Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #68 is an issue of the series Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1963.
Synopsis for "The Human Metal-Eater!"
After Jimmy is bitten by a Metal-Eater in the Fortress of Solitude, he gains the power to eat and digest metal for 48 hours. A gang of crooks realize this and use Jimmy to chew his way into Professor Potter's safe to take some kryptonite.
The crooks use Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch to trap Superman and Krypto in a submarine with the kryptonite; but Jimmy saves the day by eating the kryptonite, with a little lead on the side.
Appearing in "The Human Metal-Eater!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Crooks
Other Characters:
- Professor Potter (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Fortress of Solitude
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Metropolis Police Department
- Professor Potter's Lab
Items:
- Jimmy's Camera
- Chloroform
- Green Kryptonite
- Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch
Vehicles:
- Canoe
- Submarine
Synopsis for "The Richest Boy in Metropolis!"
Two villains seek to humiliate Jimmy Olsen by convincing him he has won the Pot-of-Gold Sweepstakes, and Jimmy goes on a premature spending spree. When the pot of fake money appears, Jimmy's creditors hound him out of town, but they fail to reckon with the Jimmy Olsen Fan Club, who bail him out.
Appearing in "The Richest Boy in Metropolis!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Superman
- Jimmy Olsen Fan Club
- Lois Lane
- Lucy Lane
- Lex Luthor (Mentioned only)
- Perry White
Antagonists:
- "Swipe" Durkin
- Monk
Other Characters:
- Creditors
- Marcel (Photographer)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Car Dealership
- Country Club
- Daily Planet
- Jimmy Olsen Fan Club Headquarters
- Metropolis Bank
- Metropolis Prison
- Metropolis Railway Terminal
- Ritz Department Store
Items:
- Expensive Gifts
- Play Money
Vehicles:
- Sports Car
- Yacht
Synopsis for "The Helmet of Hate!"
When Coluan allies of Brainiac attack and Superman cannot penetrate their force-field, Jimmy Olsen pretends to be corrupted by the Hate Helmet and turn Superman into a living devil. The hoax works to get the Superman Emergency Squad into the Coluans ship, and they tear it apart.
Appearing in "The Helmet of Hate!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lois Lane
- Lucy Lane (Statue only)
- Perry White
- Kandorians
Antagonists:
- Coluans
- Boz
- Grumm
- Brainiac (Mentioned only) (Statue only)
- Lex Luthor (Statue only)
Other Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen Fan Club
- Kandorians
- Superman Museum Superintendent
- Tom Remson
Locations:
- Fortress of Solitude
- Hall of Villains
- Jimmy Olsen's Room
- Kandor
- Krypton (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Shoreline
- Superman Museum
- Seven Moons of Shalthar (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Enlarging Ray (Mentioned only)
- Force Field
- Hate Helmet (Hoax)
- Jimmy Olsen Statues
- Porcupine Boy Statue
- Elastic Lad Statue
- Future Boy Statue
- Wolf Boy Statue
- Red Kryptonite Ray Gun (Hoax)
- Shrinking Ray
- Boz and Grumm Statues
Vehicles:
- Coluan flying saucer
- Shipwreck
Notes
Trivia
- In "The Richest Boy in Metropolis!", Superman warns Jimmy Olsen, paraphrasing Aesop; "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" from The milkmaid and her pail.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen series
- Images from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Vol 1 68