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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 117

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #117

Cover Date: January 1969
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1968-11-26

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Neal Adams


Story: "The Planet of the Capes!" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtPete Costanza
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 1 #213; next in issue #118)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (in between Superman Vol. 1 #213 and #214; also in flashback in between issue #110 and Superman Vol. 1 #206)

Supporting Character(s):

Lewis Lang (last/next in ???)

Guest Appearance(s):

Batman (last in Justice League of America #66; next in Detective Comics #380)
Robin (in between Detective Comics #379 and #380)
Supergirl (last in Superman Vol. 1 #213; next in Action Comics #371/2)
Legion of Super-Heroes (in flashback in between Adventure Comics #367 and #368)
Duo Damsel (in flashback in between Adventure Comics #367 and #368)
Lightning Lad (in flashback in between Adventure Comics #367 and #368)
Mon-El (in between Adventure Comics #363 and #369)
Phantom Girl (in flashback in between Adventure Comics #367 and #368)
Princess Projectra (in flashback in between Adventure Comics #363 and #368)
Shadow Lass (in flashback following Adventure Comics #366 and preceding flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #211/2)
Star Boy (in flashback in between Adventure Comics #367 and #368)

Other Character(s):

unidentified aliens (first appearance; only spaceship seen, they leave a dimensional portal on prehistoric Earth)
Clark Kent of Earth-117 (first appearance; the world's greatest detective, uses a chameleon serum to instantly change his looks)
Jimmy Olsen of Earth-117 (first appearance; a movie star)
Lewis Lang of Earth-117 (first appearance)
Perry White of Earth-117 (first appearance; a cape collector)
Jor-El of the Earth-117 universe (first appearance; also as "Dr. X")
citizens of Earth-117 (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Earth
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Earth-117 (first appearance; an alternate Earth where those with capes enslave those who do not wear capes; see Comment)
Daily Palate (first appearance)
Diamond Desert

Comment(s):

"Earth-117" was named in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition (November 2005)


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Second Story (reprint): "The Son of Jimmy Olsen!" (9 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #56 (October 1961)


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