(September 2019)

DC, 2019 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2019-07-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T+ Teen Plus
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Universe
Barcode
761941357386 00111
Editing
Jessica Chen; Brian Cunningham

Issue Notes

Jimmy Olsen logo on cover and interior stories is based on the original Olsen logo by Ira Schnapp.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Lieber
Inks
Steve Lieber
Colors
Nathan Fairbairn
Characters
Jimmy Olsen
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2019 series) #1 Cover Thumbnail for Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019 series) #1 [Ben Oliver Cover]
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It's the Falls That'll Kill Ya! (Table of Contents: 1)

Joachim Olsson / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction
Pencils
Steve Lieber
Inks
Steve Lieber
Colors
Nathan Fairbairn
Letters
Clayton Cowles
Genre
adventure
Characters
Joachim Olsson
Synopsis
Jimmy's ancestor Joachim, who had a legitimate claim to the land that would eventually become the city of Metropolis, is murdered by an ancestor of Lex Luthor.
Reprints
Keywords
New Oberstad; Oberstad Falls

The Pal Who Fell to Earth (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen Superman's Pal / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction
Pencils
Steve Lieber
Inks
Steve Lieber
Colors
Nathan Fairbairn
Letters
Clayton Cowles; Virtual Calligraphy
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Metamorpho; Lex Luthor; Julian Olsen; Dr. Anton Mantel; Ed Lynch
Synopsis
Jimmy volunteers for a medical experiment that turns him into a giant turtle boy who destroys a Metropolis landmark.
Reprints
Keywords
Metropolis; transformations

Indexer Notes

Jimmy's transformation recalls the Silver Age story "The Giant Turtle Man!" from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #53.

Force Mineur! (Table of Contents: 3)

Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction
Pencils
Steve Lieber
Inks
Steve Lieber
Colors
Nathan Fairbairn
Letters
Clayton Cowles; Virtual Calligraphy
Genre
superhero
Characters
Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent; Ms. Leone; I.T. Mike
Synopsis
Perry fires Jimmy (again) but is forced to rehire him when analysis reveals that it's Jimmy's constant stunts and mishaps that drive readers to the Daily Planet.
Reprints
Keywords
Daily Planet; dinosaurs; ghosts; gorillas; mummies

New in Town! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman's Long Distance BFF Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Fraction
Pencils
Steve Lieber
Inks
Steve Lieber
Colors
Nathan Fairbairn
Letters
Clayton Cowles; Virtual Calligraphy
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis
Jimmy has been sent away from Metropolis to mitigate the damage he causes, so he moves into a rundown tenement in Gotham City.
Reprints
Keywords
bats; Gotham City
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
  2. 1. It's the Falls That'll Kill Ya!
    Joachim Olsson
  3. 2. The Pal Who Fell to Earth
    Jimmy Olsen Superman's Pal
  4. 3. Force Mineur!
    Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White
  5. 4. New in Town!
    Superman's Long Distance BFF Jimmy Olsen
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  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Mark Q
  • Jim Van Dore
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