James Olsen (Earth-423)

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Real Name	James "Jimmy" Olsen"
Main Alias	Elastic Lad
Affiliation	Superman Family · Daily Planet · Galaxy Communications · Legion of Super-Heroes (honorary member)
Base Of Operations	Metropolis
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Reporter
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Red
Origin
Universe	Earth-423
Creators	Jerry Siegel · Joe Shuster
First Appearance	Superman #423 (September, 1986)
Appearance of Death	Action Comics #583 (September, 1986)

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Elasticity

Abilities

• Journalism
• Photography
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch

Notes

• Jimmy Olsen first appeared in Earth-Two continuity in Action Comics #6 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The Earth-423 version of the character first appeared in Superman #423 by Alan Moore and Curt Swan.

Related

• 2 Appearances of James Olsen (Earth-423)
• 3 Images featuring James Olsen (Earth-423)
• Quotations by or about James Olsen (Earth-423)
• Character Gallery: James Olsen (Earth-423)

Footnotes

Superman Family member This character is or was an incarnation of or an ally of Superman, and a member of the Superman Family. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Superman Family members" category.

Daily Planet Staff member This character is or was an employee of the Daily Planet, a daily newspaper based in Metropolis. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Daily Planet Staff members" category.

Legion of Super-Heroes member This character is or was a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 30th/31st Century, in any one of their various continuities. Including but not limited to, Original Legion, the Reboot Legion, Prime Legion and the Post-Rebirth Legion. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Super-Heroes members" category.