(December 1971)
DC,
1954 Series
- Volume
- 18
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, (semi-monthly Aug.)
- On-sale Date
- 1971-10-19
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [character]
- Editing
- Jack Kirby; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- X-248
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Gabby Jr.; Big-Words; Scrapper Jr.; Flipper Dipper]
- Reprints
-
in The Comics Journal (Fantagraphics, 1977 series) #191 (November 1996) [black and white] - in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([December] 2004)
- in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([November] 2007)
- in The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) (2017 [February 2018])
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([June] 2019)
-
A Big Thing in a Deep Scottish Lake!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta; Murphy Anderson (Superman and Jimmy Olsen heads)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- X-197
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ian MacGregor; Jimmy Olsen; Morgan Edge; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Flipper Dipper; Scrapper Jr.; Gabby Jr.; Big-Words]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Guardian [Jim Harper's clone]; Terry Dean; San Diego Five String Mob; Barri-Boy; Dubbilex; Felix MacFinney; Ginny MacFinney; Scrapper Trooper; Inter-Gang; Loch Trevor Monster
- Synopsis
- Morgan Edge sends Jimmy and the Newsboy Legion to Scotland in search of a sea monster, while Superman and Guardian encounter trouble at the club called Cosmic Carousel.
- Reprints
- in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([December] 2004)
- in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([November] 2007)
- in The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) (2017 [February 2018])
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([June] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Jimmy Olsen & Superman heads inked by Murphy Anderson. Felix MacFinney is based on character actor James Finlayson, noted for his roles in numerous Laurel and Hardy features.
The Torn Photograph
Strange Stories of the D.N.A. Project! / comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- X-220
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Probe Six
- Synopsis
- Short story of a survey team from The Project.
- Reprints
-
in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #89 ([June 1972]) - in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([December] 2004)
- in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([November] 2007)
- in The Sandman Special (DC, 2017 series) #1 (October 2017)
- in The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) (2017 [February 2018])
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([June] 2019)
-
[Cover for Star Spangled Comics 10]
The Newsboy Legion / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as Kirby)
- Inks
- Joe Simon (signed as Simon)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
- Job Number
- X-222
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Big-Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]; Tommy Thompkins]; Nick Cappa (villain)
- Reprints
- from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #10 (July 1942)
-
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals / letters page / 1 page
- Job Number
- N-437
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Martin Pasko, Richard Burton and Gerard Triano.
Kings for a Day
The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby (signed); Joe Simon (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Simon (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Thompkins; Big-Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Mark Mangle; Crawler; Tiny Turkin; Tops Malone; Gunner; Twisty; Joe; Spike; Handy
- Synopsis
- The Newsboy Legion is selected to take over the position of several city officials for a day. Mark Mangle and his mob plan to take advantage of that day to commit several crimes, that the Newsboys stop.
- Reprints
- from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #10 (July 1942)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen -
1.
A Big Thing in a Deep Scottish Lake!
Jimmy Olsen -
2.
The Torn Photograph
Strange Stories of the D.N.A. Project! -
3.
[Cover for Star Spangled Comics 10]
The Newsboy Legion -
4.
[no title indexed]
Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals -
5.
Kings for a Day
The Newsboy Legion
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Bob Hughes
- Darrel McCann
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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