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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 71

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #71

Cover Date: September 1963
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1963-07-03

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The Plot Against Olsen!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #303; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in World's Finest Comics #135; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #303; next in the third story in this issue)
Lucy Lane (last in issue #70/2; next in the third story in this issue)
Perry White (last in Action Comics #303; next in the third story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Mister Mxyzptlk (in between issues #66/3 and #74)

Other Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen Fan Club (last/next in ???)
citizens of Metropolis
three other Jimmy Olsens created by Mxyzptlk (first appearance for all; later vanish)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Superman incorrectly states Mxyzptlk is banished from Earth for 30 days, as opposed to the correct 90 days.


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Second Story: "Jimmy Olsen Meets Cleopatra!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

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

Guest Star(s):

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

Supporting Character(s):

Phineas Potter (last in issue #70/3; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #44/3)

Villain(s):

a gang of spies (first appearance for all; acting as citizens of Ancient Egypt; including "Cleopatra" and "Mark Antony")

Location(s):

Metropolis
Washington, DC


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Third Story: "The Nine Lives of Jimmy Olsen!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
ArtJohn Forte
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman Vol. 1 #164)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Justice League of America #21)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in Action Comics #304)
Lucy Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #44/3)
Perry White (last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #44)

Villain(s):

two foreign spies (first appearance for both)

Other Character(s):

People of the Cat (first appearance for all; a tribe in southeast Asia; grant Jimmy Olsen a gift of nine lives for saving their sacred tiger)
safari guides (first appearance for all)
Van Amburgh (first appearance; Lucy's date)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet
Southeast Asia

Comment(s):

A few weeks pass over the course of this story.
Lucy and Jimmy mention they are engaged, but have not set a wedding date.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Family #180/2 (November 1976)


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