CATALOG RECORD

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1

DC · Series began 2008 · December 2008

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Dates

Cover date: December 2008
On sale: October 15, 2008
In stores: October 15, 2008
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition

Barcode 76194127776900111 · shared with another edition
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Kevin Nowlan Cover

Barcode 76194127776900111 · shared with another edition
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Variant CoverMetron
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Story arc: New Krypton

This is part 6 of 19. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Ryan Sook, Jesús Merino, Leno Carvalho, Steve Scottinks: Ryan Sook, Jesús Merino, Nelson Pereira, Kevin Stokesscript: James Robinson, Dan DiDiocolors: Lee Loughridgeletters: Sal Cipriano

Stories

From a Cub to a Wolf · 54 pages
Jimmy feels something is missing in his life and career, so he pursues getting more information on the flying man he saw while Superman was fighting Atlas. He traces him back to Jonathan Drew. The trail then leads to Andrew Stone, who gives Jimmy a folder on Drew and Codename: Assassin just before being shot dead. Jimmy flees, with Codename: Assassin in pursuit, but Jimmy manages to escape. He reads the contents of the folder, and the history of Jonathan Drew and his powers. The trail leads next to Cadmus. Jimmy finds all his old Newsboy Legion associates have been murdered, and finally ends up at Cadmus itself, which is empty except for Dubbilex. Dubbilex gives Jimmy more information on Drew, tells him what happened to the original Guardian, and the Guardian's main clone, and tells Jimmy to find the clone, in a place called Warpath. Dubbilex then keels over dead, having been shot earlier. Jimmy goes to Warpath, and questions sheriff Greg Sanders about the clone, James Harper, with no answers. Jimmy later watches the sheriff in action, and sees him joined by the Guardian. Jimmy follows the Guardian to a trailer, where he reunites with James Harper and meets his daughter Gwendoline.

Publisher’s description

Straight from the pages of SUPERMAN, Jimmy Olsen, would-be star reporter, doggedly investigates the mystery surrounding Superman's newest foe, Atlas! But the secrets behind the titan of yore lead Olsen across the country and into great danger as he must survive attacks by none other than Codename: Assassin! And just as Jimmy is getting to the truth, he finds himself in the Midwest and seeking the aide of a hero long thought dead. This story leads directly into SUPERMAN: NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1!

Reprinted in

Superman: New Krypton (2009), Superman: New Krypton (2010)