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.

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