(January 1964)

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
1963-11-27
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #46 and copyright registration.

Copyright 1963 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.

The Pranks of Jimmy the Imp! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Perry White; Lucy Lane
Reprints

You Get What You Vote For! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
?

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Joe; Buzzy Brown; Mr. Brown
Synopsis
Joe discovers you can't get what you want if you don't vote.

Indexer Notes

Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover.

The Pranks of Jimmy the Imp! (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Mr. Mxyzptlk
Synopsis
Mxyzptlk transfers his magical powers to Jimmy, then controls his mind from the Fifth Dimension.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Coming... super-attractions!
Genre
superhero

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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
Pardon me, mister - You dropped your wallet!
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zenith's amazing U.S. stamp offer...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The untold stories of Superman!
Genre
superhero

Jimmy Olsen and the Forty Thieves! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen [as Ali Baba]; Superman; Lex Luthor [as Abu Hassan]
Synopsis
Jimmy is transported back through time to the era of the Arabian Nights and assumes the identity of Ali Baba.

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

Aurora; Model Motoring / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The fastest cars in the world!

Indexer Notes

On the page between page 5 and page 6 of the previous story sequence.

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

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

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jonathan Klein, Frederic Young, K. Lookingland, James Putka, Mordecai Bey, Chris Kiernan, Oliver Lear, and Brian Link.

Jimmy Olsen's Secret Love! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen [as Magi the Magnificent]; Lucy Lane [as Sandra Rogers]; Superman; Perry White
Synopsis
Disguised Jimmy, (Magi), meets disguised Lucy, (Sandra), and they begin to fall for each other without disclosing their true identites.
Reprints

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

Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Batman and Robin's most thrilling mystery cases!
Genre
superhero

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

Fred Bronner Corporation / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
75 "Matchbox" models only 49¢ each!

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

Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
126 World War II fighting G.I.'s and commandos...

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Learn radio-television electronics by practicing at home in your spare time

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Fly-Over Chicane (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Pranks of Jimmy the Imp!
    Jimmy Olsen
  2. 1. You Get What You Vote For!
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Pranks of Jimmy the Imp!
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. ["Coming... super-attractions!"]
    Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
  5. 4. ["Pardon me, mister - You dropped your wallet!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  6. 5. ["Zenith's amazing U.S. stamp offer..."]
    Zenith Company
  7. 6. ["The untold stories of Superman!"]
    Giant Superman Annual
  8. 7. Jimmy Olsen and the Forty Thieves!
    Jimmy Olsen
  9. 8. ["The fastest cars in the world!"]
    Aurora; Model Motoring
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals
  11. 10. Jimmy Olsen's Secret Love!
    Jimmy Olsen
  12. 11. ["Batman and Robin's most thrilling mystery cases!"]
    Giant Batman Annual
  13. 12. ["75 "Matchbox" models only 49¢ each!"]
    Fred Bronner Corporation
  14. 13. ["126 World War II fighting G.I.'s and commandos..."]
    Soldiers
  15. 14. ["Learn radio-television electronics by practicing at home in your spare time"]
    National Radio Institute
  16. 15. Fly-Over Chicane
    Gilbert Auto-rama
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker