(April 1956)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of January, May, July, and November
On-sale Date
1956-02-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Invisible Jimmy Olsen! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Perry White
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #12
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jimmy Olsen, Prince of Clowns (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Tad King; Joe King; Perry White
Synopsis
When Tad King gets a bump on the head, Jimmy must substitute for him for his circus debut as a clown.
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Keywords
circus; clown

The One and Only Superman (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Shorty / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I want to get a good seat at the ball game!
Genre
humor

The Secret of Dinosaur Island (Table of Contents: 5)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Guardiac (robot); Professor William March
Synopsis
Clark and Jimmy travel to Mystic Island and discover that it is inhabited by dinosaurs.
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Keywords
brontosaurus; dinosaur; Flying Newsroom; kryptonite

Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!" (Table of Contents: 6)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen

The State Trooper in Action (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller [as John Maxton]
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy, it's good to sit down!
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

The Invisible Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 9)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Doc Brane; Freddy the office boy; Blacky Blake
Synopsis
Doc Brane's invention causes Jimmy to enter the 4th dimension where he is invisible to normal people.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Invisible Jimmy Olsen!
    Jimmy Olsen
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  3. 2. Jimmy Olsen, Prince of Clowns
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. The One and Only Superman
    Superman
  5. 4. ["I want to get a good seat at the ball game!"]
    Shorty
  6. 5. The Secret of Dinosaur Island
    Jimmy Olsen
  7. 6. Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!"
    Binky
  8. 7. The State Trooper in Action
  9. 8. ["Boy, it's good to sit down!"]
    Little Pete
  10. 9. The Invisible Jimmy Olsen
    Jimmy Olsen
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
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