Publishers / DC / Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954) / #135
135January 1971
$0.15

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #135

DC · January 1971 · on sale 1970-11-24

First appearance: The GuardianFirst appearance: MokkariFirst appearance: Simyan
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Identification plate

Series
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series)
Issue
#135
Publication date
January 1971
Key date
1971-01-00
On-sale date
1970-11-24
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Guardian - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mokkari - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Simyan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dr. Walter Johnson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoClark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
2Evil Factory!comic story22script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby, Al Plastino, Murphy Anderson; inks: Vince Colletta, Al Plastino, Murphy Anderson; letters: John CostanzaBig Words, Darkseid, Flippa Dippa, Gabby, Gabby, The Guardian First, Dr. Walter Johnson First, Jude, Clark Kent, Scrapper, Mokkari First, Jimmy Olsen, Big Words, Scrapper
6The Hairies -- Super-Race -- Or Man's Second Chancetext article1script: Jack Kirby
7January 1971in-house column1script: ? (promo script); letters: typesetBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Danvers]
10-letters page1script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinJimmy Olsen
11A New Year Brings a New Beginning for Superman 1971promo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Curt Swan; letters: John CostanzaSuperman; Clark Kent; George Taylor; Perry White; Morgan Edge; Jimmy Olsen; Newsboy Legion [Gabby, Jr.; Tommy; Flipper Dipper; Scrapper, Jr.; Big-Words]; Rose; Thorn; Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby #1
ISBN 1-56389-984-1		2003On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #1
ISBN 9781401213442		2007On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3241-2		2011On eBay ›
The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7475-7		2018On eBay ›
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8885-3		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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