Jimmy Olsen first turns up in Superman No. 13 in 1941 as a kid and then as a teen in Superman 28 and later in the same issue he’s older and working at the Daily Planet.

Some thoughts on the Jimmy Olsen comics from the Silver Age
Jimmy Olsen first turns up in Superman No. 13 in 1941 as a kid and then as a teen in Superman 28 and later in the same issue he’s older and working at the Daily Planet.

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen
The Jimmy Olsen Fan Club has chapters around the world and other planets

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen

Jimmy has a museum of all the souvenirs Superman has given him from his adventures. Sometimes they are just aesthetic and other times they are part of he story as weapons or living thinking beings or they infect Jimmy and Superman with some type of radiation.

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy goes through a lot of time travel stories that usually involve time machine’s or passing through the time barrier at super speed and some end up being either dream sequences or hallucinations.

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen
As a cub reporter Jimmy gets assigned different tasks at the Daily Planet by Perry White

Sometimes Jimmy writes the story and other times he is the story

Jimmy isn’t perfect and does make an number of mistakes that Perry White points out.

Jimmy keeps trying to get a raise no matter how many times he’s shut down


Whatever money Jimmy gets is soon lost and he is regularly broke.

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen