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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #72

DC · Series began 1954 · October 1963

first appearance of Proty II

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Proty II (of Antares II) — first appearance, also as Wolf-Man

Dates

Cover date: October 1963
On sale: August 15, 1963
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, John Forte, Henry Boltinoff, Russ Heathinks: George Klein, John Forte, Henry Boltinoff, Russ Heathletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Jerry Siegel, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

The World of Doomed Olsens! · 8.63 pages
Jimmy is taken by The Collector to the world Gion-El, which is seemingly inhabited by duplicates of him in the forms into which he has been transformed in the past. But when Jimmy realizes he is being hoaxed, the Legionnaires reveal that he has passed his initiation test and they bring him to the 30th century to officially be made an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
The Super-Test of Jimmy Olsen! · 7.63 pages
Skeptical Wilfrid Warder believes that Jimmy is overrated. It is then down to the cub reporter to prove otherwise.
The Secret of Monster Island! · 8 pages
Perry and Jimmy are marooned on an uncharted island populated by incredible monsters. They must survive until they can manage to get the Flying Newsroom's radio working again.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanJimmy OlsenPerry WhiteImra ArdeenRokk KrinnSaturn GirlGarth RanzzCosmic BoyLightning LadReep DaggleLar GandDirk MorgnaChameleon BoyLuornu DurgoSun BoySalu DigbyMon-ElGim AllonChuck TaineShrinking VioletColossal BoyBouncing BoyTriplicate GirlBrek BanninPolar BoyLydda JathNight GirlProty IINoah

Reprinted in

Adventure Comics (1938), Five-Score Comic Monthly (1961), The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (1991), Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (2007), Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (2007), Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017)