Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #52
In "The Specter of the Haunted House!", Jerry Siegel spins a delightfully whimsical tale where the mischievous Mxyzptlk, smitten with Lucy Lane, finds his affections unreturned. In a playful yet perilous twist, his frustration leads him to curse Jimmy Olsen into a werewolf transformation every full moon—leaving the Daily Planet’s star reporter to navigate both his new beastly form and the chaos it brings. Curt Swan’s expressive art, with Stan Kaye’s crisp inks, brings the supernatural shenanigans to life, while the cover by Swan and Kaye captures the eerie charm of the story’s haunted-house mystery.
Sell my copy
Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.
We Buy Collections ▸Full credits
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers
Mxyzptlk falls for Lucy Lane and tries to win her over. However, Lucy wants nothing to do with Mxyzptlk. In a fit of pique, Mxyzptlk uses his magic on Jimmy and curses him to change into a wolf-man everyday at the rising of the moon.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).