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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 31

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #31

Cover Date: September 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-07-15

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The E-l-a-s-t-i-c Lad" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksRay Burnley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #4/2; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #4/3; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

"Silky" Smith (first appearance; also disguised as "Professor Bolton")
his gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Metropolis police officers

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Jimmy Olsen is splashed with an alien liquid, temporarily becoming "Elastic Lad."

Story Reprinted in:

80 Page Giant Magazine #2 (September 1964)
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen ([September] 2007)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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Second Story: "The Mad Hatter of Metropolis" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
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):

Lois Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #4/3; next in Action Comics #244)
Perry White (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #4/2; next in the third story in this issue)

Villain(s):

a gang of bandits (first appearance for all)
Duke Maddox and his gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Jones (first appearance; a hat collector)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

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


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Third Story: "The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksRay Burnley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #244; also as the Daily Planet's new cub reporter "Gilbert Knox")

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #244)

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #244)

Other Character(s):

Professor Dekker (first appearance; a scientist working on suspended animation)
Miss Jenkins (first appearance; secretary for "Gilbert Knox")

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet
Superman Lighthouse

Story Reprinted in:

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #104 (August-September 1967)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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