Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #31 Values

Publisher: DC, 1958

About Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #31

Curt Swan cover. Kurt Schaffenberger art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman!

Pencils: Curt Swan; Al Plastino ? (see notes)

Inks: Stan Kaye; Al Plastino (see notes)

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Superman's face altered by Al Plastino.

Reprints: Superboy Annual (DC, 1964 series) #1 (Summer 1964)

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad

Characters: Jimmy Olsen [Elastic Lad]; Superman; "Silky" Smith [also as Prof. Bolton]

Synopsis: When Jimmy accidentally exposes himself to a green substance from space, his entire body becomes like rubber. Hiding out as Elastic Lad in a freak show, Jimmy falls in with criminals who use his abilities to carry out their plots, but Jimmy turns the tables on them before his elastic abilities fade.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Otto Binder

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: Ray Burnley

Reprints: 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964)

Notes: first Elastic Lad story

Title: Know Your Pet!

Characters: Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog)

Synopsis: Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Jack Schiff

Pencils: Lou Cameron

Inks: Lou Cameron

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Title: The Mad Hatter of Metropolis

Synopsis: Jimmy interviews a collector of famous men's hats - Napoleon, Robin Hood, Fleming of the London Bobbies - then pranks him that the hats give the wearer the person's abilities. Soon Jimmy is tracking an escape lion like Eric Danton and shooting it with a toy bow, yanking an engine out of a crooks' car like Houdini, and rowing after bandits like Captain Alan who defeated Blackbeard - all with Superman's unseen help! He even picks up Clark Kent's old hat to become a world-famous reporter!

Pages: 7.670

Script: Bill Finger

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: Ray Burnley

Title: The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman

Characters: Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Professor Dekker; Miss Jenkins

Synopsis: Jimmy tries to trick Perry into giving him a raise by pretending to quit his job and getting his new identity hired to take his position.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Otto Binder

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: Ray Burnley

Reprints: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #104 (August-September 1967)

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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	1	3	1	0	1	1	2	1	4	0	2	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	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
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	1	2	1	4	0	2	2	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27

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