Episode #189: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated April 1956: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #12!

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 12, April 1956!

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SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 12, April 1956, was published around February 21, 1956. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Ray Burnley, the art team for all three 8 page stories. They were all written by Otto Binder, and have been reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. I.

- JIMMY OLSEN, PRINCE OF CLOWNS

- THE SECRET OF DINOSAUR ISLAND

- THE INVISIBLE JIMMY OLSEN

Elsewhere in DC Comics, 32 titles carried the April or April/May 1956 cover date.

Also, we have e-mails, including one asking for information on a Superman story about his alien zoo. It was reprinted in the 1970 Superman Bumper Book, a UK Superman hardcover anthology. If any Superman Fans know about the original publication info about this story, post it as a comment or via e-mail!

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Episode #188: Superman Comic Books Cover Dated May 1959: Superman #129 & Action Comics #252!

Superman 129 & Action Comics 252, May 1959!

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SUPERMAN 129, May 1959, was published around March 19, 1959. It contained 32 pages and sold for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. All three stories in this issue were reprinted in SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES vol. I and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. I.

- THE GHOST OF LOIS LANE (9 pgs.), featured on the cover, was written by Jerry Coleman, pencilled by Wayne Boring and inked by Stan Kaye.

- CLARK KENT FIREMAN OF STEEL! (7 pgs.), written by Otto Binder and drawn by Al Plastino.

- THE GIRL IN SUPERMAN'S PAST, subtitled AN UNTOLD TALE OF SUPERMAN (3RD in the series) (10 pgs.), written by Bill Finger, pencilled by Wayne Boring and inked by Stan Kaye. This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN FROM THE THIRTIES TO THE SEVENTIES and THE GREATEST SUPERMAN STORIES EVER TOLD (which is where I first read this story).

ACTION COMICS 252, May 1959, was published around March 31, 1959. It contained 32 pages fore the cover price of 10¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. This issue was reprinted in its entirety in DC SILVER AGE CLASSICS 1 and MILLENNIUM EDITION 32. These stories were also reprinted in SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES vol. II and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. I.

- THE MENACE OF METALLO (13 pgs.), written by Robert Bernstein and drawn by Al Plastino. 

- THE SUPERGIRL FROM KRYPTON (8 pgs.), written by Otto Binder and drawn by Al Plastino. Along with the previously mentioned reprint editions, this story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN IN THE FIFTIES, SUPERGIRL ARCHIVES vol. I and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol. I.

Elsewhere in DC Comics, 32 titles carried the May or May/June 1959 cover date.

Next Episode: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOK COVER DATED APRIL 1956: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 12!

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Episode #187: Superman Family Comic Books Cover Dated March 1959: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 11 & World's Finest Comics #81!

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 11, World's Finest Comics 81 & Superboy 47, March 1959!

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SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 11, March 1956, was published around January 12, 1956. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Ray Burnley. They were the art team for all three 8 page stories in this issue, which were written by Otto Binder. The stories in this issue have been reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. I.

- SUPERMAN'S SEEING EYE DOG!

- JIMMY OLSEN, CLARK KENT'S PAL!

- T.N.T. OLSEN, THE CHAMP! which was featured on the cover.

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 81, March/April 1956, was published around January 31, 1956. It contained 32 pages and also sold for a dime. The editor was Jack Schiff, and the cover was drawn by Win Mortimer.

- The Superman and Batman story for this issue was THE TRUE HISTORY OF SUPERMAN AND BATMAN, written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Dick Sprang and inked by Stan Kaye. This 12 page story was reprinted in BATMAN IN THE FIFTIES and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD'S FINEST vol. I.

- Green Arrow starred in the second, 6 page story, THE G. A. GOES G. I., drawn by George Papp.

- Tomahawk starred in the final t page story of the issue, THE FRONTIER INFORMER, drawn by Fred Ray.

Elsewhere in DC Comics, 32 titles carried the March or March/April 1956 cover date, including SUPERBOY 47, which was published around January 5, 1956. The cover featured the third story of the issue, SUPERBOY MEETS SUPERMAN. The cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. The 8 page story was written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by John Fischetti. It has only been reprinted in SUPERMAN ANNUAL #4, 1962, published around November 9,1961, and SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #5, February/March 1976.

Next Episode: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED MAY 1959: SUPERMAN 129 & ACTION COMICS 252, in what will be the 200th individual episode of this podcasts, thanks to the first episode being Episode 0 and some multi-part episodes in the past.

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Episode #186: Superman Comic Books Cover Dated April 1959: Superman #128 & Action Comics #251!

Superman 128 & Action Comics 251, April 1959!

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SUPERMAN 128, April 1959, was published around February 5, 1959. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. The stories in this issue were each 9 pages long,and were reprinted in SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES vol. II and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. I.

- SUPERMAN VS. THE FUTUREMEN, parts I & II and were written by Bill Finger, pencilled by Wayne Boring and inked by Stan Kaye.

- THE SLEEPING BEAUTY FROM KRYPTON was written by Bill finger and drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger.

- The METROPOLIS MAILBAG letters page and a special DC Comics house ad about a new character that would appear soon in ACTION COMICS!

ACTION COMICS 251, April 1959, was published around February 26, 1959. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10¢.

The Superman story was titled, THE OLDEST MAN IN METROPOLIS. The 13 page story was written by Robert Bernstein and drawn by Al Plastino.

- Congo Bill made his fourth appearance as Congorilla in the 6 page story, CONGORILLA OUTLAW, drawn by Howard Sherman.

- Tommy Tomorrow starred in the final story of the issue, THE GIANT AMOEBA OF SPACE. This 7 page story was written by Otto Binder and drawn by Jim Mooney.

- The METROPOLIS MAILBAG, which had a special announcement about changes in the story lineup for future issues of ACTION COMICS!

Elsewhere in DC Comics, 32 titles carried the April, or April/May 1959 cover date.

Next episode: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED MARCH OR MARCH/APRIL 1956: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #11 & WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #81!

In 2 weeks: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED MAY 1959: SUPERMAN #129 & ACTION COMICS #252!

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