Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #28

(April 1958)

The Secret of the Happy Pig! (Table of Contents: 1)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Rube Grossman

Inks:

Rube Grossman

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

inside front cover. This PSA ran in DC comics cover dated April 1958 and again in issues cover dated January 1962.

The Spendthrift and the Miser (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]; "Swindle" Stanton [Fred Brown]; Lois Lane; "Lefty"

Synopsis:

Jimmy becomes a spendthrift by day and a miser by night.

Reprints:

• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965])
• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #125 (December 1969)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1970 ([april] 1970)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008)
• in Superman Libro Comic (Editorial Novaro, 1973 series) #13

[Meet the Challengers of the Unknown] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

["Not bad, Tricksy!"] (Table of Contents: 4)

Tricksy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Tricksy; movie director; SPCA man

The Boy Who Killed Superman (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:

Jimmy Olsen; Superman

Synopsis:

Jimmy is teleported to the year 5921 where he is known as the infamous killer of Superman.

Reprints:

• in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1961-1962 (1961)
• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4 ([February 1962])
• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #113 (September 1968)
• in Giant Jimmy Olsen Album (K. G. Murray, 1966 ? series) #7 ([Circa 1970-1971])
• in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008)

Keywords:

Kryptonite; time travel; wax museum

[Look Kids! Big Powerful Magic Magnifier] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Betty & Jim; Cloverine Salve / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

["Wow! What a doll!"] (Table of Contents: 7)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Varsity Vic; unnamed girl

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #76 (April-May 1953)

Gag Bag (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Twelve jokes with a masthead illustration

The Human Skyscraper (Table of Contents: 9)

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]; Lois Lane; Prof. Potter; Flying Newsroom; "Wonders" Wilson

Synopsis:

When Prof. Potter gives Jimmy the wrong pill for a toothache, Jimmy ends up several stories tall, with the mind of a child. Trying to relieve Jimmy's toothache pain, Superman stumbles on the very antidote necessary to reverse Jimmy's transformation.

Reprints:

• in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)
• in Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([July] 2007)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008)
• in Superman Libro Comic (Editorial Novaro, 1973 series) #13