Unofficial Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Index

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #39

Cover Date: September 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1959-07-02

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Super-Lad of Space" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Forte
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (accidentally sent to the planet Zolium and discovers he has developed powers like Superman, becoming "Super-Lad" on the alien world; last in Action Comics #254; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in World's Finest Comics #103; next in the second story in this issue)

Other Character(s):

Zolians (first appearance; an alien race)

Superman Fan Club (last/next in ???)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

an unidentified missile launch site

Unidentified Space Sector

Zolium (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #104/2 (August-September 1967)

Best of DC #46 (March 1984)

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #3 ([February] 2009)

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Second Story: "The Million-Dollar Mistakes" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Forte
Editing	Mort Weisinger

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 (in between Action Comics #255 and #256)

Perry White (last in Action Comics #254; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #12/3)

Phineas Potter (in between issues #37/3 and #45/2)

Other Character(s):

Metropolis All Stars (first appearance; a baseball team)

"Champ" Carson (first appearance; manager of the Metropolis All Stars; threatens to sue Jimmy Olsen for one million dollars in damages)

"Whiz" Wilson (first appearance; pitcher for the Metropolis All Stars)

Samuel Gotrocks (first appearance; hands Jimmy a check for one million dollars)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Jimmy Olsen crashes the Flying Newsroom.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #3 ([February] 2009)

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Third Story: "Jimmy Olsen's Super-Signals" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Forte
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #12/3)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #256)

Villain(s):

Anti-Superman Gang (first appearance; next in Action Comics #261; Gang leader "Ace" Manton named)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Comment(s):

The Flying Newsroom has returned.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #3 ([February] 2009)

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