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Cover of Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #85
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CATALOG RECORD

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #85

DC · Series began 1954 · June 1965

Dates

Cover date
June 1965
On sale
April 8, 1965
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Win Mortimer, John Forte, Henry Boltinoffinks: Sheldon Moldoff, Win Mortimer, George Klein, Henry Boltinoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Milt Snapinn, Henry Boltinoffscript: Jack Schiff, Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Edmond Hamilton, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

  • Love Me, Love My Beast! · 7.67 pages

    Aliens arrive on Earth and choose Jimmy to be their escort.

  • The Adventures of Chameleon-Head Olsen! · 8 pages

    Under threat from thugs trying to collect a bounty the Anti-Superman Gang has put on his head, Jimmy takes only a partial dose of a serum Chameleon Boy gave him to duplicate his powers, and finds that he can only modify the appearance of his head. But that proves to be enough to evade several attempts on his life until Superman returns from outer space and can protect him.

  • King Olsen's Private Island! · 8 pages

    A fugitive alien sets a trap for Superman by deeding an island to Jimmy Olsen.

Characters

Jimmy OlsenImra ArdeenRokk KrinnSaturn GirlCosmic BoyReep DaggleDirk MorgnaChameleon BoySun BoyThom KallorStar Boy

Reprinted in

Mighty Comic (1960), The Superman Family (1974), Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (2007)

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