(March 1963)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1963-01-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #39 and copyright registration.

The Dummy That Haunted Jimmy Olsen! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Verro the Super-Ventriloquist

Safety First -- All Year! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Johnny discovers the hazards of leaving things lying around the home.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Synopsis provided by Donald Dale Milne. Appears in many DC comics dated March 1963.

The Dummy That Haunted Jimmy Olsen! (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Verro the Super-Ventriloquist; Lucy Lane; Perry White; Lois Lane; Doctor Thorpe; Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman Robot
Synopsis
Jimmy is being attacked by a ventriloquist's dummy.
Keywords
flying newsroom; green kryptonite

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Frank Vecchione, Donie Beury, Emma T. Miles, Joseph LaVista, Scotty Restown, Dan Blustein, Ed Earl Grepp, and Willis Conover.

207 Stamps (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Leslie Lowe, Girl Reporter! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Mr. Peters; Legion of Super Heroes [Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Bouncing Boy] (cameo as figurines); Judy Jenkins (cameo)
Synopsis
Jimmy quits the Daily Planet, but when he discovers he can't get another job he disguises himself as a woman to get his old job back.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Average copies preceding 12 months: 470,000.

Missile Attack! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Lucy Lane! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Princess Ilona of the Sunev Galaxy (photo); Allura of Ashtar (photo); Perry White; Howard Hume (Tycoon)
Synopsis
On a trip to the Fortress of Solitude, Lucy Lane gains superpowers after touching Red Kryptonite.
Reprints
Keywords
Bottle City of Kandor; Fortress of Solituide; red kryptonite

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

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

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

147 Famous Automobiles (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Dummy That Haunted Jimmy Olsen!
    Jimmy Olsen
  2. 1. Safety First -- All Year!
  3. 2. The Dummy That Haunted Jimmy Olsen!
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals
  5. 4. 207 Stamps
    Zenith Stamps
  6. 5. Leslie Lowe, Girl Reporter!
    Jimmy Olsen
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. Missile Attack!
    Missile Attack
  9. 8. Super Lucy Lane!
    Jimmy Olsen
  10. 9. ["Coming... super-attractions!"]
    Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superboy
  11. 10. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  12. 11. 147 Famous Automobiles
    147 Famous Automobiles
  13. 12. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  14. 13. ["Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  15. 14. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Matthew Head
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker
  • Bjorn Wallin