The Amazing Transformation of Jimmy Olsen (Superman (Graphic Novels)) (Paperback)

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In the 1950s and 1960s, the popularity of Superman was so massive that even peripheral cast members received their own titles. To ratchet up the Man of Steel's cub reporter pal Jimmy Olsen's appeal to young readers, writers frequently made Jimmy the victim of bizarre transformations that turned him into a King Kong–size turtle-man, a six-armed human octopus, a werewolf, a wish-granting genie, a giant-brained man of the future, or a human porcupine. Many metamorphoses were the outcomes of experiments by dotty scientist Professor Potter; others resulted from magic potions, interplanetary technology, and that old standby of fifties horror flicks, radiation. The best of the 17 stories collected here were drawn by Curt Swan, whose artistic approach defined the look of Superman in the 1960s and 1970s. Today's younger readers, accustomed to more polished fare, are likely to find Jimmy's travails formulaic and fatuous. Boomers who remember them fondly, however, might get bigger kicks rereading them with a knowing eye than they did the first time around. Flagg, Gordon

Product Description
Cub reporter Jimny Olsen stars in this light-hearted volume collecting some of his most memorable adventures from the late 1950s and 1960s, all of which guest-star Superman!

While investigating crime for The Daily Planet, Jimmy undergoes one startling transformation after another, gaining temporary super-powers as Elastic Lad and becoming a Giant Turtle Man, The Wolf-Man of Metropolis, The Human Porcupine and much more!

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (July 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401213693
• ISBN-13: 978-1401213695
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #949,882 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Amazing Jimmy Olsen, August 17, 2007

By	Bennet Pomerantz "Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD" (Seabrook, Maryland) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Superman's pal Jimmy Olsen was always an over eager cub reporter in the SUPERMAN comics and his own comic book. In his zeal , he would try to over achieve. Most of these tries would end in small diasters for his pal Superman.

These reprints of the 1950's thru 1980's Jimmy Olsen comics are a great overview and showcase of JImmy the adventerous one. In this collection of short comic stories, He becomes a great brain, a wolfman, a bizarro Jimmy(a negetive monstrous creature), A great alien from Jupiter, a 50 foot man (shades of the 50 foot woman of the B rated Movies), a quilled freak, a turtle man, an Elongated rubber man and even a superhero in Superman's bottle of Kandor

These comics are reprined in color with a brighter than average newspaper comic stock. The stories are cute and reflect an era gone by. I give it 4 stars because they could have given this collection a higher quality paper. I dont mean a slick paper stock like some books are today , just a better bond paper

For the collectors of Superman, this collection has been a long time coming. For others, it is a neat trip to an era gone by and well worth your time

And as Perry White would say "DON'T Call me CHIEF"

Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD