, Dad?"]
Peg -
7.
Cruelest Critter in the Sea
-
8.
The Man of Steel's Substitute!
Jimmy Olsen -
9.
["I can't decide if I should do my homework or go to the movies. I'll toss a coin!"]
Varsity Vic
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Ramon Schenk
- Allen Ross
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bill Wormstedt
- Allen Ross
- Mike Nielsen
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