(December 1959)
DC,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1959-10-06
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #258 and copyright registration.
The Human Octopus!
Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lucy Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
-
- Keywords
- kewpie dolls; shooting galleries
The Human Octopus!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lucy Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Rocky Doyle
- Synopsis
- When Jimmy accidentally eats a space fruit, he grows four extra arms. At first Jimmy thinks his new extra arms are great, but when Lucy rejects him and he is forced to act as a pickpocket by a gang of thieves, he asks Superman to help him reverse his condition.
- Reprints
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #109 (March 1968)
-
in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #17/1969 ([desember] 1969) - in Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([September] 2007)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
-
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a place!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #101 (November 1955)
-
Coming Super-Attractions...
Superboy; Adventure Comics; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
The Robot Reporter!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
-
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #11 (Circa 1965 - 1967) - in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
-
Jimmy Olsen, the Boy Swordsman!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #108 (January 1968)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Human Octopus!
Jimmy Olsen -
1.
Draw Bob Hope!
Art Instruction, Inc. courses -
2.
The Human Octopus!
Jimmy Olsen -
3.
["What a place!"]
Shorty -
4.
Coming Super-Attractions...
Superboy; Adventure Comics; Action Comics -
5.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps -
6.
The Robot Reporter!
Jimmy Olsen -
7.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals -
8.
[no title indexed]
Hi-Power Binoculars -
9.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
10.
Jimmy Olsen, the Boy Swordsman!
Jimmy Olsen -
11.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
12.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
13.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
14.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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