Showcase Presents:Superman Family Vol. 2 TPB
Showcase Presents:Superman Family Vol. 2 TPB
Cover Credits
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Stan Kaye

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Title: "The Day There Was No Jimmy Olsen"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Ray Burnley

Reprinted From:
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #25 (1957)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • The Scarface Gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Terry Atkins (a replacement reporter; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Jimmy Olsen returns to the Daily Planet after a vacation. No one at the Planet remembers Jimmy including Clark Kent and Perry White. Jimmy tries to prove his identity, but even Superman acts as if he doesn't know Jimmy. Jimmy begins to doubt himself, until he realizes that his friends are tricking him. To prove himself, he taunts the Scarface Gang, who recognize him. Superman is forced to save Jimmy and reveal the plot. Jimmy's friends tricked him as a test to see if he possessed skills to become a foreign correspondant. By seeing through the trick, Jimmy passes the test.


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