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SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #33

Cover Date: December 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-10-07

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Legends That Came to Life" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksRay Burnley
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #5/3; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #246; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

fairy tale characters (first appearance for all; brought to life by the mental visions of television viewers and an irradiated prism; all destroyed)
the Giant from "Jack and the Beanstalk"
Jack Frost
the Pied Piper of Hamlin

Other Character(s):

a duplicate Superman (first appearance; brought to life by the mental visions of television viewers and an irradiated prism; all destroyed)
a game show host
television viewers

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet
Superman Museum

Comment(s):

This story takes place in July.
Superman temporarily moves the sun closer to Earth.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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Second Story: "The Lady-Killer from Metropolis" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAl Schwartz
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):

Cynthia's fiancé (first appearance; picks a fight with Jimmy)
Henriette's brother (first appearance; picks a fight with Jimmy)

Other Character(s):

Marilyn Marlowe (first appearance; a famous actress; swoons for Jimmy Olsen after mistakenly believing he is Superman)
the princess of Borovia (first appearance)
Cynthia (first appearance; an actress)
Henriette (first appearance; an actress)
Jimmy's would-be date (first appearance; met Jimmy on an airplane)
Henry (first appearance; goes out with Jimmy's would-be date)
citizens of Hollywood, CA

Location(s):

Borovia (mentioned)
United States of America
Hollywood, CA

Story Reprinted in:

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #119 (April 1969)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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Third Story: "The Human Flame Thrower" (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 #126; briefly has flame breath due to an accident with one of Professor Potter's experiments)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #247)

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White (last in Action Comics #246; next in Superman Vol. 1 #126)
Phineas Potter (in between issues #32 and #34/3)

Villain(s):

"Hot Shot" Holton and his gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

residents of Chinatown
a sideshow manager (first appearance)
sideshow spectators (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Jimmy's flame breath melts his signal Watch, but Superman later repairs it.

Story Reprinted in:

80 Page Giant Magazine #2/7 (September 1964)
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen ([September] 2007)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008) [B&W]


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