Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #104

(September 1967)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen (inset)

Synopsis:

Table of Contents for this issue.

The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Ray Burnley

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Professor Dekker; Miss Jenkins

Synopsis:

Jimmy tries to trick Perry into giving him a raise by pretending to quit his job and getting his new identity hired to take his position.

Reprints:

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #31 (September 1958)

The Super-Lad of Space! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; 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:

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #39 (September 1959)

["I just answered an ad from a magazine!"] (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

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Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Private Pete

The Wolf-Man of Metropolis! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Flying Newsroom

Synopsis:

Jimmy drinks a potion left behind by Merlin that turns him into a Wolf-Man every night, a spell which can only be broken by a kiss from a beautiful maiden. Jimmy tries to hide his condition from Lucy Lane until he finds, with Superman's help, a beautiful maiden who will kiss him.

Reprints:

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #44 (April 1960)

Indexer Notes

People wear Batman, Robin, Superman, Green Arrow, and Speedy costumes at the masquerade ball in this story.

["What are you going to do with your mother's old hair net?"] (Table of Contents)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

The Boy in Superman's Body! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Flying Newsroom; Blacky Baird

Synopsis:

Superman gives Jimmy Olsen a new trophy he found on an alien planet. Jimmy uses the device to transfer Superman's mind into Jimmy's body and Jimmy's mind into Superman's body.

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #111 (February 1957)

Indexer Notes

original title: "The Non-Super Superman"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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Typeset

The Giant Turtle Man! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

John Forte

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lori Lemaris; Goxo; Fortress of Solitude

Synopsis:

Jimmy finds an enlarging ray-gun and accidentally fires it through a turtle, striking himself, turning him into a giant turtle-man. When Jimmy begins to collect tons of steel objects, dumping them in an island volcano, Superman is called out to stop him. But Lori Lemaris tells Superman that an Atlantean criminal created the ray-gun and controlled Jimmy telepathically as part of a plan to protect pirate treasure buried on the volcanic island. Superman restores Jimmy with Brainiac's shrinking ray and recovers the pirate loot.

Reprints:

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #53 (June 1961)

Indexer Notes

Inspired by the cover of the July 1940 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories.

The Elastic Lad of Metropolis! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen (as Elastic Lad); Perry White; Lois Lane; Professor Potter

Synopsis:

Lois accidentally gives both Clark and Jimmy a drink of Professor Potter's elastic serum. Jimmy becomes Elastic Lad, but Superman must figue out a way to cover for the fact that the serum doesn't effect him.

Reprints:

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #37 (June 1959) [with a modified last page]

Indexer Notes

Last 2/3 page modified to fit half-page.

The Mystery of the Tiny Supermen! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen; Superman Emergency Squad (First Appearance); Flying Newsroom; Jimmy Olsen Fan Club; Perry White; Lois Lane; Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Fortress of Solitude; Bottle City of Kandor; Superman [Clark Kent]

Synopsis:

While Superman is on a mission in the past, the Superman Emergency Squad monitors Metropolis and discovers that Supergirl has accidentally left a clue to her existence and the Superman Emergency Squad jumps into action to remove the evidence of Supergirl's existence.

Reprints:

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #48 (October-November 1960)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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Synopsis:

DC comics on sale mid-June 1967.

The Boy Witch Doctor! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Jungle King [Duke Brannigan]; Lucy Lane; Mbongu

Synopsis:

Jimmy becomes a Witch Doctor while visiting natives on an island.

Reprints:

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #58 (January 1962)