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Issue Details

Issue #170
Published April-May 1975
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 68
Editing Julius Schwartz (co-editor); Murray Boltinoff (co-editor)

Cover Details

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]
Genre superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

1 page Hostess; Batman advertisement "Batman and The Mummy"

Characters Batman; Robin; The Mummy
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jim Aparo (?)
Inks Jim Aparo (?)
Notes Hostess Twinkee ad.

14 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Kid Who Adopted Jimmy Olsen"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Val; Perry White; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lasa; Avar; Damian; The Rip-Off Gang; Magus; The Black Coven
Synopsis A small child is left in Jimmy's care. This child has magical powers that help Jimmy capture the Rip-Off Gang.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

6 page Jimmy Olsen story "Both Feet in the Grave"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Mitch Korba; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis When mob boss Mitch Korba gets out of prison he decides to show the mob how things were done in the old days by killing Jimmy Olsen.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

12 page Supergirl story "The Green Sun Supergirl!"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Joan; Dragomonsters; Ant-Men
Synopsis While Supergirl is helping NASA test a spacesuit her space capsule is sucked into a "Warp Stream" and crashes on the planet Lumal. Lumal has a green sun and Supergirl has no powers.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Reprinted From Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #337 (May 1966)

7 page Lois Lane story The "Superman-Lois" Hit Record!

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Don Weeder; President John Kennedy (Photo on wall in story); Winston Churchill (Photo on wall in story); Nikita Kruschev (Photo on wall in story); Lana Lang; Perry White; Steve Allen (Comedian)
Synopsis A parody of a then current President Kennedy parody record by Vaughn Meader. John F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill and Nikita Kruschev's photos appear in the story and comedian Steve Allen appears in person in the story.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein; Kurt Schaffenberger (Lois figures)
Notes Inks: Lois Lane heads by Schaffenberger and the rest of the story by Klein. This was a short-lived practice around 1963-1964 on special stories. Inks and Synopsis info by Bob Bailey, 2005-03-19 (Per Sandell ed.)
Reprinted From Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #45 (November 1963)

2 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Reporter of 1,000 Faces!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis Examples of disguises Jimmy has used in previous stories.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Curt Swan (All Panels)
Inks George Klein (Panel 1); John Forte (Panel 2,6); Ray Burnley (Panel 3,5,9); Stan Kaye (Panel 4,7,8)
Notes Panels from past issues.
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #74 [one panel only]; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #47 [one panel only]; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #27 [one panel only]; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #44 [one panel only]; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #21 [one panel only]; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #38 [one panel only]; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #36 [one panel only]; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #12 [one panel only]

1 page Jimmy Olsen's Pen Pals letters page

Letters typeset

8 page Mr. Mxyzptlk story "The Invulnerable Imp!"

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Synopsis Mxyzptlk has his name changed to Mxypyxm so it is the same no matter how he says it and then travels to Earth to plauge Superboy.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton; Cary Bates (idea)
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Originally a Superboy feature.
Reprinted From Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #120 (April 1965)