Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Bizarro-Prof. Potter - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: [September] 2007
Key date: 2007-09-00
On-sale date: 2007-07-05
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $14.99; 17.99 CAD
Pages: 196
Barcode: 978140121369551499
ISBN: 9781401213695; 1401213693

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bizarro-Prof. Potter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Miss Gzptlsnz - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
1	-	blank page(s)	1
2	Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen	credits, title page	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Drew Moore	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
3	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Titano
4	Magnificent Mutations!	table of contents	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Drew Moore	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
5	Terrifying Transformations!	table of contents	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Drew Moore	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
6	Alien Alterations!	table of contents	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte; colors: Drew Moore	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
7	Sci-Fi Super Heroics!	table of contents	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Drew Moore	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
8	The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Professor Phineas Potter, Superman, Perry White
9	The Human Skyscraper	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Professor Phineas Potter, Superman
10	The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
11	The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter	comic story	9.667	script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Perry White
12	-	illustration	0.333
13	The Human Flame-Thrower!	comic story	7.667	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Professor Phineas Potter, Superman, Perry White
14	-	illustration	0.333
15	The Human Octopus!	comic story	9	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Clark Kent, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Perry White
16	Jimmy the Genie!	comic story	10	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Giunta; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Clark Kent, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
17	The Wolf-Man of Metropolis!	comic story	9	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger, E. Nelson Bridwell	Kara Zor-El, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl, Superman, Perry White
18	The Fat Boy of Metropolis!	comic story	8	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Clark Kent, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Alice White, Perry White
19	The Giant Turtle Man!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lori Lemaris, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
20	Jimmy Olsen, Freak!	comic story	9	script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Lana Lang, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
21	The Human Porcupine!	comic story	7	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Miss Gzptlsnz First, Clark Kent, Lucy Lane, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Perry White
22	The World of Doomed Olsens!	comic story	8.667	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Gim Allon, Imra Ardeen, Brek Bannin, Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Luornu Durgo, Fire Lad, Lar Gand, Lydda Jath, Clark Kent
23	-	illustration	0.333
24	The Colossus of Metropolis!	comic story	9	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Titano
25	Jimmy Olsen, the Bizarro Boy! Part 1	comic story	6.667	script: Jerry Siegel, Otto Binder; pencils: John Forte; inks: George Klein; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Bizarro, Bizarro-Lois, Bizarro, Bizarro-Jimmy Olsen, Bizarro-Perry White, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Professor Phineas Potter, Superman, Perry White
26	-	illustration	0.333
27	[Jimmy Olsen, the Bizarro Boy!] Part II: Exiled on the Bizarro World!	comic story	8.667	script: Jerry Siegel, Otto Binder; pencils: John Forte; inks: George Klein; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger	Bizarro, Bizarro-Krypto, Bizarro-Lucy Lane, Bizarro-Lana Lang, Bizarro-Lois, Bizarro-Luthor, Bizarro-Prof. Potter First, Bizarro-Perry White, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Lana Lang, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
28	-	illustration	0.333
29	The Adventures of Chameleon-Head Olsen!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: George Klein; colors: Drew Moore; letters: Milton Snapinn; editing: Mort Weisinger	Aquaman, Imra Ardeen, Batman, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Arthur Curry, Reep Daggle, Thom Kallor, Clark Kent, Rokk Krinn, Dirk Morgna, Jimmy Olsen, Saturn Girl, Star Boy
30	The World of 1,000 Olsens! [Part 1]	comic story	12	script: Otto Binder, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete Costanza; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger, E. Nelson Bridwell	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
31	[The World of 1,000 Olsens!] Part 2: Jimmy against the Olsens!	comic story	11.5	script: Otto Binder, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Pete Costanza; inks: Pete Costanza; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Mort Weisinger, E. Nelson Bridwell	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
32	-	illustration	0.5
33	Menace of the Micro-Monster [Prologue]	comic story	1	script: Cary Bates; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Julius Schwartz, Murray Boltinoff, E. Nelson Bridwell	Flamebird, Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
34	[Menace of the Micro-Monster] Part 1: Prisoners under Glass	comic story	8	script: Cary Bates; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Julius Schwartz, Murray Boltinoff, E. Nelson Bridwell	Jor-El, Clark Kent, Lara, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
35	[Menace of the Micro-Monster] Part 2: The Dynamic Duo of Kandor	comic story	9	script: Cary Bates; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; colors: Drew Moore; editing: Julius Schwartz, Murray Boltinoff, E. Nelson Bridwell	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
36	-	blank page(s)	1
37	With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Curt Swan, Brian Bolland; inks: Ray Burnley, Brian Bolland; colors: Drew Moore	Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman

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Sources

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