SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #133 (Oct1970) 7.5 VF- •• 1st JACK KIRBY issue!

Item Specifics

Series Name

SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN

Issue Number

#133

Publisher

DC Comics

Main Character

Jimmy Olsen

Grade

7.5 VF-

Item Description

JACK KIRBY's arrival at DC was the biggest comics news of 1970! I remember the excitement and speculation about just what he would do with the established DC characters . . . or new ones born of his limitless imagination! Here is his debut issue of JIMMY OLSEN - a title that had been around since 1954 and desperately needed a breath of new life - exactly what KIRBY could provide!

This issue is one of the keystone comic book issues of the Silver Age era, as it foreshadows the development of Kirby's "Fourth World" concept which introduces the New Gods and their nemesis Darkseid. It also introduces the organization known as Intergang, which becomes a recurring villainous faction in the DC Universe for years to come. In addition, Kirby's creation of Intergang's secret leader, Morgan Edge became a mainstay character in the Superman titles for the remainder of the Silver and Bronze Age eras. The character was later re-invented for the Post-Crisis climate. This issue also brought back the concept of the Newsboy Legion, introducing a new Legion formed from the sons of the original World War II era Newsies.

In "Jimmy Olsen Superman's Pal Brings Back the Newsboy Legion!", Jimmy is paired with the new Newsboy Legion, the sons of the original boy heroes from the Golden Age, plus Flippa-Dippa, a newcomer, to investigate the Wild Area, a strange community outside of Metropolis. The boys are given a super-vehicle called the Whiz Wagon for transport.

When Clark Kent shows concern for Jimmy, Morgan Edge, owner of Galaxy Broadcasting and the new owner of the Daily Planet, secretly orders a criminal organization called Inter-Gang to kill him. But Kent survives the attempt, and later hooks up with Jimmy and the Newsboy Legion in the Wild Area. The youths have met the Outsiders, a tribe of young people who live in a super-scientific commune called Habitat, and have won leadership of the Outsiders’ gang of motorcyclists. Jimmy and company go off in search of a mysterious goal called the Mountain of Judgment, and warn Superman not to stop them.

How's that for a year's worth of Kirby creativity all jammed into one issue?! Kirby both wrote it and illustrated it!

There is also a one-page retrospective of Kirby's career . . written by Kirby himself!

This is a great-looking copy of one of the foundational issues of Kirby's 'Fourth World' opus. The binding is strong, the pages are supple and bright, there are no splits, tears, separations, or pieces missing; just some very minor stress lines - a terrific part of any Kirby collection! Overstreet values this issue in this condition at $45 . . . but we're offering it for $25, along with our L•O•W shipping!

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