Publishers / DC / Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954) / #136
136March 1971
$0.15

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #136

DC · March 1971 · on sale 1971-01-14

First appearance: Dubbilex
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Identification plate

Series
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series)
Issue
#136
Publication date
March 1971
Key date
1971-03-00
On-sale date
1971-01-14
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 Dubbilex - 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
0Jimmy Olsen the D.N.Alien!cover1pencils: Neal Adams, Jack Kirby, Murphy Anderson; inks: Neal Adams, Murphy AndersonBig Words, Flippa Dippa, Gabby, Clark Kent, Scrapper, Superman
2The Saga of the D.N.Alienscomic story22script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta, Murphy Anderson; letters: John CostanzaBig Words, Darkseid, Dubbilex First, Flippa Dippa, Gabby, Gabby, The Guardian, Dr. Walter Johnson, Clark Kent, Scrapper, Mokkari, Jimmy Olsen, Big Words, Scrapper
6-letters page0.75script: E. Nelson Bridwell
7-statement of ownership0.25script: Bernard Kashdan
10-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio AragonésCain
11Survey Winnersin-house column1letters: ?; typeset

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 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 ›
Countdown Special: Jimmy Olsen #12008On 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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