Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. Olsen is most often portrayed as a youngphotojournalist working for theDaily Planet. He is close friends withLois Lane andClark Kent, and has a good working relationship with his bossPerry White. Olsen looks up to his coworkers asrole models andparent figures. From 1954 to 1982, Olsen appeared in 222 issues of the comic seriesSuperman's Pal Jimmy Olsen andSuperman Family, in addition to the main Superman titles.
The "office boy's" debut, on the panels of the pages ofAction Comics #6 (November 1938), art byJoe Shuster
An unnamed "office boy" with a bow tie appeared in the story "Superman's Phony Manager," published inAction Comics No. 6 (November 1938); it was retroactively considered to be Jimmy Olsen's first appearance,[1][2][3] though some argue that the "office boy" is a different character with no link to Olsen.[4] The character was introduced as Jimmy Olsen by producer Bob Maxwell[5] onThe Adventures of Superman radio show on April 15, 1940.[6] After eight early unnamed appearances in comics,[7] Olsen first appeared as a named character in a story by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster titled "Superman versus The Archer" inSuperman No. 13 (November–December 1941).[8][9] He occasionally appeared as an office boy inAction Comics,Superman, andWorld's Finest Comics throughout the next decade, and he made a notable appearance as the manager of a community baseball team in the 1946 radio serialClan of the Fiery Cross. The first long story featuring the character, "King Jimmy Olsen," ran in the daily Superman newspaper strips from July 20-October 28, 1944.[citation needed] However, for the most part Jimmy Olsen was used only as a background character throughout the 1940s and early 1950s.[4]
Superman and Jimmy Olsen as they appeared on the cover ofSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #140 (September 1971), art byCurt Swan andMurphy Anderson
Jack Larson's portrayal on the 1952Adventures of Superman TV series made Jimmy Olsen into a character beloved by the public,[4] and Olsen was promoted from office boy to "cub reporter" beginning in the 1953 comicSuperman #86.[10] Olsen's popularity in the TV format prompted DC Comics to give him his own series,Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, in 1954.[4][11] The first issue introduced the Signal Watch, a high-frequency supersonic device that allowed Jimmy to contact Superman in case of emergency.[4]Lucy Lane debuted as Jimmy's off-again, on-again love interest in issue #36. Jimmy and Lucy were occasionally married in "imaginary stories" such as"The Wedding of Jimmy Olsen" (issue #38) andThe Amazing Story of Superman Red and Superman Blue!
Though early adventures were relatively mundane, from issue #22 onwardSuperman's Pal Jimmy Olsen saw Olsen in a variety ofslapstick adventures and strange transformations,[4] such as Jimmy transforming into the giant "Turtle Boy" in issue #53. The stories in the title often featured particularly outlandish situations,[12][13] ranging from Jimmy being hurled back in time toKrypton before its destruction in issue #36 to dealing frequently withgorillas of all sorts. During this period, Jimmy Olsen lived a glamorous life as "Superman's Pal" and even had his own (in-story) fan club.[14][15] Beginning in 1958, Olsen gained the ability to temporarily transform into the superhero Elastic Lad by drinking a serum, becoming an honorary member of theLegion of Super-Heroes. When traveling to the Bottle City ofKandor, Superman and Jimmy donned the secret identities ofNightwing andFlamebird, respectively. He was promoted by editor Perry White to the status of "full-fledged reporter" in issue #124 (October 1969).
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen was a best seller throughout the 1960s; at its peak it was the #4 best-selling comic book with an estimated 520,000 copies sold each month.[16] Reprints from the magazine were also featured in80-Page Giant #2 and 13 (1964–65).
Jack Kirby'sFourth World storyline began in Jimmy Olsen comics in 1970, with issue #134.[17] Kirby began by introducing a secret "D.N.A. Project" to create Mutated Humans for Good, adding "the Hairies" (a group of technology-equipped hippies), superbeings from other planets (proto-New Gods),Intergang,Darkseid, and the WGBS media executiveMorgan Edge. Kirby also used the series as a vehicle to reintroduceGolden Age characters that he previously created at DC Comics, such as theGuardian and theNewsboy Legion.[18] Before the end of his run, Kirby wrote stories involvingvampires,[19][20] theLoch Ness Monster,[21] Victor Volcanum, a fire-eating archcriminal,[22] as well as a two-part story that featured the comedianDon Rickles. Kirby left the series following issue #148.
With issue #164 (April–May 1974) the series was renamedThe Superman Family.[23] An anthology title that incorporated the recently cancelled seriesSupergirl andSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane,[4]Superman Family initially featured one new story about Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, or Supergirl, with the featured character in each issue narrating reprints of the other characters' stories. By the second series, Jimmy Olsen became aninvestigative reporter for WGBS-TV nicknamed "Mr. Action," featuring in urban crime stories that less frequently involved Superman. Olsen appeared in new stories inThe Superman Family #164, 167, 170, 173, 176, 179, and 182–222. A number of Superman writers includingLeo Dorfman andCary Bates contributed scripts for the stories, and they were most often pencilled byKurt Schaffenberger. The series ended with issue #222 (September 1982).[4] Afterwards, Jimmy Olsen continued to appear in issues ofSuperman,Action Comics,World's Finest Comics, andDC Comics Presents,[24] where a 29th-century descendant of Olsen becameSuperwoman.
FollowingCrisis on Infinite Earths, Jimmy's prior history as a character was erased. Despite recent modernization efforts on Superman and his supporting characters, Jimmy Olsen has not been significantly changed in the Modern Age. He is still a cub reporter working forThe Daily Planet, and is still friends with Superman. His look was made over as he stopped wearing bowties, and started wearing casual clothing (though this trend started in the 1970s comics). An alteration to the relationship was that Jimmy designed the signal watch himself, leading to his first meeting with Superman.[25] Superman briefly considers confiscating the watch, but decides to trust Jimmy to use it responsibly.
While Jimmy's transformations no longer occur as regularly as they did in the Silver Age, in one story Jimmy becomes a type of "Elastic Lad" on contact with theEradicator; this transformation, however, is extremely painful for Jimmy and has not appeared since.[26] He also took the identity of "Turtle Boy" in a series of pizza commercials, made when he was temporarily laid off from thePlanet.
In the 1990s stories, Jimmy quits thePlanet in a dispute over a story and goes to Metropolis broadcaster Galaxy Broadcasting, where he works as an on-air investigative reporter. This change matures Jimmy somewhat, but he becomes more ambitious, as well as more brash and arrogant. He stays on good terms with both Clark and Lois to the point where Jimmy is best man at their wedding. This period ends when he believes (wrongly) that he has discovered Superman'ssecret identity and says he would announce it live on air. He reconsiders his actions, but loses his job for wasting the time slot. He is again rehired by thePlanet.
Jimmy later comes under the angry hand of theAlpha Centurion, an alternate universe dictator with a deep-seated hatred for Superman and eyes for Lois Lane. Jimmy uncovers his secret plot to control the world's finances through his company Aelius Industries, Inc.
Olsen is a central character in the 12-part miniseriesSuperman: Metropolis (beginning June 2003). Written byChuck Austen and illustrated by Danijel Zezelj, the series focuses on the futuristic technology unleashed in Metropolis byBrainiac in a previous storyline and how it affects the everyday lives of Metropolis citizens.
Jimmy takes a position as a regular star reporter forThe Daily Planet, replacing the recently demoted Clark Kent. This causes a strain at the Planet.
Jimmy Olsen as Mr. Action, cover art forCountdown #38 (October 2007) byShane Davis and Matt Banning
Jimmy's story in the 2007–08 weekly seriesCountdown to Final Crisis begins with an investigation into the death ofDuela Dent.[27] Tying into theDeath of the New Gods storyline, Jimmy starts to develop many superpowers, which he first discovers when he is attacked byKiller Croc while gathering information on Duela's death.[28][29] As the story progresses he tries to uncover the origin of these powers and starts to discover their potential limitlessness in stories which mimic the Silver AgeSuperman's Pal Jimmy Olsen adventures. Briefly operating as the superhero Mr. Action,[30] Jimmy is unable to command the respect of established superheroes in theJustice League andTeen Titans. He gives up on this particular avenue.[31] One of these powers allows Jimmy to realize the identities of some superheroes, such as Robin and Superman, who requests that he take care ofKrypto.
