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Issue Details

Issue #83
Published March 1965
Frequency Monthly except Feb, May, Aug, Nov.
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - " Jimmy Olsen's Captive Double!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Superman (portrait); Jimmy Olsen double [Zol-Lar]; Perry White double [Ar-Rone]; Clark Kent double [Vol-Don]; Lucy Lane double; Lana Lang double; Lois Lane double
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein

9 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Nostradamus of Metropolis!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Nostradamus; "Knuckles" Kling
Synopsis Legendary prophet Nostradamus appears in the twentieth century and begins making chillingly accurate predictions.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils John Forte
Inks George Klein
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes "working title: ""Dream Prophet of Metropolis"

Half page Peg filler "I'll get the tickets, Peg."

Characters Peg; Peg's boyfriend; Cinema Manager
Synopsis Peg and her beau go to the movies.
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page public service announcement "Friends Across the Seas"

Synopsis School children from around the world discuss letters from their pen-pals.
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Ad to promote "International Cooperation Year" 1965.

7 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Great Miss Universe Contest!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lucy Lane; Dialla [Miss Platonia]
Synopsis Lucy enters the "Miss Metropolis" competition but is beaten as every judge (including Jimmy!) is compelled to vote for the mysterious "Miss Platonia".
Genre superhero
Script Sam Rolfe
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Letters Milton Snapinn

Half page Jimmy Olsen's Pen Pals letters page

Letters typeset

9 page Jimmy Olsen story "Jimmy Olsen's Captive Double!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Lana Lang; Look-Alike Squad [Zol-Lar; Vol-Don; Ar-Rone; Lois Lane double; Lana Lang double; Lucy Lane double]
Synopsis Jimmy summons the Look Alike Squad from Kandor whilst Superman is away on a mission. The Squad however, are betrayed by one of their own.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein