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Issue: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #20
Publication Date: April 1957
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Issues: #20 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: 02/24/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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The Merman of Metropolis!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Look, Superman!
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as The Merman of Metropolis! [Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #20 cover] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This cover gag (paying checkers underwater to show how long one can go without breathing) had been used earlier in Action Comics (DC, 1938 Series) #96 (May 1946).
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Free! New issues
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Jimmy Olsen's Super-Pet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Danny the Dino
First Line: What is the most unusual pet you can think of?
Synopsis: Superman finds a dinosaur egg and Jimmy hatches it in hopes of winning an unusual pet contest.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as Jimmy Olsen's Super-Pet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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First Line: Which of these prizes can we send you?
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Pages: 1
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Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Dave; Buzzy Brown
First Line: Welcome to Broken Leg Alley, kids!
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Pages: 1
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The Trial of Jimmy Olsen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superboy (in flashback); Joel Todd
First Line: Who is the last person, next to Superman, you would expect to see behind bars?
Synopsis: To help the Smallville newspaper Jimmy collects Superboy souvenirs for a charity auction but is accused of substituting fakes for the real items.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as The Trial of Jimmy Olsen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Honor House Products.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hy Wire
First Line: -And now, Hy Wire, who will perform for you 75 feet in mid-air...
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #386 published November 1969
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #17/1970 published September 1970
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Home of the Cowboy

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: I always had the idea that the name "cowboy" came from somewhere, say in Texas or Oklahoma, or somewhere around there.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Young man, would you help me out?
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #159 published August 1951
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Did You Enter the Superman DC National Comics Slogan Contest?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.33
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The Merman of Metropolis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Do you believe in mermaids?
Synopsis: Jimmy believes he met a mermaid and received a magic ring that allows him to breath underwater but it was a hoax by Superman to stop Jimmy from discovering his secret identity.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as The Merman of Metropolis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Josely Co.
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First Line: Do you want spending money?
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Joe Louis; Mickey Mantle (photo); Bob Cousy (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers"

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mickey Mantle (photo); Dick
First Line: Say Dick!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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