(January 1960)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1959-11-19
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
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched (squarebound #95, 104, 113, 122, 131)
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #14 and copyright registration.

Jimmy the Genie! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #42
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Big Superman Movie! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints

The Best Present of All! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cora the Car Hop / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Business is bad. Not many cars are stopping here!
Genre
humor

Coming Super-Attractions... (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Superboy; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Perry White, Cub Reporter! (Table of Contents: 6)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Alice White
Reprints

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello. My name is Hubert...
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Lenny Silver, Dan Sipes, Bruce Moessen, Paul Bevels, Gene Carnicorn, Bruce Iserman, Sue Croom, and Douglas Michalson.

Jimmy the Genie! (Table of Contents: 10)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Giunta ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Abdul; Lucy Lane; Superman robots
Synopsis
Jimmy releases a genie named Abdul and accidentally switches places with him, becoming a genie under Abdul's power. Jimmy prevents Abdul from taking advantage of the situation until he can turn Abdul back into a genie under his control.
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Keywords
Fortress of Solitude

Indexer Notes

Giunta inking credit from Bob Hughes. Inking credit in Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen is wrong, as verified by Creig Flessel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bob's Christmas Gift! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Jimmy the Genie!
    Jimmy Olsen
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  3. 2. The Big Superman Movie!
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. The Best Present of All!
    Binky
  5. 4. ["Business is bad. Not many cars are stopping here!"]
    Cora the Car Hop
  6. 5. Coming Super-Attractions...
    Superboy; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
  7. 6. Perry White, Cub Reporter!
    Jimmy Olsen
  8. 7. ["Hello. My name is Hubert..."]
    Varsity Vic
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals
  11. 10. Jimmy the Genie!
    Jimmy Olsen
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  15. 14. Bob's Christmas Gift!
    Daisy Air Rifles
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