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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Durvella Cwion; Dwavv; Sebastien Mallory; Chloe Sullivan; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]

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Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day One

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Great Djinni (flashback); Superman (flashback); Chloe Sullivan (introduction); Rory; Kev; Sebastien Mallory (introduction)

Synopsis: After looking back at a time he became a genie to defeat the Great Djinni, Jimmy plays the Superman video game while being dumped by Chloe Sullivan. His friends try to cheer him up by taking him to a club, but they get bumped from their table by Sebastien Mallory, who is accompanied by Chloe (who is doing a story on him). Jimmy and Sebastien try to one-up each other, but Jimmy brags he will stop an alien invasion, which just started as they were talking.

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Action Comics #893 [Direct Sales] published November 2010
was Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day One [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 10

Notes: Story continues in the next sequence. This story is the first in-continuity appearance of the character Chloe Sullivan, who was first introduced in the Smallville TV show in 2001.

Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Two

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Durvella Cwion; Chloe Sullivan; Sebastien Mallory; Mayor Fleming; Dwavv; Zack Howard (TV); Project Cadmus

Synopsis: The leader of the alien fleet announces that her people want to hold their annual celebration on Earth this year. Jimmy and Sebastien are assigned to escort them around the city, while Chloe researches more about the aliens. The leader takes a liking to Jimmy, and they go for a joyride in her spaceship, crashing into the Daily Planet globe. Chloe finds out that the planets hosting the alien celebrations don't survive the event.

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Action Comics #894 [Direct Sales] published December 2010
was Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Two [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 10

Notes: Story continued from the previous sequence, and continues in the next sequence.

Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Three

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Durvella Cwion; Dwavv; Perry White; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Martha Kent (video screen); Chloe Sullivan; Lois Lane; Superboy [Conner Kent] (billboard/statue); Steel [John Henry Irons] (billboard); Dalwythians

Synopsis: Jimmy starts his (and Chole's) plan to make Metropolis look boring, so that the Dalwythian celebration will not destroy Earth. Perry reads from his novel, Supergirl shops at Yarn Barn, Martha Kent describes Smallville, and the bars and clubs are all closed. It works; the aliens leave.

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Action Comics #895 [Direct Sales] published January 2011
was Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Three [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 10

Notes: Story continued from the previous sequence, and continues in the next sequence. On Jimmy's camera strap there is a brand name that starts with "Weis"; in the text article in this issue, it's confirmed that that's a nod to former Silver-Age editor Mort Weisinger.

Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Four

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Sebastien Mallory; Chloe Sullivan; Maggie Mxyzptlk (introduction)

Synopsis: Lois has volunteered Jimmy to be part of a charity date auction. Also participating is Chloe. Mallory wins a date with her, while nobody wants to bid for Jimmy. That is, until Maggie shows up with a $1,000,000 bid. They enjoy some time together, until Maggie suddenly shows magical powers, and reveals her last name is Mxyzptlk. Jimmy freaks out and tries to hide, but suddenly finds himself marrying her.

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Action Comics #896 [Direct Sales] published February 2011
was Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Four [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 10

Notes: Story continued from the previous sequence, and continues in the next sequence.

Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Five

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen [also as Co-Superman]; Maggie Mxyzptlk; Doomsday (cameo); Lois Lane; Perry White; Chloe Sullivan; Mayor Fleming

Synopsis: Maggie Mxyzptlk has created an alternate reality where Jimmy is the Planet's top reporter and also Co-Superman. But he's also marrying Maggie, and Chloe congratulates him. He's confused by all this, but when he goes to discuss it with Maggie, he finds a note instead, saying that he can either stay in this reality, or return to the normal reality, and pursue Chloe again, who really does love him. He decides to return.

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Pages: 10

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Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Six

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Natasha Irons; Rory; Kev; Chloe Sullivan; Sebastien Mallory; Flying Newsroom

Synopsis: Jimmy has Natasha Irons modify the old Flying Newsroom into a spaceship so he can pursue Chloe and Sebastien into space. But he uses it before Natasha can add shields to it. In Sebastien's orbital apartment, Chloe asks him for a drink, but while he's gone, she uses his computers to find his plans: to take over the world via Superman: the Video Game (a long story). He discovers that she knows, but just then Jimmy arrives. Sebastien shoots missiles at Jimmy's ship, and it explodes.

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Pages: 8

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Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Seven

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Chloe Sullivan; Rory; Kev; Sebastien Mallory; Superman; signal watch

Synopsis: Jimmy's ship has exploded in space, leaving him hanging there with just an oxygen mask. But he uses a remote to recall Durvella's space ship from the Planet globe, and boards it to then dock with Sebastien's orbital apartment. He finds that Chloe has already restrained Sebastien, and she tells him Sebastien's plan. Jimmy decides the only way to thwart it is to reprogram the game to make it "suck", and people will stop playing it. He succeeds, and he and Chloe decide to start dating again.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Story continued from the previous sequence. Curiously, Jimmy wears Batman boxers (not Superman ones).

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Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Durvella Cwion; Dwavv; Lex Luthor; Sebastien Mallory; Chloe Sullivan; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]

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Pages: 2

Notes: Contains preliminary and final design sketches (and one finished illustration including color) for the characters in this feature, even including Lex Luthor who didn't appear (although Sebastien works for LexCorp). Also included is the sketch for the cover of this issue. Credit is also given to New York Times photographer Josh Anderson for helping with camera questions.

WonderCon 25 [March 30, 2011]

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Notes: Ian talks about the upcoming WonderCon convention in San Francisco, and the DC contributors attending it. Appears on page 82 in this issue.

House Advertisements

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Pages: 5

Notes: House ads for: War of the Green Lanterns (March issues: Green Lantern #63-64, Green Lantern Corps #58, and Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #8), Action Comics #900, Flashpoint, Reign of Doomsday (Steel #1, The Outsiders #37, Justice League if America #55, Superman/Batman Annual #5, Superboy #6, and Action Comics #900), and Xombi. Appear in various places in this issue.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Total of 3 one-page ads and 2 two-page ads for: got milk? with Chris Bosh (milk, America's Milk Processors), Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (2 pages, video game, Square Enix), We're not in Azarath Any More: Rift (2 pages, video game, Trion), WonderCon (comic convention, Comic-Con International), and 5 Prism (gum, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company). Appear in various places in this issue.