Comic Title: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #107
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1967
On Sale Date: October 10, 1967 Newsstand Date October 10, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Atom #34, Page 31

Copyright Date October 10, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Captive of the Spidermen"
Pages: 11

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

Writer: Richard E. Hughes
Artist: Peter Costanza

Feature Character(s)

• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #107; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #80)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #107; next appearance in Flash #175)
• Lucy Lane (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #75; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #80)

Villain(s)

• A race of spidermen (die in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Doc Marionette (a puppeteer; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Batman (a puppet)
• Lex Luthor (a puppet)
• Krypto (a puppet)

Synopsis:
While returning from a trip to the South Pacific, Jimmy Olsen's plane is forced down by a storm. Jimmy, Lucy Lane, and puppeteer Doc Marionette land on an uncharted island inhabited by spidermen, who were once ordinary spiders mutated by atomic radiation. The spidermen, who live underground, want to use Jimmy in order to adapt to the surface atmosphere. Once they are able to do so, they plan to invade.

The spidermen create a commando spider to go after Superman who poses the biggest threat to their invasion plans. The commando fails to kill Superman, then dies. The Man of Steel sees the body and knows that Jimmy is involved. He searches the South Pacific, locates the island where Jimmy is held, and defeats the spidermen. The creatures then die when accidentally exposed to the surface atmosphere.

After the battle, Superman explains to Jimmy that the assassin that came after him had copied Jimmy's respitory system to survive on the surface. As a result the creature had even copied Jimmy's head and face, leading Superman to conclude that his friend was a prisoner.