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Issue: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #18
Publication Date: February 1957
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Issues: #18 of 163 Issues (164 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/04/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.

Credits for Mort Weisinger (actual editor) were verified by DC historians, such as dccomicsartists.com/DCHISTORY/DCHISTORY-2.htm
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#95, 104, 113, 122, 131)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
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Superbaby, Jimmy Olsen's Pal!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superbaby
First Line: Those thugs have me cornered, but I’ve summoned Superman with my secret Superman signal-- huh! Superbaby!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as Superbaby, Jimmy Olsen's Pal! [Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #18 cover] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Joe Louis; Bob Cousy (photo); Ted Kluszewski (photo)
First Line: We'll ripple your body with muscles...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Super Safari

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Sahib Sik
First Line: Big-game hunting in the jungles is a dangerous pursuit, even with the best of guns...
Synopsis: Jimmy is tricked into buying a magic flute that he believes will tame any wild animal.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #118 published May 1957
as The Super Safari [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as The Super Safari [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The World's Most Daring Hunters

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: They were the whalers of bygone days whose feats will always be remembered as the greatest daredeviltry
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Vic; Ella
First Line: This car needs a paint job pretty badly!
Synopsis: Ella helps Vic paint his car.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Riddle Reporter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Perry White; Riddle Reporter (robot); Professor Clyde; Prince Rex of Dalmania
First Line: Who is the mysterious, masked reporter that becomes Jimmy Olsen’s rival, beating him to one story after another?
Synopsis: Jimmy gets scooped by the Riddle Reporter, and he begins to believe the Riddle Reporter is really Superman.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as The Riddle Reporter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Buy Daisy Fun with Your Christmas Money!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Sold by Daisy Manufacturing Co.
On the two pages between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Wildroot Cream-Oil gives you confidence!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I give you Hy Wire, the only man daring enough...
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Pages: 1
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Winter Sports Champions of the World

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, sports
Character(s): Anton Sailer; Renee Colliard; Boris Shilkov; Guido Caroli; Hayes Alan Jenkins; Tenley Emma Albright
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Gene Reed says Moreira inks are "probable."
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Superbaby, Jimmy Olsen's Pal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superbaby; Superman; Superboy; Professor Boone; The Silk Gang
First Line: Jimmy Olsen can always depend on the Man of Steel to protect him.
Synopsis: Professor Boone's ray turns Jimmy's Signal Watch into an old pocket watch, and when activated it calls Superbaby from the past, not Superman.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as Superbaby, Jimmy Olsen's Pal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.5
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: We love those cough drops...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Josely Company.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Do you want spending money?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Ted; Penny
First Line: Junior space pilots on the beam!
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Company.
Back cover.

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