(July 1967)
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of February, May and November
- On-sale Date
- 1967-05-25
- 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 (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
The Murder of Clark Kent!
Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Confess you killed Clark Kent, Jimmy.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Superman confronts Jimmy over the murder of Clark Kent, while Jimmy holds a Gamma Weapon behind his back ready to strike at the Man of Steel.
- Keywords
- accusation; bomb; Go-Go Checks; secret identity; suspicion
Indexer Notes
Last cover of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen to feature DC's well-remembered Go-Go Checks. See Note on DC's house ad for Jimmy Olsen #104, indexed below.
The Murder of Clark Kent!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils
- Pete Costanza (signed as Costanza)
- Inks
- Pete Costanza (signed as Costanza)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There goes Clark Kent's body to the bottom of the sea!
- Feature Logo
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen [1950s-70s]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Dr. Denise Dunois; Maximo (villain)
- Synopsis
- Jimmy is brainwashed by an organization called "Assassins Anonymous" into killing Superman with an elaborate death trap that involves Kryptonite, time travel, and Mount Everest. But, to prove he is up to the task, he must first kill his co-worker, Clark Kent, by more conventional means.
- Keywords
- assassination; brainwashing; devolution; Kryptonite; Mount Everest; time travel
Indexer Notes
The signature "Costanza" is seen on a board from the undersea wreckage of a wooden crate.
Jimmy Olsen's Super-Pals
Jimmy Olsen / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Everyone knows Jimmy Olsen is Superman's pal. But with how many of Jimmy's other super-pals are you familiar?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Supergirl (disguised as "The Girl with Green Hair"); Bizarro Krypto
- Synopsis
- Text article focusing on Jimmy Olsen's other super-pals, mostly encountered through time travel or visits to other planets.
- Keywords
- background information; editorial feature
Indexer Notes
Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Make Your Summer Count!
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I haven't had any luck lining up a summer job -- they want older kids...
- Genre
- advocacy
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Between pages 9 and 10 of previous story.
[no title indexed]
DC Comics; Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This Wolf Boy is Jimmy Olsen!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Keywords
- change in publisher logo; comic book house ads; giant reprint comic; Go-Go Checks
Indexer Notes
DC house ad for Jimmy Olsen. Reproduces the cover illustration for Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #104 (August-September 1967). Ad runs vertically on full page. Between pages 9 and 10 of previous story.
The reproduction of the cover of Jimmy Olsen #104 shows the issue as having Go-Go Checks, but the actual comic does not. Perhaps this ad was assembled before the decision to discontinue the Go-Go Checks was made or finalized.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals / letters page / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen (letter column logo illustration)
- Keywords
- editorial feature
Indexer Notes
Between pages 15 and 16 of previous story.
[no title indexed]
DC Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang; Win Mortimer; Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Charles Paris; Win Mortimer; Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Another star collection of Batman and Robin's bizarre action roles in the latest 80 pg. Giant Batman
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Keywords
- change in publisher logo; comic book house ads; giant reprint comic; Go-Go Checks
Indexer Notes
DC house ad for Batman. Reproduces the cover illustration for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #193 (July-August 1967). Between pages 15 and 16 of previous story.
Unlike the ad for Jimmy Olsen #104 above, the cover reproduction of Batman #193 shows the issue as having Go-Go Checks - and the actual comic displays the Go-Go Checks as well. #194 was the first issue of Batman without Go-Go Checks.
An earlier cover date (by one month) for Batman #193, vs. Jimmy Olsen #104, may account for the presence of Go-Go Checks on the former.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring (Superman and Zha-Vam illustration from Action Comics #352)
- Inks
- Wayne Boring (Superman and Zha-Vam illustration from Action Comics #352)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hurry, hurry, hurry! Read this page of powerful predictions of popular publications produced by DC!
- Feature Logo
Direct Currents [checkerboard border]- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Zha-Vam
- Keywords
- issue previews
Indexer Notes
In-house promotional feature highlighting the DC comic books on sale May 31 thru June 6, 1967.
May 31: Action Comics #352, Strange Adventures #202, Adventure Comics #358, Detective Comics #365.
June 01: Challengers of the Unknown #57, Our Army at War #183, The Atom #32, Bob Hope #106.
June 06: Batman #194, The Flash #172, Doom Patrol #113.
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0.
The Murder of Clark Kent!
Jimmy Olsen -
1.
The Murder of Clark Kent!
Jimmy Olsen -
2.
Jimmy Olsen's Super-Pals
Jimmy Olsen -
3.
Make Your Summer Count!
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4.
["This Wolf Boy is Jimmy Olsen!"]
DC Comics; Jimmy Olsen -
5.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals -
6.
["Another star collection of Batman and Robin's bizarre action roles in the latest 80 pg. Giant Batman"]
DC Comics; Batman -
7.
["Hurry, hurry, hurry! Read this page of powerful predictions of popular publications produced by DC!"]
Direct Currents
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Wagner
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