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Issue Details

Issue #135
Published January 1971
Frequency Monthly, with the exception of February, May and November
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Murray Boltinoff; E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Reprinted in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 series) #nn [1]; in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)

1 page Snoopy; Monogram advertisement "Snoopy Strikes Again!"

Characters Snoopy
Notes Snoopy with Sopwith Camel plane; model from Monogram

22 page Jimmy Olsen story "Evil Factory!"

Characters Clone of Jimmy Olsen; clone of the Guardian; Simyan; Mokkari; Superman; Darkseid (2 panels); the Hairies; Jude; the Newsboy Legion 2; the original Newsboy Legion; synthetic green kryptonite; Apokolips is mentioned
Synopsis Superman leads Jimmy and the Newsboy Legion to The Project where the original Newsboy Legion work as scientists to crack the DNA code and create clones. Meanwhile, minions of Darkseid, Mokkari and Simyan, dispatch their own clone of Jimmy to The Project complex.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby; Al Plastino (Superman heads)
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters John Costanza
Notes Most Superman heads are redrawn by Al Plastino.
Reprinted in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 series) #nn [1]; in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)

1 page The Hairies text article "The Hairies -- Super-Race -- Or Man's Second Chance"

Characters The Hairies; mentions New Genesis
Genre superhero
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters typeset
Notes Text article on The Hairies with an illustration.
Reprinted in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 series) #nn [1]

1 page Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals letters page

Script Ed. (Murray Boltinoff ?)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from: Tim Matyas; Mike Freel; Keith Griffin; Allan G. Latawiec; Wayne Myers; Carolyn Roberts; Gerald Triano

2 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "A New Year brings a New Beginning for Superman, 1971"

Characters Superman; Clark Kent; George Taylor; Perry White; Morgan Edge; Jimmy Olsen; New Newsboy Legion; Rose; Thorn; Supergirl; The Flash; Robin; Green Lantern
Notes Upcoming changes in the Superman family of magazines