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Issue: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #54
Publication Date: July 1961
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Issues: #54 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: 05/18/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #277 and copyright registration. Printed in the U.S.A.
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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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King of the Giant Ants!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Llanix (giant ant)
First Line: Move closer to Superman with that kryptonite, Llanix!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inspired by the cover of the December 1938 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories
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Frontier Cabin

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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Kid
First Line: Big Enough for 2-3 Kids!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad, with order coupon, from Frontier Cabin.
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204 Revolutionary War Soldiers

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: 2 Complete Armies
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad, with order coupon, from Revolutionary War Soldiers.
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Elastic Lad's Wrestling Match!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen [Elastic Lad]; Superman [Clark Kent]; the Ugly Superman; professional wrestlers; Duke McCone; Lucy Lane
First Line: Several times before you've seen Jimmy Olsen, Superman's pal, become Elastic Lad and s-t-r-e-t-c-h his body into the weirdest shapes!
Synopsis: Jimmy becomes Elastic Lad in order to frustrate a crooked wrestling promoter.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #111 published June 1968
as Elastic Lad's Wrestling Match! [Story on Interior Page(s)]with four added pages
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: 2nd appearance of the Ugly Superman. 1st appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #8 (April 1959).
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Tootsie Roll Makes History!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Christopher Columbus
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Giant Superman Annual; Secret Origins
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Peg; Dad; Al (boss)
First Line: Thanks for getting me the part-time job in an office, Daddy!
Synopsis: Peg answers phone calls stretched out on the floor, like a teenager at home.
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Pages: 0.67
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

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Feature(s): Superboy; Action Comics; Adventure Comics
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Pages: 0.33
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King of the Giant Ants!

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Professor Lang; Mgoro (giant ant); Llanix (giant ant)
First Line: If you're an admirer of Jimmy Olsen, this story is not for you!
Synopsis: Under 5th-dimensional magic, Jimmy dreams of joining giant ants to kill Superman.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #113 published August 1968
as King of the Giant Ants! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: inspired by the cover of the December 1938 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories
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There's More Than Meets the Eye..

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Boy
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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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 Rege Markl, Eddie Tobias, Nancy Gold, Eric Peyton, Dutch Mink, Barry Cushner, Gloria Mundt, Kenneth W. Groman, Neil Carson.
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First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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Free! World-wide stamps... just released!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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The inside story of Batman and Robin's top secrets in this giant special

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Feature(s): Giant Batman Annual
Character(s): Batman; Robin
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Business is bad.
Synopsis: Shorty cancels his umbrella sale when it starts to rain.
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Pages: 0.5
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Baby Jimmy Olsen!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jinny Olsen; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Commander Wilson; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White
First Line: The last thing reporters Jimmy Olsen wants is... a second childhood!
Synopsis: Jimmy drinks a youthening potion, and stumbles upon a disguised mobster who is taking advantage of Lucy's interest.
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Pages: 9.67
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Everybody's looking for the new Tootsie Roll ice cream bar

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
Character(s): George Jowett; John Sill; William Butler; Jim Norman
First Line: Skinny, fat, 15, 20, 20 or 40 years of age
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Benjamin Franklin; Betsy Ross; Davy Crockett; Paul Revere
First Line: Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
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