Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #41 (of 163)
The Human Octopus!
December 1st, 1959
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41
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The Human Octopus!
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December 1st, 1959
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- Cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.
- "The Human Octopus!" written by Robert Bernstein, penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. (Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Perry White, Lucy Lane) Jimmy eats an alien fruit that gives him four extra arms. At first they work fine, but eventually they become out of control. Jimmy loses his girlfriend and job. Does Superman have the antidote? Reprinted in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #109.
- "Shorty" gag strip by Henry Boltinoff.
- "The Robot Reporter!" written by Otto Binder, penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. (Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Lucy Lane, Daily Planet) Superman makes a robot to do Jimmy's job while he is injured. Will the robot's job be picture perfect?
- "Jimmy Olsen, the Boy Swordsman!" written by Otto Binder, penciled by Curt Swan and inked by John Forte. (Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Lois Lane, Perry White) Jimmy is recruited to go to Valdania and perform an exhibition due to his supposed swordsmanship (more like beginner's luck). But what can Jimmy do when he unwittingly helped rob a treasury? Jimmy's swordsmanship prowess(?) gets him recruited to another country for an exhibition. Can he repeat what he may have accidentally done before? Reprinted in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #108.
