Jimmy olsen comic book cover

Showcasing one of the most influential writers and illustrators in the history of comic. Nostalgia and recriminations are in the air as the comic book industry looks backwards. Its a centuriesspanning whirlwind of weird that starts in metropolis and ends in gotham city. The cover has the smooth supple feel of a new book. 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. Mikes amazing world of dc comics and the grand comic book database credit john forte as the inker, while credits george klein. In this breathtaking volume by the king of comics, jimmy olsen s highly popular adventures from the early 1970s are beautifully reprinted. May 1, 20 the twelve best covers of supermans pal, jimmy olsen comics should be good. Vintage comic book supermans pal jimmy olsen augsept 1966 naturally the idea of actually kissing another mans lips is too repulsive to our heterosexual jimmy. Supermans pal jimmy olsen 90, january 1966, was published on november 25, 1965. Speaking of steve liebers art is utterly superb this issue.

Among his initial dc projects was revamping a sagging title starring supermans kidreporter sidekick, jimmy olsen. Dec 18, 2012 this is the single greatest comic book cover from the run of supermans pal jimmy olsen and is one of the greatest comic book covers of all time. Carmine infantino discusses the price change to 20 cents. Oct 16, 2014 vintage comic book supermans pal jimmy olsen augsept 1966 naturally the idea of actually kissing another mans lips is too repulsive to our heterosexual jimmy. The ony issue is seen when you open the front cover, there is a very small strip of paper missing hard to see from the outside but is evident when you look at the front cover. After the infamous witch hunt against comic books led by fredric. Jimmy olsen, percy and meg rescue superman from locustlike aliens and stop their invasion of earth. Jimmy olsen silver age superman comics for sale ebay. Meanwhile, in gotham city, the great olsen batman prank war rages on. Supermans pal jimmy olsen is an american comic book series published by dc comics from. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen this page contains all cover art images in the database for this particular comic series. Cover for supermans pal, jimmy olsen april comic book cover jimmy olsen, aug iss best dressed wolfman in town. Olsen made his cameo in the superman radio show in 1940, though an anonymous copy boy resembling him made an earlier, brief appearance back in action comics.

Set against a middle eastern backdrop, jimmy, with a longish mop top of red hair, wears a toga and sandals while blowing into a rams horn. Supermans best friend and daily planet photographer jimmy olsen tours the bizarre underbelly of the dc universe in this new miniseries featuring death, destruction, giant turtles and more. Supermans pal, jimmy olsencovers dc database fandom. This chapter is filled to the brim with gutbusting humor. Perhaps the greatest bromance in the dc universe is the one between photographer and former cub reporter jimmy olsen and the man of steel, and it goes way back to the earliest days of the golden age of. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen comic books are the adventures of a cub reporter, photographer and office boy at the daily planet, where clark kent worked. Nominally these are the adventures of the erstwhile mr olsen, and jack plays the cub reporter as something of an action man which works in a. The man of steel discovers and neutralizes a bomb planted in the whiz wagon, intended to destroy the hairies, jimmy, and the newsboys. Supermans pal jimmy olsen 1954 comic books mycomicshop. Which lasted for 163 issues, from september, 1954 to march, 1974. Jimmy olsen is supermans best friend and the second best known character from the heros supporting cast. Values of supermans pal, jimmy olsen free comic book values. A prehistoric monster thaws from an iceberg and begins imitating everything jimmy. This jimmy olsen light switch cover is handmade by me using a standard two switch wallplate, vintage comic book pages, and the art of decoupage.

In this way, it functions both as a commentary on that old formula, and a revamping of what is a dead and tired comics format. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen, issue 8, cover is a great example of work by jack kirby. Supermans pal jimmy olsen 87, september 1965, was published on july 8, 1965. The series followed jimmy s exploits and adventures, primarily consisting of getting into trouble only to have superman save him. Jimmy olsen silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. See more ideas about comic book covers, jimmy olsen and dc comic books. See more ideas about jimmy olsen, dc comic books, comic book covers. The twelve best covers of supermans pal, jimmy olsen comics. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue. As you read this im probably in a civil war press conference. Jimmy continues his world tour, risking his life for more.

The best comic book covers of the week 14 april 2020. Gcd covers supermans pal, jimmy olsen grand comics. Synopsis jimmy olsen is temporarily given aquamans powers to patrol while aquaman is on another case. The jimmy olsen from jupiter, script by alvin schwartz, pencils by curt swan, inks by ray burnley. Set against a middle eastern backdrop, jimmy, with a longish mop top of red hair, wears a toga and sandals while blowing into a rams horn which he holds in one hand and beats a drum with the other.

Beginning in 1954, jimmy stars in his own comic book, supermans pal jimmy olsen, published from 1954 to 1974, which saw olsen. These binder copies are extremely difficult to find and are great pieces of history from the personal files of one of the comic book worlds most prolific writers. Jimmy drinks a special potion from another world and gains the ability to fly. Jimmy is transported back through time to the era of the arabian nights and assumes the identity of ali baba. He uses this ability to put on a oneman show for a circus. Jimmy olsen is a photojournalist working at the daily planet, as well as a close friend of both clark kent and lois lane. This is the single greatest comic book cover from the run of supermans pal jimmy olsen and is one of the greatest comic book covers of all time. On the cover of this storys issue, jimmy is wielding a sign that says.

