Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #141

Price: 0.25 USD

Pages: 52

On-sale Date: 1971-07-08

Editing: Jack Kirby (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (associate editor); Carmine Infantino (credited) (editorial director)

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Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Neal Adams
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero
Job Number:X192

Universe:

DC : mainstream

Characters:

The Guardian
(supporting)
Jimmy Olsen
(featured)
Superman [Clark Kent]
(supporting)

Don Rickles (photograph); Goody Rickles

Reprints (5)

in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([September] 2003) [roughly 40% of the size]
in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([November] 2007)
in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #2 (2007 [June 2012])
in The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) (2017 [February 2018])
in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([June] 2019)

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: DC [character]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly, with the exception of Feb., May and Nov.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: Printed in U.S.A.

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

Will The Real Don Rickles Panic?!?

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Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 22 pages

Script:	Jack Kirby (credited)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks:	Vince Colletta (credited) Murphy Anderson (Superman and Jimmy Olsen heads)
Colors:	?
Letters:	John Costanza

Genre:superhero
Job Number:X-172

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Welcome from Jimmy Olsen, his pal Superman--and a strange galaxy never before seen by man!
Keywords:Apokolips; Boom Tube; Intergang; Parademons

Universe:

DC : mainstream

Characters:

Laura Conway
(supporting)
Morgan Edge
(without a universe)

(villain)
The Guardian
(supporting)
Clark Kent
(supporting)
Lightray [Solis]
(without a universe)

(guest)
Ugly Mannheim
(without a universe)

(villain)
Jimmy Olsen
(without a universe)

(featured)

Don Rickles; Goody Rickles

Synopsis:: Lightray helps Superman escape the UFO, while Jimmy, Goody Rickles, and the Guardian foil Ugly Mannheim's plot to kill them.; in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([September] 2003)
in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([November] 2007)
in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #2 (2007 [June 2012])
in The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2017 series) (2017 [February 2018])
in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([June] 2019)

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Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page

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Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page

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Gayle House Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Matt Numiss Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club / advertisement / 2 pages

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Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals / letters page / 1 page

Script:	E. Nelson Bridwell (credited as E.N.B.)
Pencils:	Curt Swan
Inks:	George Klein ?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Job Number:N-348

Feature Logo:Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals [Olsen at typewriter]
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Editor: Why not bring Jimmy Olsen out monthly, like Superman and Action Comics?

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Peter Gillhelm, Gary Skinner, Randy Hiteshew and Scott Berfield.

The Newsboy Legion Returns

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The Newsboy Legion / text article / 1 page

Script:	Mark Evanier (credited) Steve Sherman (credited)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Vince Colletta
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:superhero
Job Number:X147

First Line of Dialogue or Text:When Jimmy Olsen met up with the Newsboy Legion some issues back, he was properly impressed with meeting the descendants of so famous a fighting team.

Universe:

DC : mainstream

Characters:

The Newsboy Legion

Big Words
(featured)
Flipper Dipper
(featured)
Gabby, Jr.
(featured)
Scrapper, Jr.
(featured)
Tommy
(featured)

Reprints (1)

in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([December] 2004)

Indexer Notes

The history of the Newsboy Legion.

Kirby's the Name!

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foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page

Script:	Jack Kirby
Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Vince Colletta
Colors:	?
Letters:	John Costanza

Job Number:X-195

Characters:

Jack Kirby
(without a universe)
Orion
(illustration)

Synopsis:: Kirby at his drawing board.; in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #74 ([April 1972] ?)
in Superboy (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1966 series) #73 (May 1972)
in The Newsboy Legion and the Boy Commandos Special (DC, 2017 series) #1 (October 2017)
in The Sandman Special (DC, 2017 series) #1 (October 2017)

Indexer Notes

Intro page for Newsboy Legion reprint.

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Kenner Toys / advertisement / 1 page

[Star Spangled Comics #7]

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The Newsboy Legion / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Joe Simon
Colors:	?
Letters:	?
Editing:	?

Genre:superhero

Universe:

DC : mainstream

Characters:

The Newsboy Legion

Big Words
(featured)
Gabby
(featured)
Patrick "Scrapper" MacGuire
(featured)
Tommy
(featured)

The Guardian [Jim Harper]
(supporting)

Reprints (1)

from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #7 (April 1942)

[The Story of the Newsboy Legion]

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The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 13 pages

Script:	Jack Kirby (credited) Joe Simon (credited)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks:	Joe Simon (credited)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Howard Ferguson
Editing:	?

Genre:superhero
Job Number:X-204

First Line of Dialogue or Text:A wise man once said... "There is no such ting as a bad boy!...
Keywords:Suicide Slum

Universe:

DC : mainstream

Characters:

The Newsboy Legion

Big Words
(origin) (featured)
Gabby
(origin) (featured)
Scrapper
(origin) (featured)
Tommy
(origin) (featured)

The Guardian [Jim Harper]
(origin)

Chips Carder; Judge Collins; Frankie the Fence

Synopsis:: Jim Harper becomes the Guardian for the first time, and also stops a local gang of kids from being sent to jail, hoping he can help them turn their lives around.; from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #7 (April 1942)

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Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

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Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

Will The Real Don Rickles Panic?!? (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 22 pages

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Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page

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Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page

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Gayle House Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Matt Numiss Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club / advertisement / 2 pages

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Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

The Newsboy Legion Returns (Table of Contents: 9)

The Newsboy Legion / text article / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Kirby's the Name! (Table of Contents: 10)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page

Indexer Notes

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Kenner Toys / advertisement / 1 page

[Star Spangled Comics #7] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Newsboy Legion / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

[The Story of the Newsboy Legion] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 13 pages

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Pro Market Sports Collectables / advertisement / 1 page

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Cannon Ball; Tank Trap / advertisement / 1 page

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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page

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Will The Real Don Rickles Panic?!?

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The Newsboy Legion Returns

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Kirby's the Name!

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[Star Spangled Comics #7]

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[The Story of the Newsboy Legion]

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