(July 1961)
DC,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1961-05-18
- 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 #277 and copyright registration. Printed in the U.S.A.
[King of the Giant Ants!]
Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Move closer to Superman with that kryptonite, Llanix!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Llanix (giant ant)
- Keywords
- Giant; green kryptonite
Indexer Notes
inspired by the cover of the December 1938 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories
Frontier Cabin
Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big Enough for 2-3 Kids!
- Characters
- Kid
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad, with order coupon, from Frontier Cabin.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 2 Complete Armies
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad, with order coupon, from Revolutionary War Soldiers.
Elastic Lad's Wrestling Match!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Several times before you've seen Jimmy Olsen, Superman's pal, become Elastic Lad and s-t-r-e-t-c-h his body into the weirdest shapes!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen [Elastic Lad]; Superman [Clark Kent]; the Ugly Superman; professional wrestlers; Duke McCone
- Synopsis
- Jimmy becomes Elastic Lad in order to frustrate a crooked wrestling promoter.
- Reprints
-
in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #111 (June 1968) [with four added pages]
-
Indexer Notes
2nd appearance of the Ugly Superman. 1st appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #8 (April 1959).
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thanks for getting me the part-time job in an office, Daddy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Peg; Dad; Al (boss)
- Synopsis
- Peg answers phone calls stretched out on the floor, like a teenager at home.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superboy; Action Comics; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
King of the Giant Ants!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you're an admirer of Jimmy Olsen, this story is not for you!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Professor Lang; Mgoro (giant ant); Llanix (giant ant)
- Synopsis
- Under 5th-dimensional magic, Jimmy dreams of joining giant ants to kill Superman.
- Reprints
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #113 (August-September 1968)
-
- Keywords
- Dream; giant; green kryptonite; magic
Indexer Notes
inspired by the cover of the December 1938 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories
There's More Than Meets the Eye..
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
- Characters
- Boy
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals / letters page / 1 page
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen
Indexer Notes
Letters from Rege Markl, Eddie Tobias, Nancy Gold, Eric Peyton, Dutch Mink, Barry Cushner, Gloria Mundt, Kenneth W. Groman, Neil Carson.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
The inside story of Batman and Robin's top secrets in this giant special
Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Batman; Robin
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Business is bad.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
- Synopsis
- Shorty cancels his umbrella sale when it starts to rain.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Alan Ladd (DC, 1949 series) #9 (February-March 1951)
-
Baby Jimmy Olsen!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 9.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The last thing reporters Jimmy Olsen wants is... a second childhood!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jinny Olsen; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Commander Wilson; Superman
- Synopsis
- Jimmy drinks a youthening potion, and stumbles upon a disguised mobster who is taking advantage of Lucy's interest.
Everybody's looking for the new Tootsie Roll ice cream bar
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Skinny, fat, 15, 20, 20 or 40 years of age
- Characters
- George Jowett; John Sill; William Butler; Jim Norman
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!
- Characters
- Benjamin Franklin; Betsy Ross; Davy Crockett; Paul Revere
Indexer Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[King of the Giant Ants!]
Jimmy Olsen -
1.
Frontier Cabin
Frontier Cabin -
2.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
3.
Elastic Lad's Wrestling Match!
Jimmy Olsen -
4.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll -
5.
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman Annual; Secret Origins -
6.
["Thanks for getting me the part-time job in an office, Daddy!"]
Peg -
7.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superboy; Action Comics; Adventure Comics -
8.
King of the Giant Ants!
Jimmy Olsen -
9.
There's More Than Meets the Eye..
Tootsie [all other candies] -
10.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals -
11.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
12.
Free! World-wide stamps... just released!
Garcelon Stamps -
13.
The inside story of Batman and Robin's top secrets in this giant special
Giant Batman Annual -
14.
["Business is bad."]
Shorty -
15.
Baby Jimmy Olsen!
Jimmy Olsen -
16.
Everybody's looking for the new Tootsie Roll ice cream bar
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar -
17.
["Skinny, fat, 15, 20, 20 or 40 years of age"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
18.
["Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!"]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Kirk House
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walker
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