The Best of DC #46 [Direct]
(March 1984)

DC, 1979 Series
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Price
1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-11-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC Blue Ribbon Digest
Editing
Nicola Cuti (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

It's a Bird...! It's a Plane...! It's Superlad! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ed Hannigan [as Hannigan] (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano [as Giordano] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen [as Superlad]
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Best of DC -- Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Boy of 100 Faces! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
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The Elastic Lad of Metropolis! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen [as Elastic Lad]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Professor Potter
Synopsis
Lois accidentally gives both Clark and Jimmy a drink of Professor Potter's elastic serum. Jimmy becomes Elastic Lad, but Superman must figure out a way to cover for the fact that the serum doesn't effect him.
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Indexer Notes

Inks incorrectly credited to George Klein in this issue. Art work adjusted to fit 8 full digest-sized pages.

The Super-Lad of Space! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Zolians
Synopsis
Jimmy, while wearing a Superman costume, attends the launching of an engineless rocket into outer space by Superman. To get a scoop, he sneaks aboard to take photos, and ends up traveling through space. When he crash-lands he finds that he now has super-powers and can live out his super-fantasies. But he can't maintain a secret identity because everyone calls him Jimmy Olsen.
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Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn. This volume incorrectly credits Otto Binder.

Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Ex-Pal! (Table of Contents: 5)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Betty Hart; Tom Barton; Mr. Todd; "Slick" Dugan
Synopsis
Crooks dress up as Superman to "guard" wealthy people for a small fee.
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The Lone Wolf Legionnaire Reporter! (Table of Contents: 6)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen [also as Elastic Lad]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Element Lad]; The Uniform Gang
Synopsis
Jimmy Olsen is brought to the 30th century to help Duo Damsel put out the Legion Bulletin, but ends up becoming news, rather than writing it.
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The Strange Second Life of Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 7)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen [as Marco Polo]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Kurol (djinn, alien); Kalifa; Lord Timur
Synopsis
While taking a picture of the Star of Cathay, Jimmy Olsen is transported to the past where he believes he is Marco Polo.
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Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton! (Table of Contents: 8)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints

[Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton!] Part II: Krypton's Last Chance! (Table of Contents: 9)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints

The Winner's Prize...The Loser's Grave! (Table of Contents: 10)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Star Trek (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Star Trek / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Many Roles of Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. It's a Bird...! It's a Plane...! It's Superlad!
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  2. 1. Best of DC -- Jimmy Olsen
  3. 2. The Boy of 100 Faces!
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. The Elastic Lad of Metropolis!
    Jimmy Olsen
  5. 4. The Super-Lad of Space!
    Jimmy Olsen
  6. 5. Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Ex-Pal!
    Jimmy Olsen
  7. 6. The Lone Wolf Legionnaire Reporter!
    Jimmy Olsen
  8. 7. The Strange Second Life of Jimmy Olsen
    Jimmy Olsen
  9. 8. Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton!
    Jimmy Olsen
  10. 9. [Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton!] Part II: Krypton's Last Chance!
    Jimmy Olsen
  11. 10. The Winner's Prize...The Loser's Grave!
    Jimmy Olsen
  12. 11. Star Trek
    Star Trek
  13. 12. The Many Roles of Jimmy Olsen
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
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