Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #53
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Boy in the Bottle!", Jimmy Olsen stumbles upon an alien ray-gun that turns him into a giant turtle-man after a mishap with a sea turtle. As he begins amassing massive amounts of steel and hauling it to a volcanic island, Superman must intervene—only to learn from Lori Lemaris that an Atlantean criminal manipulated Jimmy telepathically to safeguard buried pirate treasure. Written by Jerry Siegel and brought to life with Curt Swan’s expressive art and John Forte’s crisp inks, this 1961 classic features a wild, imaginative twist on size and identity, with Curt Swan and Stan Kaye crafting the iconic cover.
When Jimmy Olsen swaps places with Van-Zee to help Superman restore Kandor, a malfunction strands him inside the Bottle City. Now trapped in a miniature metropolis, Jimmy must navigate the strange world of Kandor while the real Van-Zee—unaware of the switch—continues his mission.
When Jimmy Olsen accidentally turns himself into a giant turtle-man with an enlarging ray-gun, his sudden obsession with hoarding steel objects leads him to a volcanic island—prompting Superman to intervene. But as Lois Lane and Lori Lemaris uncover the truth, they realize a hidden Atlantean criminal is behind the chaos, using telepathy to manipulate Jimmy in a scheme to safeguard buried pirate treasure.
Mxyzptlk, ever the mischievous trickster, sets his sights on winning Lucy Lane’s heart—again—by sending Jimmy Olsen hurtling back to the time of King Arthur and Merlin. Now, Jimmy must navigate a realm of magic and myth, where even the legendary knights may not be enough to keep Mxyzptlk’s schemes from unraveling his own future.
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Reprinted in Super Adventure Comic #8 (1961), Superman #187 (1966), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #104 (1967), Super DC #10 (1969), Supermann #17/1970 (1970), Superman in the Sixties #[nn] (1999), Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn] (2006), Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen #[nn] (2007), Superman: The Bottle City of Kandor #[nn] (2007), Showcase Presents: Superman Family #4 (2013), DC Finest: Superman Family: The Giant Turtle Man #[nn] (2025), Weird Tales and Fantasy #[nn] (2025), Super DC #11
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