Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #109 is an issue of the series Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1968. It was published on January 11, 1968.
Synopsis for "Luthor's Pal, Jimmy Olsen!"
Luthor breaks out of prison and travels to his hideout. He uses a timescope to learn about Superman's future. He observes that Superman is always rescuing Jimmy Olsen whenever he gets into trouble. Luthor decides to use his timescope to travel to the future and intercept Jimmy at the point where he leaves home to travel to Metropolis. He sets up a car accident and then rescues Jimmy from catastrophe at the last second. Jimmy is grateful and accompanies Luthor to his hideout where Luthor makes up a story about being falsely accused of crimes. He invents an imaginary brother named Lester who he claims is evil. According to Luthor, Lester has falsely pinned all of his crimes on him. Luthor now feels that he has to clear his own name. Jimmy feels pity for Luthor and announces that he will help him clear his name. Luthor gives Jimmy an ultra sonic watch and instructs him to use it to summon him if he ever gets in trouble. He then instructs Jimmy to apply for a job at the Daily Planet. Jimmys first assignment is to track down the loot that was stolen by the Maddon Gang. As he searches the woods he becomes trapped in a pool of quicksand and summons Luthor with his watch. Luthor rushes to the rescue but Superman picks up on the signal as well and rushes to the scene. Superman rescues Jimmy but he then spots Luthor and attempts to apprehend him. Jimmy distracts Superman by pretending that he has fallen back into the quicksand giving Luthor the chance to escape. The missing Loot is eventually recovered and Jimmy acquires his first big scoop. On his way back to Luthors Lair, Jimmy encounters a police woman attempting to enter the hideout. He tackles her and discovers that she is actually Luthors sister, Lena Thurol. Lena had used her extra sensory power to find Luthor to convince him to give himself up. Luthor knocks out Lena with a blast of gas claiming that she is being unreasonable. Luthor then informs Jimmy that his brother Lester is using his scientific powers to impersonate Superman. He gives Jimmy a belt that is supposedly filled with truth gas. He instructs Jimmy to get close to the false Superman to blast him with the gas and force his brother to confess to his crimes. In actuality, the belt is filled with Kryptonite gas which is fatal to Superman. Luthor uses his Timescope to observe Jimmy as he sprays the deadly gas on Superman. He rejoices as he witnesses Superman collapsing in death. It is later revealed that Lena had used her powers to communicate mentally with Jimmy to expose Luthor's plan. Jimmy seeks out a scientist who confirms that the belt was filled with the deadly gas. Superman and Jimmy played along to make Luthor think he was observing Superman's downfall. Luthor is apprehended and carried off to jail.
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Synopsis for "The Human Octopus!"
This story is reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #41.
Returning from a mission in space, Superman has an arm load of souvenirs for Jimmy to write articles about in the Daily Planet. While he is examining them, he accidentally bites into a strange alien fruit. When telling Superman about the incident, Superman informs Jimmy that the space fruit comes from a world populated with aliens that have six arms. Jimmy laughs off the possibility that the fruit might have an effect on him, however he isn't laughing the next morning when he wakes up to find that he has grown two extra pairs of arms.
In a panic he calls Superman, however when the Man of Steel arrives Jimmy has grown accustomed to his new limbs and begins showing off his ability to use them all at once doing independent tasks. While Jimmy embraces his new situation, Superman cautions him that his extra limbs might not be the blessing he was hoping for. Sure enough when Jimmy starts pumping out the work of three reporters the union tells Perry White that he either needs to pay him his worth or fire him. Unable to pay Jimmy three times his salary, Perry has no choice but to fire Jimmy. Olsen is not upset however as he believes that he can utilize his new appendages to form a new lucrative career.
First Jimmy tries out as a prize-fighter, using his extra arms to give him the advantage in the ring. However, he is disqualified from his first bout when it turns out that his extra limbs have added an extra 20 lbs to his weight and is therefor was undermatched. Later after getting into an automobile crash, Jimmy has trouble thumbing a ride back into town as people are too frightened to pull over. He next goes to a shooting gallery, using his six arms to win numerous prizes, hits three balls at once in the bating cage and sign numerous autographs. However, all this popularity soon has it's downside when Lucy Lane, worried that she is dating a freak, breaks off their relationship.
Worse, some crooks stick him up and threaten to shoot him unless he uses his six arms net them a huge pick-pocketing. Jimmy is caught however and arrested, however Jimmy is released when Superman arrives at the police station with the men who forced Jimmy to commit the crimes. With Jimmy wanting to be normal again Superman whips up an antidote. When Jimmy is cured, Superman points out that the fruit causes hallucinations, putting into question if events really happened. This is further compounded when Jimmy goes back to the Daily Planet to get his old job and Perry tells him that he doesn't recall firing Jimmy.
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- The Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium established that the entire issue covered events that took place on Earth-Thirty-Two.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Superman Family Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- Supergirl (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman Family (Volume 1)
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1)
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
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