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Issue: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #52
Publication Date: April 1961
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Issues: #52 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: 02/16/1961
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.
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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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Jimmy Olsen, Wolf-Man!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Lana Lang
First Line: Kiss me, Lucy, Lois or Lana!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Family #168 published December 1974
as Comedy Cover Capers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Amazing Wrist Radio

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Honor House Products Corp.
Inside front cover.
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The Specter of the Haunted House!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lucy Lane; Doug Smith; Perry White
First Line: Of course, like any science-minded, modern youth, cub reporter Jimmy Olsen doesn’t believe in the supernatural or in ghosts!
Synopsis: A “publicity director” offers Jimmy $1,000 to stay in a haunted house for three days. Unbeknownst to Jimmy, the publicity stunt is a front for a bank robbery.
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Pages: 8
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Genres: superhero
First Line: Here it is...
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A Salute to Our American Indians!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Character(s): Maria Tallchief; Jim Thorpe
First Line: Aw, who wants to do a play on Indians?
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Pages: 1
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The Perils of Jimmy Olsen!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lucy Lane; Leo; Herb Griffin; "Bugsy" Hoyle; Perry White; Olsen II (Jimmy Olsen robot double)
First Line: One day, the Daily Planet’s ace newshawk, Jimmy Olsen, gets a mechanical duplicate of himself!
Synopsis: After going to the beach, Jimmy finds that he is so severely sunburned that he is unable to work. To help him out, Superman provides a robot duplicate of Jimmy so that Jimmy can get his work done.
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Pages: 9
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, non-fiction
Character(s): Charlie
First Line: Imagine being shot out of a cannon!
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Pages: 0.67
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman; Superboy; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
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Pages: 0.33
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Ella; Vic
First Line: How about a soda, Ella?
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Everything you need to enjoy stamp collecting...
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Abby Berman, John Whitaker, Stan L. Gumble, Brian Thornton, James L. Earnhart, Jim Brown, and Michael Deane.
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Jimmy Olsen, Wolf-Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Lois Lane; Al Teller; Emil Kobrak; Lori Lemaris; Lana Lang; Gzptlsnz
First Line: Remember when the Daily Planet’s impulsive, young cub reporter had the terrifying experience of being transformed into a frightful wolf-man?
Synopsis: Mxyzptlk falls for Lucy Lane and tries to win her over. However, Lucy wants nothing to do with Mxyzptlk. In a fit of pique, Mxyzptlk uses his magic on Jimmy and curses him to change into a wolf-man everyday at the rising of the moon.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #122 published August 1969
as Jimmy Olsen, Wolf-Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
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): George Jowett
First Line: How to gain up to 50 lbs. of mighty muscles!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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