Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #56 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Son of Jimmy Olsen!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte; letters: Ira Schnapp	Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane; Lola Kent; Jimmy Olsen, Jr.
2	The Son of Jimmy Olsen!	comic story	8.67	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger	Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane; Lola Kent [Supermaid] (introduction); Jimmy Olsen, Jr. (introduction)
4	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Peg
6	Giant Superman Annual; Secret Origins	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
7	The Jinx of Metropolis!	comic story	7.67	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte	Jor-El, Clark Kent, Lara, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Lois Lane, Perry White
9	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset	Jimmy Olsen
12	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Moolah
13	Coming... Super-Attractions!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
14	Jimmy Olsen's Sweethearts!	comic story	7.67	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane

Plus 7.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #117	1969	On eBay ›
Amazing Heroes #29	1983	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Superman Family: The Giant Turtle Man #[nn] ISBN 978-1-79950-110-7	2025	On eBay ›

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