(August-September 1971)

DC, 1954 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly with the exception of Feb., May and Nov.
On-sale Date
1971-06-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell

Issue Notes

Also designated on cover as Giant (DC, 1969 series) #G-86 and as G-86 on indicia page.

On-sale date from publisher advertisement and copyright registration.

Amazing Adventures Out of This World! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N310
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Nightwing [Superman]; Flamebird [Jimmy Olsen]; Elastic Lad [Jimmy Olsen]; Giant Turtleboy [Jimmy Olsen]; Porcupine Jimmy Olsen; Wolfman Jimmy Olsen

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
N-321

Superman in Kandor, Part 1: Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
N-299
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Nor Kann (a Kandorian scientist, intro); Than Ol (intro, villain); Boz-Tol (intro, villain); Jax-Ur (villain); Prof. Vakox (villain); Phantom Zone inmates (villains); Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Brainiac (flashback)
Synopsis
Superman and Jimmy Olsen travel to Kandor to discover how normal sized Kandorians are on Earth and why they are attacking Superman.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Kandor

[Superman in Kandor] Part II: The Dynamic Duo of Kandor! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
N-300
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [as Nightwing] (intro, origin); Jimmy Olsen [as Flamebird] (intro, origin); Van-Zee (guest star); Nor Kann (a Kandorian scientist, intro); Than Ol (intro, villain); Boz-Tol (intro, villain); Jax-Ur (villain); Prof. Vakox (villain); Phantom Zone inmates (villains); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Lyla Lerrol (flashback)
Synopsis
Superman and Jimmy Olsen take the secret identites of Nightwing and Flamebird so they can track down Than-Ol's raiders and stop his scheme to enlarge Kandor.
Reprints
Keywords
Kandor

[Superman in Kandor] Part III: The City of Super-People! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
N-301
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Flamebird [Jimmy Olsen]; Nightwing [Van-Zee]; Nor-Kanh; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Nor Kann (a Kandorian scientist, intro); Than Ol (intro, villain); Boz-Tol (intro, villain); Jax-Ur (villain); Prof. Vakox (villain); Phantom Zone inmates (villains); Superman Emergency Squad (guest stars); Lori Lemaris (cameo)
Synopsis
Than Ol succeeds in enlarging Kandor, but Superman must re-shrink it before Than-Ol's process destroys it completely.
Reprints
Keywords
Fotress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Kandor; Phantom Zone

Giant Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters
typeset

Job Number
N-326

The Caped Crimefighers of Kandor! [Part I] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Job Number
N-297
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Nightwing [Superman]; Flamebird [Jimmy Olsen]; Jor-El (cameo, painting); xNor-Kann; Skal-Var (Flashback); Super-Outlaw; Telepathic Hound
Synopsis
Superman and Jimmy Olsen travel to the Bottle City of Kandor to become Nightwing and Flamebird and stop an outlaw with super-powers who is stealing artifacts.
Reprints
Keywords
Fotress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Kandor; Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

Original title: "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"

[The Caped Crimefighters of Kandor!] Part II: The Super-Showdown in Kandor! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Job Number
N-298
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Nightwing [Superman]; Flamebird [Jimmy Olsen]; Night-Hound; Nor-Kann; Super-Outlaw; Jor-Dan (Flashback); The Winged One (dragon-like Kryptonian beast); Dakar-Ra (flashback); Superman Revenge Squad
Synopsis
Nightwing and Flamebird discover the identity of Super-Outlaw, and also find out who is behind his crime spree.
Reprints
Keywords
Bottle City of Kandor

Indexer Notes

Original title: "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"

The World of Doomed Olsens! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Job Number
N-296
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El [also as The Collector]; Colossal Boy [also as The Giant Turtle Man]; Bouncing Boy [also as Fat Boy Jimmy]; Cosmic Boy [also as The Human Porcupine]; Chameleon Boy [also as Elastic Lad]; Shrinking Violet (cameo); Sun Boy (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo); Triplicate Girl (cameo)]; Proty II [also as Wolf Boy Jimmy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy] (all in cameos)
Synopsis
Jimmy is taken by The Collector to the world Gion-El, which is seemingly inhabited by duplicates of him in the forms into which he has been transformed in the past. But when Jimmy realizes he is being hoaxed, the Legionnaires reveal that he has passed his initiation test and they bring him to the 30th century to officially be made an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Amazing Adventures Out of This World!
    Jimmy Olsen
  2. 1. Table of Contents
  3. 2. Superman in Kandor, Part 1: Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!
    Superman
  4. 3. [Superman in Kandor] Part II: The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!
    Superman
  5. 4. [Superman in Kandor] Part III: The City of Super-People!
    Superman
  6. 5. Giant Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals
    Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals
  7. 6. The Caped Crimefighers of Kandor! [Part I]
    Jimmy Olsen
  8. 7. [The Caped Crimefighters of Kandor!] Part II: The Super-Showdown in Kandor!
    Jimmy Olsen
  9. 8. The World of Doomed Olsens!
    Jimmy Olsen
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore