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| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 84, April 1965! |
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SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 84, April 1965, was published on February 25, 1965. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Ira Schnapp. It featured the first of the issue's three stories.
- (4:54) JIMMY OLSEN'S MONSTER MOVIE (9 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel, pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Milt Snappin. This was Siegel's 87th silver age Superman Family story we've covered on the podcast, and his 140th overall for the era.
- (22:26) JIMMY OLSEN'S DAY OF DISGRACE (8 pgs.), written by Leo Dorfman, drawn by John Forte and lettered by Milt Snappin.
- (39:23) JIMMY OLSEN'S PEN PALS letter column.
- (46:58) JIMMY OLSEN'S FEMALE FAN (8 pgs.), written by Otto Binder, drawn by George Papp and lettered by Vivian Berg.
- (1:01:24) Elsewhere In DC Comics, 32 titles carried the April or April/May 1965 cover date, according to Mike;s Amazing World Of Comics.
Next Episodes: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED MAY 1965: PART I: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 149, PART II: SUPERMAN 177, PART III: ACTION COMICS 324 & PART IV: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 57!
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Of the stories in this issue, my strongest boyhood memory is of the last one, "Jimmy Olsen's Female Fan". Jimmy Olsen seemed to enjoy dressing like a woman in those days. I remember thinking, even when I first read it at 9 years old, that Jackie Oliver was Jimmy Olsen, based on the initials and the red hair. I was certain that one of the members of the fan club would figure out it was him, because of his Adam's apple, because that was often a big clue to expose someone dressing as the opposite sex back in Silver Age stories. Well, that didn't seem to be the big clue this time, so maybe writer Otto Binder decided that this was too chliched a plot device. At least Tommy Todd did figure it out. Good job, Tommy.
ReplyDeleteYour 9 year old self was sharper than I was, but then I never have been very good at solving mysteries.
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