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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 87

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #87

Cover Date: September 1965
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1965-07-08

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The Arena of Doom!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtAl Plastino
LetteringMilt Snapinn
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in issue #86/3; next in second story this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in issue #86/3; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Cosmic Anti-Superman Gang (first appearance of short-lived team)
Brainiac (Director of New Crimes for the Gang; last in issue #86/3; next in Action Comics #332)
Lex Luthor (Chief of the Gang; in between Action Comics #319 and #332)
Legion of Super-Villains
Cosmic King (Crime Commissioner of the Gang; last in Adventure Comics #331; next in Action Comics #332)
Lightning Lord (Espionage for the Gang; last in Adventure Comics #331; next in Action Comics #332)
Saturn Queen (Space Raids; last in Adventure Comics #331; next in Action Comics #332)

Other Character(s):

Kandorians

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
Bottle City of Kandor
Metropolis

Comment(s):

Superman learns Brainiac is a machine, not an organic being.


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Second Story: "Bizarro-Jimmy, Rock-'n'-Roll Star!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsJohn Forte
InksSheldon Moldoff
LetteringMilt Snapinn
EditingMort 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):

Perry White (in between issue #86/3 and the third story in this issue)

Other Character(s):

Bizarro-Jimmy Olsen No. 1 (last in issue #80; last appearance)
Bizarro-Perry White No. 1 (last in issue #80; last appearance)
numerous other Bizarros
Eddie and the Schemers (first appearance; a rock and roll band based on the British group Freddie and the Dreamers)
the manager and fans of the "Hullabashin" rock and roll TV show (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Space Sector 1482
Htrae
Bizarro City
Daily Htrae


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Third Story: ""Oracle" Olsen's Future Scoops" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
LetteringMilt Snapinn
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #328)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Justice League of America #38)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in World's Finest Comics #151; next in Action Comics #328)
Perry White (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #152)
Phineas Potter (in between issues #84 and #88/3)

Villain(s):

a pair of aircraft thieves (first appearance of both)
a gang of armored car robbers (first appearance of all; including Joe, a typesetter at the Daily Planet)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet
Space Museum


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