Issue Details

Issue	#37
Published	June 1959
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mort Weisinger
Notes	Index revised by Ed Boner, July 2009.

Cover Details - "The Elastic Lad of Metropolis!"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Notes	Index revised by Ed Boner, July 2009.

8 page Jimmy Olsen story "Superman's Super-Rival!"

Synopsis	Introducing Mysterio, a new super-hero wrapped in lead foil who really wants to be Jimmy's best friend.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Forte
Reprinted	in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #13 (August 1965)

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll ad"

1 page public service announcement "Fred Finds a Way!"

Characters	Fred; Jimmy; baseball coach
Synopsis	Fred finds that there are other ways to participate in his favorite activity of baseball, despite physical limitations or being rejected for the team.
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily
Letters	Ira Schnapp

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler "There. I wrote the most beautiful love letter to Amy"

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Coming Super-Attractions"

7 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Jimmy Olsen Signal-Watch!"

Synopsis	For her birthday, Jimmy gives Lucy Lane a Jimmy Olsen signal watch so he can be her "genie" for a day. Unfortunately, today he's also modeling his wardrobe of odd getups for his Fan Club. So everytime Lucy calls, he's in some sort of inappropriate outfit.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder?
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Reprinted	in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #95 (September 1966)

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Pops ad"

1 page Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals letters page

Letters

typeset

1 page Peg filler "Then in the third period we came back and tied the game."

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page advertisement "Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park"

Characters

Superman; Emmett Kelly

7 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Elastic Lad of Metropolis!"

Characters	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 figue out a way to cover for the fact that the serum doesn't effect him.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Ray Burnley
Reprinted	in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #104 (September 1967) [with a modified last page]; in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #46

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Fudge ad"