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The Best of DC#46
Cover: Ed Hannigan & Dick Giordano

The Best of DC #46

Mar 1984 · DC · 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
“The Boy of 100 Faces!”

In "The Boy of 100 Faces!", Jimmy Olsen takes a wild ride when he sneaks aboard an engineless rocket launched by Superman—only to crash-land and awaken with super-powers that let him live out every superhero fantasy. But with no way to hide his identity, the whole world knows he’s Jimmy Olsen, and that’s a problem he never saw coming. Written by Robert Bernstein and illustrated by Curt Swan with inks by John Forte, this 1984 classic features a striking cover by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano.

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writer Robert Bernstein · artist Curt Swan · inker John Forte · cover Ed Hannigan, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

artist Curt Swan
cover pencils Ed Hannigan
cover inks Dick Giordano

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Jimmy, while wearing a Superman costume, attends the launching of an engineless rocket into outer space by Superman. To get a scoop, he sneaks aboard to take photos, and ends up traveling through space. When he crash-lands he finds that he now has super-powers and can live out his super-fantasies. But he can't maintain a secret identity because everyone calls him Jimmy Olsen.

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