Comic Title: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1960
On Sale Date: April 7, 1960 Newsstand Date April 7, 1960
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #264, Page 14

Copyright Date April 7, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Newsstand Date April 7, 1960
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V15 #2

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

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

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

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

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Superman Family Vol. 4 TPB (2013)

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.