Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Superman Family Vol. 4 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2013
On Sale Date: May 8, 2013 Direct Market Date May 8, 2013
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Direct Market Date March 20, 2013
Source: Previews, #291

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 520

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Tom Baker, Power Lad"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Jimmy Olsen (of Earth-1)

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: John Forte

Reprinted From:
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #17; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #17; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #17; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45)
• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #17; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45)
• Lucy Lane (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #44; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #18)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Supergirl (last appearance in Action Comics #264; next appearance in Action Comics #265)

Other Character(s)

• Dik-Rey (disguised as Tom Baker; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While Superman is on a space mission, Jimmy Olsen covers a story for the Planet about a boy scientist, Tom Baker. Baker has developed a system to give himself super powers. The device explodes in the lab, but it appears to have worked as Tom is now invulnerable.

Tom begins performing super deeds, but Jimmy is jealous from the attention the boy hero receives. When Superman returns, he and Tom team up to make a rescue. Jimmy is happy to learn later, though, that Tom’s powers have disappeared.

Superman then escorts Tom to the Fortress of Solitude. Tom never lost his powers, he was a Kandorian. Superman has invented an exchange ray that can enlarge one person and shrink another. Supergirl was visiting Kandor, so Tom, alias Dik-Rey, filled in while Superman was away.