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| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 90, January 1966! |
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SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 90, January 1966, was published on November 25, 1965. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Ira Schnapp.
- (5:10) After reading a comment left at the end of last week's episode, I review the book, THE LEGION OF REGRETTABLE SUPERVILLAINS: ODDBALL CRIMINALS FROM COMIC BOOK HISTORY (253 pgs), written by John Morris and published by Quirk Books in 2917.
- (7:16) MY PULL LIST, where I review the comic books which carried the October 2019 cover date, that I received from Discount Comic Book Service.
- (18:07) THE BRAIN-WASHING OF JIMMY OLSEN (14 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel, pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Milt Snappin. This was Siegel's 58th silver age Superman story, and his 155th overall for the era.
- (42:08) JIMMY OLSEN'S PEN PALS letter column.
- (50:48) MR. MXYZPTLK'S PARTNER IN CRIME (10 pgs.), written by Otto Binder, drawn by Al Plastino and lettered by Milt Snappin.
- ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS, 31 titles carried the January or January/February 1966 cover date, according to Mike's Amazing World Of Comics.
Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.
Next Episodes: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED FEBRUARY 1966: PART I: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 155, PART II: SUPERMAN 184, PART III: ACTION COMICS 333 & PART IV: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 63!
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Some fun stories here. "The Brainwashing of 'Big Jimmy'!" was an interesting mix of elements: Science fiction, Jimmy in danger from criminals, and the pathos of Big Jimmy. That last part is, for me, the best part of the story. You mentioned the similarity of Big Jimmy to the Frankenstein monster, and that's what I liked here. Big Jimmy is not a monster; he's a sad, abandoned, artificial being, who is ill-treated for sport by the criminals, but is well-treated by Jimmy, and eventually rescued by the aliens who had abandoned him, which is a nice ending.
ReplyDelete"Mr. Mxyzptlk's Partner in Crime" was a fun read. Mr. Mxyzptlk seemed a bit "off" to me, but I didn't catch on to why until the reveal, and I liked that the story led me along so well. Even with the plot holes you pointed out, I think it showed Jimmy's good character that he decided to take on Kayo Kane himself without going to Suuperman for help. Good job, Jimmy!
I found it interesting that both stories made use of Jimmy's disguise skills, using his make-up kit to disguise Big Jimmy, and impersonating Mr. Mxyzptlk. Thank goodness for those Silver Age completely realistic and lifelike full head masks, which would later be used on the TV show Mission: Impossible!
You were sharper than I was while reading the Mxy story I didn't catch anything off about the character until Jimmy pulled off the mask. Jimmy showed he had the "Right Stuff" in both stories in this issue.
DeleteI think what made it seem that Mr. Mxyzptlk seemed "off" to me was that he was using a lot of "magic words" to work his "magic", which seemed unusual to me. I don't recall his using magic words very often. I'd think Jimmy would have known that, but I guess he was trying to "sell" it to Kayo Kane, who might expect "magic words".
DeleteWelcome back!!!!!!
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