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Issue: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #20
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
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)
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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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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
The Merman of Metropolis!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Look, Superman!
Reprinting
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)]
 
Miscellaneous
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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).
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Free! New issues
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
Jimmy Olsen's Super-Pet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Danny the Dino
What is the most unusual pet you can think of?
Superman finds a dinosaur egg and Jimmy hatches it in hopes of winning an unusual pet contest.
Reprinting
FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as Jimmy Olsen's Super-Pet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Which of these prizes can we send you?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
opinion, teen
Dave; Buzzy Brown
Welcome to Broken Leg Alley, kids!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Trial of Jimmy Olsen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Jimmy Olsen; Superboy (in flashback); Joel Todd
Who is the last person, next to Superman, you would expect to see behind bars?
To help the Smallville newspaper Jimmy collects Superboy souvenirs for a charity auction but is accused of substituting fakes for the real items.
Reprinting
FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as The Trial of Jimmy Olsen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?
?
typeset
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Sold by Honor House Products.
[untitled]

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

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
I always had the idea that the name "cowboy" came from somewhere, say in Texas or Oklahoma, or somewhere around there.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Shorty
Young man, would you help me out?
Reprinting
FlagAction Comics #159 published August 1951
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
0.67
Did You Enter the Superman DC National Comics Slogan Contest?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
The Merman of Metropolis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Do you believe in mermaids?
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.
Reprinting
FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #1 published May 2006
as The Merman of Metropolis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Sold by Josely Co.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
Do you want spending money?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?; ? (photographs)
?; ? (photographs)
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Joe Louis; Mickey Mantle (photo); Bob Cousy (photo)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers"

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?; ? (photograph)
?; ? (photograph)
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Mickey Mantle (photo); Dick
Say Dick!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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