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Issue: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #40
Publication Date: October 1959
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Issues: #40 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: 08/13/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (4 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Notation
Marked Image
Penning above masthead.
 
 
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The Invisible Life of Jimmy Olsen!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Superman, what are you doing to me?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #3 published April 2009
as The Invisible Life of Jimmy Olsen! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Me

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: You may win a $430.00 scholarship in commercial art
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Invisible Life of Jimmy Olsen!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): "Quiz King" Corbin; Corbin's gang; O. Arthur; M.E. John
First Line: Do you think it would be exciting fun to be invisible, and baffle others with your unseen presence?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #3 published July 1965
as The Invisible Life of Jimmy Olsen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #13 published August 1965
as The Invisible Life of Jimmy Olsen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #3/1967 [unnamed variant] published February 1967
as Jimmy Olsen wird unsichtbar [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #3 published April 2009
as The Invisible Life of Jimmy Olsen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Jimmy Olsen's friends celebrate his birthday in this story.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Phil Bryant, Donald de Nicola, Efraim Gonzalez, Michael Roberts, Susan Walker, Daniel Lyons, Merle Vincent, Great Huntley, Sgt. Thomas Lamont.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl's Pal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Colonel Colby ["Big Con" Colby]; Thora
First Line: As readers of Action Comics know, Supergirl has recently come to Earth possessing all the super-powers of her cousin Superman!
Synopsis: Supergirl tries to reveal her existence to Jimmy Olsen but Jimmy has temporarily lost his sight and does not believe that a Supergirl exists.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #343 published November 1966
as Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl's Pal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #16/1968 published August 1968
as Jimmy Olsen, Supergirls Freund! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Supergirl #1 published January 2007
as Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl's Pal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #3 published April 2009
as Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl's Pal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 credits inks to George Klein.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: They say the hunting around here is great!
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Pages: 0.5
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Given! Premiums or Cash

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Jimmy Olsen, Juvenile Delinquent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Kings (teenage gang) [Larry; Truck; others]
First Line: Every good American citizen knows that juvenile delinquency is a menace to our way of life!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #113 published August 1968
as Jimmy Olsen, Juvenile Delinquent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #3 published April 2009
as Jimmy Olsen, Juvenile Delinquent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
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Coming Super-Attractions...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ads for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #76, Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #12, and Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132, all "now on sale".
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[untitled]

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First Line: Do you want spending money?
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Free! Hard-to-get royal family stamps
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Charles Atlas (photos)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: It’s easy to have plenty of extra money for anything you want to buy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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