Jimmy is eventually tracked down by the New GodForager,[32] with whom he begins a romantic relationship.[33][34] Forager informs him that Jimmy has become a soulcatcher for the spirits of dying New Gods.[35] TheMonitor known as Solomon later tells him that his new powers are the consequence ofDarkseid using Jimmy as a host for powers he wishes to use to recreate the universe in his image, knowing that "Superman's pal" is one of the world's most well-protected citizens.[36] Later, as the events ofCountdown begin to come to their close, Jimmy becomes a more confidently powerful character and is reunited with the series' other cast members on a mission to stopKarate Kid's disease from becoming a pandemic of apocalyptic proportions.[37] Unfortunately, they fail, and theMorticoccus virus devastates an alternate Earth.[38][39] Upon return to their Earth, Jimmy is captured byMary Marvel, who had been manipulated towards evil by Darkseid.[40] When Superman comes to save Jimmy, Darkseid takes control of the powers within him, causing Jimmy to radiateKryptonite radiation, untilRay Palmer manages to rewire Darkseid's control from inside of Jimmy. Jimmy then transforms into a giant turtle-like creature, and prepares to take on Darkseid himself.[41] Darkseid overcomes Jimmy, and prepares to kill him. Ray Palmer comes out of Jimmy with the New God soul battery and destroys it, returning Jimmy to normal.[42][43]
During Superman's fight withAtlas, Jimmy witnesses amysterious figure hovering over the fight. After some encouraging words from Clark Kent, he decides to take two weeks off to investigate.
He tracks down a figure connected with the past of Jonathan Drew and is told the story of how Jonathan became Codename: Assassin. His informant is quickly executed by Codename: Assassin, who then tries to kill Jimmy. Jimmy is able to avoid being killed and is apparently shielded from Codename: Assassin's telepathy due to his own many physical transformations over the years.
Jimmy goes toProject Cadmus and speaks toDubbilex, who tells him the story about the death of the originalGuardian at the hands of Codename: Assassin and how cloning is such an imperfect science that the only viable clone alive went into hiding in the desert. Dubbilex then dies from injuries sustained in an earlier conflict with Codename: Assassin. Jimmy heads south to the town of Warpath, Arizona, managing to avoid conflict with Codename: Assassin on the way.
Upon arriving in Warpath, Jimmy interviews the sheriff,Greg Saunders, who evades his questions. Jimmy follows him after dark and sees Saunders working with the last Guardian clone. He then confronts the clone at his home and the two speak.
With his two weeks up, Jimmy returns to Metropolis horrified from learning that a faction within the U.S. military is actively plotting to kill Superman.
Willing to do anything to uncover the conspiracy behindProject 7734, Jimmy uses an anonymouschat server and contacts Erik/Amazing Woman fromInfinity, Inc., who claims to have information useful to Jimmy. Despite being actively pursued by Codename: Assassin, who goes so far as to place bugs in his house, Jimmy goes to the appointment, only to find Erik's house burned to the ground.
Jimmy pulls Erik out who, with his dying breath, shifts to his more reliable and powerful Erika form. Erik gives himNatasha Irons' number. Natasha then contacts Jimmy, telling him about the plans of GeneralSam Lane, his outworldly fortress and his capture, and use of aPlanet Breaker weapon ofCaptain Atom, now codenamedProject Breach (due to his similarity toTim Zanetti's fate).
Finally ready to uncover the truth, Jimmy is openly confronted by Codename: Assassin, who until that point had merely followed him closely. Jimmy uses his signal watch to callMon-El. Jimmy is shot twice in the chest by Codename: Assassin and sinks into the ocean.[44] Despite surviving his assassination attempt, Jimmy decides to fake his death, having his documents planted on a heavily disfigured corpse. With no one knowing about his survival, Jimmy moves into the old Pemberton Camera Factory, sharing the results of his now-unhindered investigations with Perry and Mon-El.[45]
Beginning with a cover date of September 2019, DC Comics published a 12-part comedic miniseries that restored some elements of the 1954 series to the main DC Comics timeline.[46] Jimmy was once again shown as Turtle Boy and Elastic Lad, and his antics, glamorous lifestyle as Superman's pal, and strange transformations were depicted as a source of streaming-media ad revenue that was keeping the Daily Planet afloat. The series explored Jimmy's siblingsJanie and Julian, his family's historic relations withLex Luthor's family, a plot involving the attempted murder and faked death of Olsen, and a marriage in Gorilla City that Jimmy subsequently forgot to annul. The series poked fun at DC Comics' own history, including a sequence in which Jimmy angered Batman by suggesting a phone-in campaign to decidewhether Robin lived or died.[47] By the end of the series, Jimmy received a new Signal Watch and became the publisher of theDaily Planet.
The series was written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Steve Lieber, colored by Nathan Fairbairn, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. A collected edition titledSuperman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen? was published in September 2020, and it received an "honorable mention" inPublishers Weekly's year-end critics poll.[48]
Cover art forSuperman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen byBrian Bolland
Jimmy possesses a watch which emits a high-pitched signal only Superman can hear. In a 2010 story, he claimed it stopped working some time in the past, never worked particularly well in the first place, and that he contacted Superman throughMorse code now, anyway, but still wore it for show.[49]
Mostly during theSilver Age of Comic Books, Jimmy would find himself temporarily transformed, for better or worse, or undergo a disguise for various purposes. The variety of transformations Jimmy received during the Silver Age is often homaged or parodied in later comics and adaptations featuring the character – for instance, inJLA: The Nail, Jimmy cites three of these transformations as his motivations behind backing Luthor's bill to outlawmetahumans and inCountdown, Jimmy is used as a spirit container for the deceased New Gods, causing him to exhibit strange powers, albeit uncontrollably, with other stories simply making passing references.
Speed Demon – In 1956, a month before the debut ofBarry Allen as theFlash, Jimmy drank a potion produced by a Professor Claude and gained super-speed.[50]
Radioactive – After being exposed to a radioactive substance, Jimmy began to irradiate everything in his presence.[51]
Super-Brain – Jimmy evolved into a "man of the future" with superhuman mental powers.[4][52]
Monstrous beard growth — The machinations of the sinister Beard Band cause Jimmy to grow an immensebeard.[53]
Gorilla – When Jimmy switched minds with a gorilla, he went about his reporting duties as a gorilla in Jimmy's clothes.[54]
Alien-form –Aliens transformed Jimmy into a telepathic Jovian for a week.[58] This turned out to be aJovian week, which is much shorter than an Earth week, about 70 hours.
Fire-Breather – An accident involving an experiment gives Jimmy fire-breath.[59]
Human Octopus – After eating an extraterrestrial fruit, Jimmy grows four extra arms. According to Superman, this is actually a hallucination, but Jimmy suspects that Superman said this to teach him a lesson since Jimmy had foolishly ignored advice from Superman that would have saved him a lot of trouble.[60]
Genie – Jimmy finds a genie's lamp and is tricked into replacing its villainous occupant.[61]
Morbidly Obese – Jimmy gets fat in an attempt to stop a jewel smuggling and to impress a circus fat lady.[71]
Giant Turtle Man – One of Jimmy's most frequently cited transformations is his turning into a giant turtle man.[4][72]
HumanPorcupine – Jimmy transforms after rejecting the romantic advances of an imp from the Fifth Dimension.[73]
Flamebird – This is the name he took as a costumed superhero, with Superman disguised asNightwing, in the shrunkenKryptonian city ofKandor.[74] These names were inspired by two native Kryptonianbirds, the nightwing and the flamebird, but the relationship between Nightwing and Flamebird intentionally paralleled the crime-fighting teamBatman (a night-winged creature) andRobin (a flame-colored bird).
Bizarro Jimmy – Although Jimmy has a counterpart onBizarro World, he is turned into a Bizarro himself.[4][75]
Hippie – Investigating a colony of hippies at "Guru Kama's Dream Pad", Jimmy grows a beard and participates in a mock "hate-in".[76] On the cover of this story's issue, Jimmy is wielding a sign that says "Superman is a freak-out!"
Viking – Jimmy puts on Viking armor and mistakenly thinks he has been transported 1,000 years backward in time.[77]
Steelman – After a volcanic eruption hurls Jimmy and an experimental inter-dimensional travel device into an alternate universe, Jimmy develops his own superpowers as a result of the transit to the (unnamed) "Earth-X" but is vulnerable to fragments of Mount Tipton from his own universe ("Tiptonite"). He adopts a fusion Superman/Batman outfit and launches his own superhero career as Steelman, facing aJoker-maskedClark Kent, secretly the leader of the LUTHAR League before returning to his own universe.
