Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #56

(October 1961)

Test Your Talent (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Son of Jimmy Olsen! (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #117 (January 1969)

Indexer Notes

Imaginary story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, Peg!" "I hear you have a date with Bill Williams tomorrow...

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #3 (January-February 1955)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Giant Superman Annual; Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Jinx of Metropolis! (Table of Contents: 7)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jor-El (flashback); Lara; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; John F. Kennedy

Synopsis

Superman gives the Kryptonian deflector to President John F. Kennedy.

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Letters from Elaine Mejewski, Janet Purcell, John Kroner, Oliver Oramas, Lucille Forti, Perry Albin, Keith Cunningham, Lance Gotthoffer, and Christine Lanese.

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Centre Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's a nice day for a stroll in the park!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #44 (November 1955)

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Superman; Action Comics; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Jimmy Olsen's Sweethearts! (Table of Contents: 14)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Marilyn Monroe; Tuesday Weld; Gina Lollobrigida; Brigitte Bardot; Jayne Mansfield; Rock Hudson

Indexer Notes

Script added by Bob Bailey. This came out less than a year before Monroe's death.

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Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)