Giant Jimmy Olsen Album #2
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
Issue contents
Cover
Jimmy Olsen's Greates Adventure with his Pal Superman
(Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen)
Cover, 1 page
"Jimmy Olsen's greatest adventure with his pal Superman Origin of Elastic Lad; The Son of Superman (Happy Father's Day to my dad, Superman, from your son, Jimmy); Jimmy's Wedding; Flame Boy; Human Skyscraper; The Alien Olsen; Pinocchio Jimmy; Extra "The War Between Jimmy Olsen and Superman!""
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- George Klein, inker
Reprint history
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Al Schwartz, scripter [as Alvin Schwartz]
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (June 1959)
- Also printed
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)
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The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #16 (September 1981)
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Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #Vol. One ([September] 2005)
Notes
This story is often reported as "The War between Jimmy Olsen and Superman" because of this title on the cover of Action Comics 253, June 1959.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #31 (September 1958) — The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad
- This version
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #9 ([January 1959]) — The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964) — The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad
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Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([July] 2007)
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Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([July] 2007) — The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad
Notes
This reprints the first Elastic Lad story.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Al Schwartz, scripter [as Alvin Schwartz]
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #32 (October 1958) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #32 (October 1958)
- This version
-
80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)
- Also printed
-
Superman's Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #3 ([March 1959]) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
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The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990)
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The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
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The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) ([March] 1992)
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The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) ([March] 1992) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
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Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([July] 2007)
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Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([July] 2007) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
4Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- Based on
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #32 (October 1958) — The Super Nose for News
- This version
-
80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)
- Also printed
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #32 (October 1958)
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Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #139 ([February 1959])
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Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #139 ([February 1959]) — The Super Nose for News
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Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #107 ([March 1959]) — The Super Nose for News
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964) — The Super Nose for News
- Printed in
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #36 ([February 1966?]) — The Super Nose for News
5Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Bernstein, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- John Forte, inker
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #38 (July 1959)
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #38 (July 1959) — The MC of the Midnight Scare Theater!
- This version
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964) (The MC of the Midnight Scare Theater)
- Also printed
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The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #170 (April-May 1975) (One panel only)
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #28 (April 1958) — The Human Skyscraper
- Also printed
-
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #132 ([July 1958]) — The Human Skyscraper
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Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #100 (August 1958) — The Human Skyscraper
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964) — The Human Skyscraper
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #9 (January 1966) — The Human Skyscraper
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #53 ([May 1970?]) — The Human Skyscraper
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Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([July] 2007) — The Human Skyscraper
Synopsis
When Prof. Potter gives Jimmy the wrong pill for a toothache, Jimmy ends up several stories tall, with the mind of a child. Trying to relieve Jimmy's toothache pain, Superman stumbles on the very antidote necessary to reverse Jimmy's transformation.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
8Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- Based on
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #30 (August 1958) — The Son of Superman
-
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #137 ([December 1958]) — The Son of Superman (Reprinted from this seven page version)
- This version
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)
- Also printed
-
80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964) — The Son of Superman
- Printed in
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #36 ([February 1966?]) — The Son of Superman
9Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Bernstein, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- John Forte, inker
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #38 (July 1959) — Jimmy Olsen's Wedding!
- This version
-
80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)
- Also printed
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Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (KG Murray (NZ), 1958? series) #41 ([December 1959?]) — Jimmy Olsen's Wedding!
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964) — Jimmy Olsen's Wedding
Indicia
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