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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #9 cover
Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #9

Dec 1955 · DC · 0.10 USD
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“Jimmy Olsen, Cub Inventor”

From 1955 comes this delightful entry in DC's beloved Jimmy Olsen series, featuring a cover by penciler Curt Swan and inker Stan Kaye that captures the pure fun of the era: a grinning Jimmy sits at a control panel — labeled with commands like "Flying Fists," "Smashing," and "Super-Sock" — remotely piloting a Superman robot visible on a monitor screen, where the mechanical Man of Steel crashes through a brick wall and scatters a crowd of startled criminals. The cover's speech bubble says it all: "Controlling this robot of Superman is almost like being Superman himself!" — a concept that perfectly showcases Otto Binder's imaginative storytelling matched with Curt Swan's clean, expressive linework throughout the interior.

writer Otto Binder · artist Curt Swan · inker Ray Burnley · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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artist Curt Swan
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Stan Kaye

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Superman tricks Jimmy into thinking he's created a "time radio" to tune into the past and uses it to capture "Ghost" Gordon and his gang.

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