Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #28 (1958) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Boy Who Killed Superman!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Jimmy Olsen
1	The Secret of the Happy Pig!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira Schnapp	Peter Porkchops; Mervin; Mr. Turtle; Wolfie
2	The Spendthrift and the Miser	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
3	Meet the Challengers of the Unknown	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; letters: Ira Schnapp	Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis; Prof. Haley (see notes)
4	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Tricksy; movie director; SPCA man
5	The Boy Who Killed Superman	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
7	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Varsity Vic
8	Gag Bag	text story	1	letters: typeset	Larry; Willy; Tim; Smith; Jones; Ronnie; Donnie; Harry; Jim
9	The Human Skyscraper	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman Annual #4	1961	On eBay ›
80 Page Giant Magazine #2	1964	On eBay ›
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #113	1968	On eBay ›
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #125	1969	On eBay ›
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen #[nn] ISBN 9781401213695; 1401213693	2007	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-1656-6	2008	On eBay ›

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