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Issue Details

Issue #46
Published March 1984
Cover Price 1.25 USD
Pages 100
Editing Nicola Cuti

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Ed Hannigan
Inks Dick Giordano

8 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Boy of 100 Faces!"

Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Ray Burnley
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #1 (September-October 1954)

8 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
Notes Inks incorrectly credited to George Klein in item. Corrected inker credit from Nick Caputo (April 15, 2004). Art work adjusted to fit 8 full digest-sized pages.
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #37 (June 1959)

9 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Super-Lad of Space!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Zolians
Synopsis Jimmy, while wearing a Superman costume, attends the launching of an engineless rocket into outer space by Superman. To get a scoop, he sneaks aboard to take photos, and ends up traveling through space. When he crash-lands he finds that he now has super-powers and can live out his super-fantasies. But he can't maintain a secret identity because everyone calls him Jimmy Olsen.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Forte
Notes Writer ID by Martin O'Hearn. This volume credits Otto Binder, which is believed to be incorrect.
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #39 (September 1959)

6 page Jimmy Olsen story "Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Ex-Pal!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Betty Hart; Tom Barton; Mr. Todd; "Slick" Dugan
Synopsis Crooks dress up as Superman to "guard" wealthy people for a small fee.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Ray Burnley
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #2 (November-December 1954)

13 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire Reporter!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen [also as Elastic Lad]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Element Lad]; The Uniform Gang
Synopsis Jimmy Olsen is brought to the 30th century to help Duo Damsel put out the Legion Bulletin, but ends up becoming news, rather than writing it.
Genre superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Pete Costanza
Inks Pete Costanza
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #106 (October 1967)

15 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Strange Second Life of Jimmy Olsen"

Characters Jimmy Olsen (as Marco Polo); Superman [Clark Kent]; Kurol (Djinn; Alien); Kalifa; Lord Timur
Synopsis While taking a picture of the Star of Cathay, Jimmy Olsen is transported to the past where he believes he is Marco Polo.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Vince Colletta
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #157 (March 1973)

12 page Jimmy Olsen story "Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton!"

Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Pete Costanza
Inks Pete Costanza
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #101 (April 1967)

12 page Jimmy Olsen story Krypton's Last Chance (2nd ch of "Olsen's Time-Trip to Save Krypton!")

Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Pete Costanza
Inks Pete Costanza
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #101 (April 1967)

13 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Winner's Prize...The Loser's Grave!"

Genre superhero
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Pete Costanza
Inks Pete Costanza
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #132 (September 1970)

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix*

Pencils Howard Bender
Inks Dick Giordano