Comic Title: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #53
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1961
On Sale Date: April 6, 1961 Newsstand Date April 6, 1961
Source: House Ad, Superboy #89, Page 23

Copyright Date April 6, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Boy in the Bottle"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted In:
Superman #187 (1966)
Superman:The Bottle City of Kandor TPB (2007)
Showcase Presents:Superman Family Vol. 4 TPB (2013)

Feature Character(s)

• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #25; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #53)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #276; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #53)
• Lucy Lane (last appearance in Superman #145; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #53)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Van Zee (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #24; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #27)
• Sylvia (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #24; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #27)
• Lyle and Lili (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #21; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #27)

Other Character(s)

• Lona Lemais (a Kandorian girl resembling Lucy Lane; no further appearances)
• Several Kandorians (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Jimmy Olsen exchanges places with Kandorian, Van Zee, while he helps Superman with an experiment. Jimmy meets Van Zee’s family and explores Kandor, but when the exchange ray breaks, Jimmy cannot be restored to normal.

While in Kandor, Jimmy observes Lucy Lane with several other men and is painfully reminded that he is now seperated from her. A Kandorian scientist removes Jimmy’s memories of her, so that he is not haunted by them. Superman eventually fixes the exchange ray and Jimmy returns to normal size. Lucy is intrigued by Jimmy’s newfound indifference to her, but when Superman restores his memory he returns to his old ways which bores Lucy.