Unofficial Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Index

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #43

Cover Date: March 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1960-01-05

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "Jimmy Olsen's Four Fads!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	?
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (tries to start various trends, mistaken as "Joe the Flip" by a criminal gang; last in issue #42/3; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in World's Finest Comics #107; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #15; next in the second story in this issue)

Lucy Lane (last in issue #42/3; next in the third story in this issue)

Perry White (last in World's Finest Comics #107; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Rocky and his gang (first appearance for all; plan to kill "Joe the Flip" and escape in an ambulance)

Other Character(s):

Professor Blake (first appearance; an astronomy teacher)

Edd "Kookie" Byrnes (first appearance; pictures only; a movie star)

citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #3 ([February] 2009)

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Second Story: "Phantom Fingers Olsen" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story	?
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Perry White (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Villain(s):

a shoplifting gang (first appearance of all; George, their leader and Rita named)

"Phantom Fingers" (first mentioned; arrested behind the scenes; a legendary pickpocket)

Other Character(s):

Ed (first appearance; paymaster at the Daily Planet)

Tom (first appearance; a printer at the Daily Planet)

citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #3 ([February] 2009)

3

Third Story: "Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Forte
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (malfunctioning Signal Watch creates space warp, bringing an alien to Earth; last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #262)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #262)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #262)

Lucy Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #16)

Perry White (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #262)

Villain(s):

The TNT Gang (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Jimmy’s landlord (first appearance)

citizens of Metropolis

an unidentified alien and others of its race (first appearance of all; they bring Jimmy to their world to star in a monster movie; next in issue #47/3)