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Issue: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #31
Publication Date: September 1958
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Issues: #31 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: 07/15/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (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
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The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Good-bye, Superman!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy Annual #1 published January 1964
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Cover, Back]1/4 page
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #2 [unnamed variant] published April 2008
as The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Superman's face altered by Al Plastino.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): George Jowett
First Line: Are you skinny like I was?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen [Elastic Lad]; Superman; "Silky" Smith [also as Prof. Bolton]
First Line: You’ve heard of Superman’s other name… the Man of Steel!
Synopsis: When Jimmy accidentally exposes himself to a green substance from space, his entire body becomes like rubber. Hiding out as Elastic Lad in a freak show, Jimmy falls in with criminals who use his abilities to carry out their plots, but Jimmy turns the tables on them before his elastic abilities fade.
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In Content Item: FlagFive-Score Comic Monthly #9 published January 1958
as The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #2 published September 1964
as The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen #[nn] published September 2007
as The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #2 [unnamed variant] published April 2008
as The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: first Elastic Lad story
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[untitled]

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First Line: Boys and girls – please give me a name...
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Pages: 1
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Know Your Pet!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, opinion
Character(s): Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog)
First Line: But Mom, we’re going swimming now!
Synopsis: Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey
First Line: Officer" "Oh, officer!" "What happened?" "My store was robbed!
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Hatter of Metropolis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Jones; Perry White; Duke Maddox; Lois Lane
First Line: Just because he’s wearing the hat that once belonged to Robin Hood, Jimmy believes the hat has made him a great archer!
Synopsis: Jimmy interviews a collector of famous men's hats - Napoleon, Robin Hood, Fleming of the London Bobbies - then pranks him that the hats give the wearer the person's abilities. Soon Jimmy is tracking an escape lion like Eric Danton and shooting it with a toy bow, yanking an engine out of a crooks' car like Houdini, and rowing after bandits like Captain Alan who defeated Blackbeard - all with Superman's unseen help! He even picks up Clark Kent's old hat to become a world-famous reporter!
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In Content Item: FlagColossal Comic #35 published November 1965
as The Mad Hatter of Metropolis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #2 [unnamed variant] published April 2008
as The Mad Hatter of Metropolis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superboy; Bizarro
First Line: Coming next month in Superboy comics...
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Pages: 0.33
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Young Man Wanted
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Pages: 0.5
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Perry Como (photo); Kim Novak (photo); Pat Boone (photo); Tony Curtis (photo); Debbie Reynolds (photo); Elvis Presley (photo)
First Line: 631 movie & TV star pictures 25¢
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Pages: 1
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Read 'Em and Laugh!

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Professor Dekker; Miss Jenkins
First Line: Several times in the past, Superman has pulled a clever hoax on Jimmy Olsen, but always for a sound reason!
Synopsis: Jimmy tries to trick Perry into giving him a raise by pretending to quit his job and getting his new identity hired to take his position.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #104 published August 1967
as The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #2 [unnamed variant] published April 2008
as The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Free! Hard-to-get royal family stamps
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Pages: 1
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First Line: Do you want spending money?
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Pages: 1
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Joe Louis; Mickey Mantle (photo); Bob Cousy (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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