Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #5 (DC, 1955) CGC VF+ 8.5 Cream to off-white pages....
Auction amount: $960.00
Sold: Aug 26, 2025
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #5 Values
Publisher: DC, 1955
About Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #5
Curt Swan cover and art. Stan Kaye and Ray Burnley art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Jimmy Olsen; Superman
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye
Letters: Ira Schnapp
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Perry White; Tommy Blair; Cal Dawson
Synopsis: With a rival newspaper going out of business, Jimmy helps the paperboys put on a showcase of their talents to help raise money to save their jobs.
Pages: 8.000
Script: Otto Binder
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Ray Burnley
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
Grade | 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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 |
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 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
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