Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #57

[lordultimus]

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[zylly]

Definitely some Silver Age logic at play, but this is actually quite charming.

[lordultimus]

Yeah, I'm always surprised that Jimmy/Kara has never been canon.

[zylly]

They really can be quite cute, as seen here: https://mtv.mtvnimages.com/uri/mgid:file:http:shared:mtv.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Action-Comics-Supergirl-1431015362.jpg?quality=.8&height=840.8888888888888&width=800

[beyondthefringe]

This has ALL the Silver Age logic.
Things were much simpler and weirder back then...
I miss the days when you could fall in love with, and propose to, a woman within hours of meeting her. :)

[zylly]

I've enjoyed binge reading old Superman, Supergirl, World's Finest, and Jimmy Olsen stories in DC's B&W Showcase volumes and the like... but you can only take so much, before you go "Nothing works like that" and need a break.

[lordultimus]

"I'm here to do a story on these rides which were so unsafe the park is closing. Hey! This one looks fun!"

[alicemacher]

"Have you had a chance to inspect the property and decide if it's what you were looking for?"

"Well, it's garish, ugly, and derelicts have used it for a toilet. The rides are delapidated to the point of being lethal, and could easily maim or kill innocent little children."

"Oh. So you don't like it?"

"Like it? I want to test it out for a story!"

[alicemacher]

Regardless of who Silver Age Supergirl were to end up marrying, I doubt she could've kept her real hair colour a secret from her husband for very long with that wig. I'm surprised no one back then thought of having super-hair-colour switching be one of her powers, as it is for Kara in the current continuity.

[lordultimus]

I think in the Bronze Age they had Kara switch to a comb that could change her hair color by combing it.

[bradygirl_12]

This is wacky but sweet! :)

[locuatico]

Let's sum up the superdickery, shall we?
1) Supes problem with the marriage is that he will no longer be able to use Linda as a super weapon.
2) slightly related to the above. His dialogue implies that, since she is going to marry Jimmy, she can no longer be Supergirl.
3) Upon discovering Linda has lost her memories, he decides to NOT tell anyone and let her marry Jimmy. Probably because he thought it would be hilarious when her powers suddenly came back.
4) He forgot to bring a gift to the wedding.

.......... Jimmy was surprisingly mature this issue.

[mastermahan]

.......... Jimmy was surprisingly mature this issue.

He did interrupt a girl to ask her how long she's been an orphan, but by Silver Age standards... yeah, pretty mature.

[mastermahan]

"Too bad Clark couldn't attend the wedding, due to an urgent, out of town assignment. You'd think I, as his boss, would determine his assignments, but apparently not. ... I wonder what green tastes like?"

[strejdaking]

Oh, the wacky Silver Age psychosexual mind games.

That aside, not sure it was a good idea to basically tell the readers that yeah, if Jimmy quit pursuing the woman who seems to utterly hate his guts half the time, he and everyone involved beside her would end up perfectly happy.