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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 30

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #30

Cover Date: August 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-06-05

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Son of Superman" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksRay Burnley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 1 #123; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #123; next in the second story in this issue)

Other Character(s):

Father and Son Picnic guests
a judge

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Arctic Circle
Fortress of Solitude
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Unidentified Space Sector
Superman's Planet (first appearance; pictured on a mural)

Comment(s):

Superman adopts Jimmy as his son for a trial period.
This story occurs between May 16th and June 16th.

Story Reprinted in:

80 Page Giant Magazine #2/8 (September 1964)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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Second Story: "The Cub Who Cried Wolf" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAl Schwartz
PencilsCurt Swan
InksRay Burnley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #3; next in Action Comics #243)

Villain(s):

The Bedone Gang' (first appearance for all; Knuckles and Rocky named)

Other Character(s):

government scientists'
a boys baseball team

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

The story takes place the day before and the day of the anniversary of Superman's arrival in Metropolis.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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Third Story: "Superman's Greatest Enemy" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsDick Sprang
InksRay Burnley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #243)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #243)

Villain(s):

"Houdini" Watson (first appearance; has plastic surgery to pose as Superman)
"Scalpel" Logan (first appearance; a plastic surgeon)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis (including a traffic cop)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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