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| Overlooked Jimmy Olsen ? Jimmy Olsen, known as 'Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen' in the comic books has a long history! He first became a star in his own right when he received his own comic book back in Sept/Oct of 1954. The comic started as a bi-monthly but went to a monthly publication when better sales warranted. Jimmy, who we all know was 'the cub reporter for the Daily Planet', was also always getting into situations. Unlike Lois Lane who would get into serious trouble with Superman coming to save her.... Jimmy would get into a humorous situation, like the one in the comic to the left bottom below. He would be a Jungle Boy, a Boxer, a 'Superboy', an elastic superhero, a giant Jimmy, a turtle Jimmy, and on and on... Jimmy went thru that phase of comic books when they were sometimes bland, silly, and actually just fun reading with no change in continuity. However with the more realistic comics that kids later wanted, and then the grim and gritty era coming in, poor Jimmy just didn't make the grade anymore in his publisher's eyes! Poor Jimmy's comic book lasted for 163 issues until February 1974. His comic's title was changed to 'The Superman Family' where Jimmy was a role player... The 'Superman Family' comic book kept Jimmy's comic book numbering and ran from issue #164 to issue #222 ending in September 1982. The stories included adventures of Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Supergirl.... and even Jimmy! Today the mainstream public just thinks of Jimmy as that guy in the Superman movies with Christopher Reeve or the small appearance in Superman Returns, or the guy shown in the top left photo on the TV show Smallville, (Aaron Ashmore). Jimmy has come a long ways down in comic book status since the the late 1950's when he was a major star in his own right! For those interested in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen or other Superman comic books or DC Comics that feature Jimmy we have them listed in our eBay Featured Store !
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