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Issue: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #39
Publication Date: September 1959
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Issues: #39 of 163 Issues (164 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/02/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#95, 104, 113, 122, 131)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Super-Lad of Space!

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Genres: superhero
First Line: Hello, Super-Lad!
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #3 published April 2009
as The Super-Lad of Space! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Super-Lad of Space!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Zolians
First Line: Imagine Jimmy Olsen suddenly thrust into a strange world of outer space...
Synopsis: 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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In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #104 published August 1967
as The Super-Lad of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #46 [Direct Sales] published March 1984
as The Super-Lad of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #3 published April 2009
as The Super-Lad of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Pocahontas
First Line: Going to school, Pocahontas?
Synopsis: A friend of Pocahontas ditches school and pays the price.
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Character(s): Superman
First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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First Line: Everything you need to enjoy stamp collecting
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The Million-Dollar Mistakes!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flying Newsroom; Manager "Champ" Carson; "Whiz" Wilson; Professor Potter; Samuel Gotrocks
First Line: It would be quite a colossal misfortune for anyone to lose a million dollars!
Synopsis: Jimmy watches $1,000,000 blow out of a window. Superman rescues the money, but Jimmy's luck runs true, as he builds up to another $1,000,000 debt.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #3 published April 2009
as The Million-Dollar Mistakes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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First Line: Outdoor camping is really the thing, seeing wildlife and birds on the wing.
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Character(s): Jimmy Olsen
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Disclose Notes: Letters from Thomas Neal, Sarah Jane Riggs, Andy Cameron, Melvin Orbach, Evelyn Rountree, Harold W. Dixon, Jr., Elva Stuart, Salvatore Schifano, Sam Ogle, Ed Moore.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Peg; Ted
First Line: Oh, Daddy I had a neat time at the baseball game
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Pages: 0.67
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First Line: On a boat heading out for high seas...
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jerry
First Line: Oh Jerry, we had a wonderful discussion in science class...
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Coming Super-Attractions...

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Feature(s): Adventure Comics; Superboy; Action Comics
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Jimmy Olsen's Super-Signals!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Anti-Superman Gang; Flying Newsroom; "Ace" Manton
First Line: Whenever he is in trouble, Jimmy Olsen merely has to turn on the ultrasonic signal in his wristwatch to call Superman to his aid!
Synopsis: After carelessly almost losing his signal watch and getting chewed out by Superman, Jimmy falls asleep and hides the watch in his sleep. Now he has to figure out how to summon Superman without the watch.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #43 published January 1959
as Jimmy Olsen's Super-Signals! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman Family #3 published April 2009
as Jimmy Olsen's Super-Signals! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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First Line: Do you want spending money?
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First Line: Win a big prize!
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Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Inside back cover.
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First Line: Imagine “touring” England for only 10¢
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Disclose Notes: A program of the American Geographical Society.
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