Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #139 Twin Cities Pedigree (DC, 1971) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $114.00
Sold: Nov 9, 2020
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #139 Values
Publisher: DC, 1971
About Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #139
Intro of Bruno Mannheim. Don Rickles appearance. Jack Kirby and Murphy Anderson cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; The Guardian [Jim Harper's clone]; Goody Rickles; Don Rickles (photograph of a caricature)
Pencils: Jack Kirby; ? (caricature of Don Rickles)
Inks: Vince Colletta; Murphy Anderson (Superman and Jimmy Olsen heads); ? (caricature of Don Rickles)
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: According to Mark Evanier, the caricature of Don Rickles is not by Jack Kirby. It was among photos provided by Rickles' publicist and picked by Jack for this cover, but it was unsigned so the artist is unknown.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Jimmy Olsen; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Guardian [Jim Harper's clone]; Big-Words; Tommy Thompkins; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Flipper Dipper; Scrapper, Jr.; Gabby, Jr.; Big-Words]; Scrapper Trooper; Morgan Edge; Laura Conway; Goody Rickles (introduction); Ugly Mannheim (introduction)
Synopsis: Morgan Edge's latest scheme involves Don Rickles look-alike Goody Rickles, a UFO that traps Superman as Clark Kent and sends him into space, and an Inter-Gang kidnapping plot involving Jimmy Olsen, Guardian, and the Newsboy Legion.
Pages: 22.000
Script: Jack Kirby
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Vince Colletta; Murphy Anderson (Superman/Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen heads)
Letters: John Costanza
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
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