Lorelei makes a good point about all the different jimmy s we see. Hell only go so far in his female impersonation dressing up in heels and a dress is one thing, actually kissing another mans lipsunthinkable. Superman, jimmy olsen, the newsboy legion and the outsiders journey to the mountain of judgment, a giant converted missile carrier which is the mobile home of the hairies, another youth tribe. Dc comics jimmy olsen is a photojournalist appearing in superman. Miss jimmy olsen comic cross dresser envisioning the. An invention malfunctions and switches jimmy with a gorilla and its not a problem superman can solve on his own. The comic was remarkable for its inventiveness and longevity. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. Supermans pal jimmy olsen 1954 comic read supermans.

Find the value of the dc comic supermans pal, jimmy olsen volume 1. Supermans best friend and daily planet photographer jimmy olsen tours the bizarre underbelly of the dc universe in this new miniseries featuring death. The finished product is sealed with mod podge acrylic. Readers will note that this will not be the only time that jimmy olsen marries an ape on the cover of a comic book. Lois lane synopsis jimmy olsen believes that he has gained invulnerability by eating space cherries. Issues annual special giantsize kingsize super special graphic novel prestige format hard cover soft cover. Jimmy is still going through transformations and getting into trouble. Jimmy and jix are on the run, pursued by an intergalactic death force that wants to break up their marriage by any means necessary. If youve read comic books for a while, you probably know what crisis on infinite earths refers to. The twelve best covers of supermans pal, jimmy olsen cbr.

This issue looks like it will keep up with that silver age vibe and i cant wait. The jimmy olsen books are marked out as the beginning of jacks greatest contribution to dc, the fourth world of new genesis and apokolips, debuting the evil darkseid and his multitudinous minions. It contained 32 pages for cover price of 12 mort weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by curt swan, inked by george klein and lettered by ira schnapp. Index status cover scan status 164 covers for 163 issues available.

By making these issues as varied as they can possibly be, it allows the series to be everything a jimmy olsen comic could be, all at once sort of a hyperdistillation of the character. Jimmy olsen was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen is comics the good place wwac. During the forties, fifties, sixties and seventies, so much crazy shit happened in the dc universe that comics. This page contains all cover art images in the database for this particular comic series. Nylon for guys dc comics obsessives will give it up for a new collection of the 100 most notable, impressive, and strange covers. In 1970 marvel comics mainstay kirby rocked the comic book industry by moving to competitor dc comics. What is your supermans pal, jimmy olsen comic book worth. A cover gallery for the comic book jimmy olsen when olsen sold out superman. The adventures of superman radio serial april 15, 1940. In many silver age of comic books, jimmy was often seen sharing adventures with superman, who saved him from various predicaments ranging from dangerous to merely embarrassing. Jimmy agrees to be a test subject for a week for men from jupiter.

Former daily planet copy boy jimmy olsen got his own adventure series in supermans pal jimmy olsen which made its debut in 1954. An old favorite returns to make heads or tails of just what the heck has been going on. And hey, it could lead to something more permanent depending on how these comics are received. Featuring the adventures of superman supporting character jimmy olsen, it contains stories often of a humorous nature. The jimmy olsen book that people are nostalgic for is. He is granted the ability to read minds, but is also turned into a green, scaly jovian. The worlds finest comic book writers and artists tell stories to remember. He was created for the superman radio show in 1940, mainly as someone for superman to talk with besides lois lane, who was both a womanlove interest and sometimes rather contrary so he could explain things to the audience indirectly. Posted by david diep nov 21, 2009 crazy comic covers 0 the cover. During the silver age, jimmy starred in his own comic book, supermans pal jimmy olsen, which featured his various adventures with and without superman. Perhaps the greatest bromance in the dc universe is the one between photographer and former cub reporter jimmy olsen. James bartholomew olsen is a fictional character appearing in american comic books.

If they succeed in offing jimmy, their prince regent plans to marry jix and unite their warring empiresbut jimmy olsens still busy trying to solve his own murder. The 75th anniversary poster book celebrates the storied publishers anniversary with a compilation of the most influential and awesome comic book covers. Fractions supermans pal jimmy olsen has been utterly amazing so far. This is an incredible resource to art historians and comic book fans. Mostly vintage illustration and comic art for a rainy day, or any day. Until then, heres a look at the best comic book covers of the week. Jimmy became so popular he actually starred in his own comic book series, the humorous supermans pal, jimmy olsen. Dcs new lois lane and jimmy olsen comic book series will debut in july the cover of greg rucka and mike perkins lois lane no. Superdickery be sure to catch avengers the unsnappening supermans pal, jimmy olsen volume comic vine see more. Dcs new lois lane and jimmy olsen comicbook series will. Oh yes, another classic jimmy olsen cover from the brilliant minds at dc. I could make a comment on how superman needs to be more careful when choosing his friends, but then again hes best friends with jimmy olsen.

Apr 12, 2019 dcs new lois lane and jimmy olsen comicbook series will debut in july the cover of greg rucka and mike perkins lois lane no. The superman fan podcast listen via stitcher for podcasts. Jimmy olsen light switch cover switchplate comic book dc. Finally lois lane and jimmy olsen are having their own comic book series this year.