(December 1963)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1963-10-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #306 and copyright registration.

Copyright 1963 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.

The Kid with the Golden Touch! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Perry White
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #73
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Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Kid with the Golden Touch! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Lucy Lane; Vostar
Synopsis
Olsen is given the gift of the golden touch by aliens, it is, however, all part of a plot against Supergirl.
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What's Your Superboy I.Q.? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Peg / 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
Peg, I'd like you to go to the store for me...
Genre
humor

Two Exciting New Adventures (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Five Fantastic Feats of Jimmy Olsen! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Perry White; Mr. Fix [Rex Foster]; Look-Alike Squad [Zol-Lar; Vol-Don; Ar-Rone]; Mickey Mantle
Synopsis
To get evidence on a crooked gambler, Jimmy goes undercover and supposedly performs miracles.

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

Jimmy Olsen's Pen Pals / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Hart, Michael E. Colby, J. Levine, Jim Folger, Myron Monsky, and Ruth Bernays.

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Action Comics; Superboy; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Jimmy's Inter-Dimensional Romance! (Table of Contents: 10)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane; Ultra Boy; Rona
Synopsis
Jimmy meets and falls in love with Rona, a girl from the Seventh Dimension.
Reprints

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

The Doom Patrol; My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Jaro Stamp Co.; Stamp Specialties; Anca Stamp Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Helen of Toy, Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Bodybuilding Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fly-Over Chicane (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Gilbert Auto-rama / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Kid with the Golden Touch!
    Jimmy Olsen
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Prod. Corp.
  3. 2. The Kid with the Golden Touch!
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. What's Your Superboy I.Q.?
    Superboy
  5. 4. ["Peg, I'd like you to go to the store for me..."]
    Peg
  6. 5. Two Exciting New Adventures
    Batman
  7. 6. The Five Fantastic Feats of Jimmy Olsen!
    Jimmy Olsen
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Jimmy Olsen's Pen Pals
  9. 8. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Action Comics; Superboy; Adventure Comics
  10. 9. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  11. 10. Jimmy's Inter-Dimensional Romance!
    Jimmy Olsen
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    The Doom Patrol; My Greatest Adventure
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    104 Cars
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Jaro Stamp Co.; Stamp Specialties; Anca Stamp Co.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Helen of Toy, Co.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Bodybuilding Club
  17. 16. Fly-Over Chicane
    Gilbert Auto-rama
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