Ultra Olsen – Jimmy gains from Professor Lang and his father two halves of the Magic Medallion of the Mayans that, when fused back together, grant him "the Powers of the Mayan Gods". While he wears it, he possesses super strength, invulnerability, anti-gravity power, and lightning vision. The amulet has a limited charge and requires recharge from absorbed kinetic energy. Jimmy destroys the amulet with his lightning vision after the second time he used it.[78][79]
An alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen from Earth-898 appears inJLA: The Nail. This version is an assistant to Lex Luthor who was genetically modified to gain Kryptonian superpowers. However, this eventually causes his body to destabilize and die.[80]
An alternate timeline variant of Jimmy Olsen appears inFlashpoint. This version is a secret agent working forCyborg before being killed in action and replaced by Lois Lane.[86]
Jimmy Olsen appears inLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, portrayed byMichael Landes in the first season andJustin Whalin for the rest of the series' run due to Landes heavily resembling Superman actorDean Cain and to emphasize Jimmy's youth.[90][91] Landes played Olsen as a cocksure, sarcasticGeneration X character who often seemed like he was very sure of himself despite the opposite being true. Whalin gave a portrayal closer to previous incarnations of the character, playing Jimmy as a lovably naïve rookie and a computer whiz. Additionally, Jack Larson plays an aged Olsen in the episode "Brutal Youth" while Jimmy's father Jack Olsen, a secret agent for the fictional National Intelligence Agency (N.I.A.) appears in the episode "The Dad who Came in from the Cold".
James "Jimmy" Olsen appears inSmallville, portrayed byAaron Ashmore. This version is in a relationship with series original characterChloe Sullivan before he is ultimately killed byDoomsday. Additionally, Jimmy's younger brother appears in the series, portrayed by Ryan Harder as a teenager and Ashmore as an adult.[92][93]
James "Jimmy" Olsen appears in TV series set in theArrowverse, portrayed byMehcad Brooks.[94] Introduced inSupergirl (2016), this version is African-American and a formerDaily Planet photographer who joins CatCo in National City as an art director in thepilot episode.[95] Additionally, he is aware ofSuperman andSupergirl's secret identities and lost his father to criminals when he was a child, leading him to become the vigilanteGuardian.[96] Later in the series, Olsen becomes head of CatCo afterCat Grant moves to Metropolis before quitting afterAndrea Rojas buys the company and forces him to report on stories based on profitability instead of the truth. Following this, he becomes the editor of his hometown paper,The Calvintown Gazette.[97]
Jimmy Olsen appears in theSuperman & Lois episode "A Regular Guy", portrayed byDouglas Smith.[98] This version is the brother of Janet Olsen.
Introduced inSuperman: The Animated Series, this version is acopy boy and reporter at theDaily Planet who idolizes Clark Kent and Lois Lane. In his most notable appearance in the episode "Superman's Pal", Olsen is put in danger after his friendship with Superman is exposed. After helping him defeatMetallo, Superman gives Jimmy a signal watch for protection.
Olsen makes non-speaking cameo appearances inJustice League Unlimited. Additionally, an unnamed mutant turtle inspired by his Giant Turtle Boy form appears in the episode "Chaos at the Earth's Core".[100]
Jimmy Olsen appears inThe Batman two-part episode "The Batman/Superman Story", voiced byJack DeSena.[99]
Jimmy Olsen appears inJustice League Action, voiced byMax Mittelman.[99] This version runs his own website, "Jimmy Live", and occasionally puts himself in danger in search of views.
Jimmy Olsen appears inMy Adventures with Superman, voiced by Ishmael Sahid.[101][99] This version is an African-AmericanDaily Planet intern and Clark Kent's roommate who is aware of his secret identity as Superman. Moreover, he has a social media page called "Flamebird" that he later sells to theDaily Planet.
Additionally, a gender-flipped alternate universe variant of Jimmy namedJalana Olsen appears in the episode "Kiss Kiss Fall In Portal", voiced byKimberly Brooks.
Jimmy Olsen appears inSupergirl (1984), portrayed again by Marc McClure.
Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman Returns, portrayed bySam Huntington. This version is an older and more confident yet incompetent photographer. Prior to Huntington's casting,Shawn Ashmore was offered the role, but he declined due to his commitments toX-Men: The Last Stand.[103]
An alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman: Red Son, voiced byPhil Morris.[99] This version is Lex Luthor's aide and vice president before Luthor resigns and appoints him president.
TheDC Universe Online incarnation of Jimmy Olsen appears in the prequel comicDC Universe Online: Legends, in which he is transformed into a reptilianmetahuman after being exposed to Brainiac's Exobytes.[113][114][115]
The DCAU incarnation of Jimmy Olsen appears in the one-shotSuperman Beyond. In the future, he purchases theDaily Planet afterPerry White's death.[116]
Jimmy Olsen appears in theInjustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic, in which theJoker kills him while he is on a stakeout with Lois Lane.[117]
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