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88October 1965
$0.12

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #88

DC · October 1965 · on sale 1965-08-26

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Series
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
October 1965
Key date
1965-10-00
On-sale date
1965-08-26
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon MoldoffSuperman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
2The Swinging Superman!comic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Milt SnapinnJor-El, Lara
5-letters page0.67letters: typeset
6Coming... Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
9Are You a Litter-Bug?public service announcement1script: Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10The Riddle of the Olsen Statuecomic story7.67script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Vivian BergJimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen Fan Club [Tommy Todd; Dick; Ed; Hank]
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetJohnny DC
14Jimmy Olsen, World's "Heavyweight" Champ!comic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: John Forte; inks: George Klein; letters: Milt SnapinnJimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lucy Lane; Perry White; Lois Lane
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67pencils: Curt Swan, Dick Sprang; inks: Stan Kaye
19-comic story0.25script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 7.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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