Get the best deals on jimmy olsen comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. Your guide to the best jimmy olsen stories throught dc comics history. Jimmy olsen is a major character and love interest for kara zorel in the cbscw series supergirl. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen vol 1 59 dc database fandom. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Perhaps the greatest bromance in the dc universe is the one between photographer and former cub reporter jimmy olsen and the man of steel, and it goes way back to the earliest days of the golden age of. From october 1954 until march 1974, just shy of two decades, dc comics published a series titled supermans pal jimmy olsen, detailing the exploits of supermans alleged pal, daily planet photographer and cub reporter jimmy olsen. Journey back to 1967 as jimmy travels into kryptons past to try to save the planet. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen volume 1 textless covers supermans pal, jimmy olsen volume 2 textless covers, supermans. Supermans pal jimmy olsen march 1962 comic book issue 59. The boy from mars jimmy olsen, superman, lois lane, perry white, daily planet written by otto binder. Get the best deal for jimmy olsen bronze age superman comics from the largest online selection at. Olsen looks up to his coworkers as role models and parent figures. Supermans pal, jimmy olsencovers dc database fandom.
Set against a middle eastern backdrop, jimmy, with a longish mop top of red hair, wears a toga and sandals while blowing into a rams horn which he holds in one hand and beats a drum with the other. Featuring the adventures of superman supporting character jimmy olsen, it contains stories often of a humorous nature. Spectacular comic book spoilers classics supermans pal. Vintage comic book supermans pal jimmy olsen augsept 1966 naturally the idea of actually kissing another mans lips is too repulsive to our heterosexual jimmy. Jimmy olsen comic story 9 pages report information script robert bernstein pencils curt swan inks george klein colors. As a monthly series about a young, somewhat dopey guy who occasionally hangs out with a superhero, you might think the writers were hard pressed to come. Jimmy olsen, superman, lois lane, lucy lane, lana lang an.
Fourth world is a storyline told through a metaseries of interconnecting comic book titles written and drawn by jack kirby, and published by dc comics from 1970 to 1973. Nominally these are the adventures of the erstwhile mr olsen, and jack plays the cub reporter as something of an action man which works in a. Supermans pal jimmy olsen 1954 comic books mycomicshop. Jimmy olsen is probably the 2ndmost famous sidekick in comicbook history, after robin. He was created for the superman radio show in 1940, mainly as someone for superman to talk with besides lois lane, who was both a womanlove interest and sometimes rather contrary so he could explain things to the audience indirectly. May 4, 2019 this pin was discovered by leroy hemond. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen 1954 1974 from dc comics. Values of supermans pal, jimmy olsen comics price guide. The character was so popular that for 20 years, from 1954 to 1974, he starred in his own comicbook series, supermans pal jimmy olsen, which reached 163 issues. Hell only go so far in his female impersonation dressing up in heels and a dress is. Jack larson, who spent his youth playing wideeyed cub reporter jimmy olsen to george reeves tv superman, has died, after a long life far away from 1950sera comicbook television. Beginning in 1954, jimmy stars in his own comic book, supermans pal jimmy olsen, published from 1954 to 1974, which saw olsen in a variety of slapstick adventures and strange transformations, with and without. Values of supermans pal, jimmy olsen free comic book values. Most every book is in stunning condition and they came to us unbagged o.
Jimmy was later introduced in the comics themselves. Much like harley quinn, jimmy olsen holds a unique position as a character who is irrevocably tied to the superhero genre and the word of comic books, but was created for another medium entirely. Genre superhero characters streaky the supercat reprints. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. From the oneowner highgrade dc boca collection from bocaraton, florida.
Jimmy olsen is a supporting character in the superman comic book series published by dc comics. The twelve best covers of supermans pal, jimmy olsen cbr. This book remains one of the absolute delights on the shelves these days, a long form nonlinear story filled with all things jimmy olsen. Although they were not marketed under this title until the augustseptember 1971 issues of new gods and forever people, the terms fourth world and jack kirbys fourth. In 2011 dc comics published this special 70page oneshot issues features some of jimmy. The man of steel discovers and neutralizes a bomb planted in the whiz wagon, intended to destroy the hairies, jimmy, and the newsboys.
To ratchet up the man of steels cub reporter pal jimmy olsens appeal to young readers, writers frequently made jimmy the victim of bizarre transformations that turned him into a king kong size turtleman, a sixarmed human octopus, a werewolf, a wishgranting genie. Jimmy is usually depicted as a bow tiewearing young redhaired man who works as a cub reporter and photographer for the daily planet, usually in conjunction with lois. Jimmy says hes from mars to get more newspaper sales. The oregon collection is a one owner, highgrade box of comics just received. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen comic books are the adventures of a cub reporter, photographer and office boy at the daily planet, where clark kent worked. Superman, jimmy olsen, the newsboy legion and the outsiders journey to the mountain of judgment, a giant converted missile carrier which is the mobile home of the hairies, another youth tribe. The hit action comics cofeature that everyones talking about gets its own collection, reprinting the first four parts of the story and presenting 30 allnew pages that bring jimmy olsens big week to a ridiculously overthetop close. Jimmy olsen silver age superman comics for sale ebay. James bartholomew olsen is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen is an american comic book series published by dc comics from septemberoctober 1954 until march 1974, spanning a total of 163 issues. Dc comics jimmy olsen is a photojournalist appearing in superman. Miss jimmy olsen comic cross dresser envisioning the. Olsen is a fictional character, a photojournalist who appears mainly in dc comics superman stories. Jimmy olsen bronze age superman comics for sale ebay.
What is your supermans pal, jimmy olsen comic book worth. Supermans pal jimmy olsen is an american comic book series published by dc comics from. Former daily planet copy boy jimmy olsen got his own adventure series in supermans pal jimmy olsen which made its debut in 1954. A fanboy weighs what we read into hollywoods attempts at superherostory diversity. Olsen made his cameo in the superman radio show in 1940, though an anonymous copy boy resembling him made an earlier, brief appearance. He largely goes by the name james, with jimmy being a name reserved for his close friend superman. It comes with a certificate of authenticity from kermits pad. Lois is an awardwinning journalist and the primary love interest of superman for 15 years. Supermans pal jimmy olsen march 1962 comic book issue.
The series followed jimmys exploits and adventures, primarily consisting of getting into trouble only to have superman save him. Find the value of the dc comic supermans pal, jimmy olsen volume 1. Daily planet photographer jimmy olsen is supermans best pal, and his courage and bravery in the face of danger make him a hero in his own right. In many silver age of comic books, jimmy was often seen sharing adventures with superman, who saved him from various predicaments ranging from dangerous to merely embarrassing. This is the single greatest comic book cover from the run of supermans pal jimmy olsen and is one of the greatest comic book covers of all time. The armored costume and massive metal shield, while true to guardians comic book source material, are sure to get a few raised eyebrows or chuckles. This fictional characters full name has been revealed as james bartholomew olsen. Jimmy olsen silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. In the 1950s and 1960s, the popularity of superman was so massive that even peripheral cast members received their own titles. The jimmy olsen books are marked out as the beginning of jacks greatest contribution to dc, the fourth world of new genesis and apokolips, debuting the evil darkseid and his multitudinous minions. Supermans pal jimmy olsen 1954 comic read supermans. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Lot of 5 supermans pal jimmy olsen comics bagged and boarded with free shipping. Jimmy olsen is supermans best friend and the second best known character from the heros supporting cast.
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