Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #4 (1955) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	King for a Day!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Jimmy Olsen; Superman
2	Disappearance of Superman!	comic story	7.67	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley	Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Perry White; Jumbo Jones (pilot of the Flying Newsroom); Joe Cobb (mob chief)
3	Now More Than Ever-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
5	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Varsity Vic; Vic's unnamed redhead date
6	The Hunted Messenger!	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sy Barry	Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman (cameo); unnamed messenger; unnamed doctor; Henry Bascom [Mr. Bartley] (see notes); two unnamed mobsters
7	Open for Business	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Shorty; unnamed woman; unnamed telephone installer
8	The Eye Game	activity	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9	Trapping the Fish Pirates	text story	2	script: John Marlowe	Clyde Hughes
10	King for a Day!	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sy Barry	Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Otho of Doraynia; Prime Minister Zormio; Dictator Kobla; Princess Teena

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

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #1 ISBN 1-4012-0787-1	2006	On eBay ›

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