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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 56

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #56

Cover Date: October 1961
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1961-08-17

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: John Forte


Story: "The Son of Jimmy Olsen!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtKurt Schaffenberger
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (an imaginary future version; editor of the Daily Planet)
Jimmy Olsen, Jr. (first appearance; an astronaut; son of Jimmy Olsen and Lucy Lane)

Supporting Character(s):

Superman (Clark Kent)
Lois Lane
Supermaid (Lola Kent; first appearance; daughter of Clark Kent and Lois Lane)
Lucy Lane (wife of Jimmy Olsen; mother of Jimmy Olsen, Jr.)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (behind the scenes)

Other Character(s):

Reporters
aliens at an interplanetary college

Location(s):

Earth
Metropolis
Unidentified planets

Comment(s):

This is an "Imaginary" story, set many years in the future. Jimmy Olsen Jr. creates a serum which gives him and his family, as well as Lois Lane, superpowers, but by story's end their powers are gone thanks to Luthor.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #117/2 (January 1969)


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Second Story: "The Jinx of Metropolis!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJohn Forte
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #28/3; next in the third story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #28/3; next in Justice League of America #7)

Supporting Character(s):

Jor-El (in flashback; last in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #100/3; next in flashback in World's Finest Comics #87)
Lois Lane (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #28/3; next in the third story in this issue)
Perry White (in between Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #28/3 and #29/3)


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Third Story: "Jimmy Olsen's Sweethearts!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Bernstein
ArtAl Plastino
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #29)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in Justice League of America #7)
Lucy Lane (in between Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #28/3 and #29)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Krayle (first appearance; Lucy's date)
Look-alike-Club (first appearance for all; featuring members who look like famous celebrities)
"Brigitte Bardot"
"Gina Lollobrigida"
"Jayne Mansfield"
"Marilyn Monroe"
"Rock Hudson"
"Tuesday Weld"

Location(s):

Hollywood, CA


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