Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #20

(April 1957)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jimmy Olsen's Super-Pet (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 [Clark Kent]; Danny the Dino

Synopsis

Superman finds a dinosaur egg and Jimmy hatches it in hopes of winning an unusual pet contest.

Reprints

• in Mammoth Annual (K. G. Murray, 1959 ? series) #1
• in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([May] 2006)

Keywords

dinosaur

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

The Trial of Jimmy Olsen (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

Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Superboy (in flashback); Joel Todd

Synopsis

To help the Smallville newspaper Jimmy collects Superboy souvenirs for a charity auction but is accused of substituting fakes for the real items.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([May] 2006)

Keywords

Signal Watch

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Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Hy Wire / 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

-And now, Hy Wire, who will perform for you 75 feet in mid-air...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #386 (November 1969)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #126 (Circa February 1970)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #17/1970 ([september] 1970)

Home of the Cowboy (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Shorty / 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

Young man, would you help me out?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #159 (August 1951)

Did You Enter the Superman DC National Comics Slogan Contest? (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Merman of Metropolis (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White

Synopsis

Jimmy believes he met a mermaid and received a magic ring that allows him to breath underwater but it was a hoax by Superman to stop Jimmy from discovering his secret identity.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([May] 2006)

Keywords

Flying Newsroom; mermaid; merman

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

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

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The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers" (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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