(September 1959)
DC,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1959-07-02
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
Some information for this index from Ed Boner.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Super-Lad of Space!
Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
-
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Super-Lad of Space!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Zolians
- Synopsis
- Jimmy, while wearing a Superman costume, attends the launching of an engineless rocket into outer space by Superman. To get a scoop, he sneaks aboard to take photos, and ends up traveling through space. When he crash-lands he finds that he now has super-powers and can live out his super-fantasies. But he can't maintain a secret identity because everyone calls him Jimmy Olsen.
- Reprints
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #104 (August-September 1967)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #46 (March 1984)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer ID by Martin O'Hearn.
[no title indexed]
Little Pocahontas / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Going to school, Pocahontas?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- from Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #25 (July 1954)
-
The Million-Dollar Mistakes!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Flying Newsroom; Manager "Champ" Carson; "Whiz" Wilson; Professor Potter; Samuel Gotrocks
- Synopsis
- Jimmy watches $1,000,000 blow out of a window. Superman rescues the money, but Jimmy's luck runs true, as he builds up to another $1,000,000 debt.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
-
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Thomas Neal, Sarah Jane Riggs, Andy Cameron, Melvin Orbach, Evelyn Rountree, Harold W. Dixon, Jr., Elva Stuart, Salvatore Schifano, Sam Ogle, Ed Moore.
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Daddy I had a neat time at the baseball game
- Genre
- humor; teen
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh Jerry, we had a wonderful discussion in science class...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #14 (April-May 1952)
-
Coming Super-Attractions...
Adventure Comics; Superboy; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Jimmy Olsen's Super-Signals!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Professor Phineas Potter; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Anti-Superman Gang; Flying Newsroom; "Ace" Manton
- Synopsis
- After carelessly almost losing his signal watch and getting chewed out by Superman, Jimmy falls asleep and hides the watch in his sleep. Now he has to figure out how to summon Superman without the watch.
- Reprints
-
in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #43 ([Circa 1959-1961]) - in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
-
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Super-Lad of Space!
Jimmy Olsen -
1.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
The Super-Lad of Space!
Jimmy Olsen -
3.
["Going to school, Pocahontas?"]
Little Pocahontas -
4.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
5.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps -
6.
The Million-Dollar Mistakes!
Jimmy Olsen -
7.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
8.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals -
9.
["Oh, Daddy I had a neat time at the baseball game"]
Peg -
10.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
11.
["Oh Jerry, we had a wonderful discussion in science class..."]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
12.
Coming Super-Attractions...
Adventure Comics; Superboy; Action Comics -
13.
Jimmy Olsen's Super-Signals!
Jimmy Olsen -
14.
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers -
15.
[no title indexed]
40 Foreign and American Cars -
16.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
17.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
18.
[no title indexed]
American Geographical Society Around the World Program
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- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Donald Dale Milne
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- Jim Van Dore
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