Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olson #133

[iamrman]

Writer: Jack Kirby

Pencils: Jack Kirby

Inks: Vince Colletta

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What horrors lurk in the Wild Area?

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Comments

[scorntx]

*gasp*! Jimmy's quit his job at the Daily Planet and joined a violence gang!

An undercover job with a bunch of gun-toting rogues, with the high possibility of danger and possible death.
Jimmy's probably enjoying the soothing getaway from Lucy Lane.


In terms of spectacular Kirby vistas, a city carved out of a single giant tree is... oh, maybe about 6/10? Ish?
Not a knock on anything, just with Kirby vistas the bar's set pretty high.

[iamrman]

This is Pre-Crisis Siperman, so the whole thing could have gone horribly wrong.

[scorntx]

"Jimmy Olsen, you have fallen in with a bad crowd and become a hoodlum! Now I must banish you into the Phantom Zone -- forever!"
"No, wait, Superman, it's not wha - aaaaaaaaaaagh!"
"That'll teach him."

(But in fairness, "horribly wrong" is relative with Jimmy. Superman tries to destroy his life just to teach him a lesson every other month.)

[icon_uk]

Also in fairness, Jimmy manages to destroy his own life (accidentally or on purpose) in the alternating months.

[scorntx]

With Jimmy, there's a lot of overlap.
Not to mention third parties showing up to destroy Jimmy's life, requiring Superman and / or Jimmy to beat them to the punch.
Can't scuttle the ship if it's already scuttled!