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Issue: The Best of DC #46
Publication Date: March 1984
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Issues: #46 of 71 Issues (178 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Sales
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Blue Ribbon DigestView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/15/1983
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.50 CAD
$1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Nicola Cuti (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest (5" x 6.75")
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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It's a Bird...! It's a Plane...! It's Superlad!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ed Hannigan [as Hannigan] (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Giordano [as Giordano] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen [as Superlad]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Best of DC -- Jimmy Olsen

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nicola Cuti ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Boy of 100 Faces!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #1 published September 1954
was The Boy of 100 Faces! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Elastic Lad of Metropolis!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen [as Elastic Lad]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Professor Potter
Synopsis: Lois accidentally gives both Clark and Jimmy a drink of Professor Potter's elastic serum. Jimmy becomes Elastic Lad, but Superman must figure out a way to cover for the fact that the serum doesn't effect him.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #37 published June 1959
was The Elastic Lad of Metropolis! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Super-Lad of Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): John Forte
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Zolians
Synopsis: Jimmy, while wearing a Superman costume, attends the launching of an engineless rocket into outer space by Superman. To get a scoop, he sneaks aboard to take photos, and ends up traveling through space. When he crash-lands he finds that he now has super-powers and can live out his super-fantasies. But he can't maintain a secret identity because everyone calls him Jimmy Olsen.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #39 published September 1959
was The Super-Lad of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Ex-Pal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Ray Burnley ?; George Klein ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Betty Hart; Tom Barton; Mr. Todd; "Slick" Dugan
Synopsis: Crooks dress up as Superman to "guard" wealthy people for a small fee.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #2 published November 1954
was Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Ex-Pal! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Lone Wolf Legionnaire Reporter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Shooter
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza
Inker(s): Pete Costanza
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen [also as Elastic Lad]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Element Lad]; The Uniform Gang
Synopsis: Jimmy Olsen is brought to the 30th century to help Duo Damsel put out the Legion Bulletin, but ends up becoming news, rather than writing it.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #106 published October 1967
was The Lone Wolf Legionnaire Reporter! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Strange Second Life of Jimmy Olsen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Leo Dorfman
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen [as Marco Polo]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Kurol (djinn, alien); Kalifa; Lord Timur
Synopsis: While taking a picture of the Star of Cathay, Jimmy Olsen is transported to the past where he believes he is Marco Polo.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #157 published March 1973
was The Strange, Second Life of Jimmy Olsen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bernstein
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza
Inker(s): Pete Costanza
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #101 published April 1967
was Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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[Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton!] Part II: Krypton's Last Chance!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bernstein
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza
Inker(s): Pete Costanza
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #101 published April 1967
was [Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton!] Part II: Krypton's Last Chance! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Winner's Prize...The Loser's Grave!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza
Inker(s): Pete Costanza
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #132 published September 1970
was The Winner's Prize... The Loser's Grave! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Star Trek

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Star Trek
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo for DC's Star Trek comic "coming in November."
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The Many Roles of Jimmy Olsen

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nicola Cuti ?
Penciller(s): Howard Bender [as Bender] (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Giordano [as Giordano] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Elastic Lad
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Illustration with scenes from the stories.

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