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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 28

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #28

Cover Date: April 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-02-25

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Spendthrift and the Miser" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksRay Burnley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #238; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in World's Finest Comics #93; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in World's Finest Comics #93; next in the third story in this issue)
Perry White (last in issue #27/3; next in Action Comics #239)

Villain(s):

"Swindle" Stanton (first appearance; also as "Fred Brown")
Lefty Blake (first appearance)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #125/2 (December 1969)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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Second Story: "The Boy Who Killed Superman" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksRay Burnley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (in between the first and third stories in this issue)

Villain(s):

The Gunner Gang (first mentioned)

Other Character(s):

citizens of 5921 A.D. (first appearance for all)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Captain Kidd (statue)
Jesse James (statue)
John Dillinger (statue)

Location(s):

Metropolis (also in 5921 A.D.)

Comment(s):

One of the robots in 5921 A.D. is labeled "Brainiac," preceding the more famous namesake in Action Comics #242 (July 1958): "The Super-Duel in Space."

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Annual #4/6 ([Winter] 1961)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #113/6 (August-September 1968)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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Third Story: "The Human Skyscraper" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksRay Burnley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman Vol. 1 #121/3; becomes a giant due to a Professor Potter experiment)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #239)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in Action Comics #239)
Phineas Potter (in between issues #27/3 and #32)

Other Character(s):

unidentified native islanders (first appearance for all)
a yacht crew' (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

an unidentified tropical island
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

80 Page Giant Magazine #2/6 (September 1964)
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen ([September] 2007)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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