Comments on: 365 Reasons to Love Comics #27

By: Mr May

Mr May — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:03 +0000

question if anyone may answer, which issue is that where Jimmy says he look great?

just curious.....

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Anonymous — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:52:44 +0000

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By: The Kirbydotter

The Kirbydotter — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:54:16 +0000

Silver Age Jimmy was beyond weird!
I love all the Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen covers!
But if you have to own just one, I guess you got the good one with # 72 and all those weird versions of Jimmy on that single cover.

By: ploderw

ploderw — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:36:50 +0000

spacecycle to sail in timeless dreams to fruit the univers

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:03:35 +0000

I used to read lots of pre-Crisis Superman comics, and he didn't bother me the, but I was a lot younger.

I guess I'll have to wait for All Star Superman to come out in TPB

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:16:52 +0000

Back in the 80s, Fred Hembeck compiled Jimmy's cross-dressing adventures (once to get information about a criminal, once to trick Perry White). I guess dressing like a woman isn't as extreme as actually changing into a giant turtle boy but I have to wonder about writers of that era.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:30:09 +0000

TOTALLY agreed, John.

I loved old-time Jimmy Olsen.

He was not only a cool character, but he was a great FRIEND to Superman. I love that aspect. Outside of All-Star Superman, we just don't see that anymore.

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:10:07 +0000

That's what I thought too, DanCJ, until I read the "Showcase Presents Jimmy Olsen" (or, as they actually called it, "Showcase Presents Superman Family".) But Jimmy actually comes off pretty well. The bowtie and slang are horribly dated, and they're what stick in the memory, but Jimmy himself is a good character. Nice guy, pretty smart, not bad in a fight, cub reporter who's always looking for a big scoop, tries his best, sometimes (but not always) in over his head, but still perserveres...oh, and when he gets in real trouble, he can call Superman for help. It's a surprisingly good read.

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:06:39 +0000

Meh - I'm not a huge fan of Jimmy. I know we have to put up with him because he's part of the mythos, but I like to keep his appearances minimal.

By: J To The AAP

J To The AAP — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:23:55 +0000

That first cover you posted looks great.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:50:25 +0000

Favorite Jimmy Olsen memories? Well, last March I bought a slightly tatty copy of the "Strange Lives of Jimmy Olsen" 80-Page Giant. And that was really my first taste of Jimmy Olsen comics. What an experience it was!

By: Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:18:14 +0000

Sorry, the bottom cover just reminds me of the line from Spaceballs- "Supermaid! She's gone from suck to blow!"

By: Josh Elder

Josh Elder — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:53:02 +0000

The "Superman: Metropolis" mini is all kinds of terrible. Stay as far away from it as possible. If you like Jimmy or Silver Age insanity in general, you owed to yourself to pick up the "Superman Family" Showcase volume. It's got the first 20 issues or so of "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen" and they are pure LSD-laced comic goodness.

By: Ian Astheimer

Ian Astheimer — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:53:41 +0000

Rebis, Zezelj only did the art on the first six issues of Metropolis. Teddy Kristiansen took over for the second half of the series.

As for Austen, the Superman Homepage seemed to dig his work. You can find that site's reviews of the series here: http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/2003-post-crisis-reviews/c-review-2003.php

...and here: http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/2004-post-crisis-reviews/c-review-2004.php

By: Dan K

Dan K — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:06:47 +0000

I think the best Jimmy related cover HAS to be the one with Superman destroying the dressing gown which Jimmy had bought him for Fathers Day "to teach him a lesson."

By: Danny Wind

Danny Wind — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:32:15 +0000

The best thing about the "Bride of Jungle Jimmy" cover is that they felt the need to specify that Jimmy is marrying a "*female* King Kong." Because, in 1960s comics, implied human/gorilla bestiality = no problem, but implied *homosexual* human/gorilla bestiality...well, now, that's crossing a line.

By: Jacob Munford

Jacob Munford — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:08:06 +0000

MY GOD! He's driving that spacecycle into Superman's dick!

By: The Mutt

The Mutt — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:26:28 +0000

That cover of Jimmy Olsen #72 tells me that continuity-mad fanboys have been writing comics for longer than we think!

By: Rebis

Rebis — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:48:17 +0000

Rockin' entry. Thanks Bill! Your (and Morrison's) take on Jimmy is right on. btw, does anyone know if that Metropolis mini (maxi?) was any good? I loves me some Zezelj art (whadda name!) ... but then again, Chuck Austen?! So I never picked it up. Great cover though.