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Issue Details

Issue #43
Published March 1960
Frequency Monthly except for February, May, August and November
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

8 page Jimmy Olsen story "Jimmy Olsen's Four Fads!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Edd "Kookie" Byrnes; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
Synopsis Jimmy decides to create his own fad.
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Brave and the Bold #28 ad"

Half page Little Pete filler "Sue didn't invite me to her party."

Characters Little Pete; Sue
Synopsis Little Pete didn't get invited to Sue's birthday party.
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Coming Super-Attractions"

Notes House ad for Adventure Comics #269, Action Comics #261, and Superboy #79.

9 page Jimmy Olsen story "Phantom Fingers Olsen"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; George; Rita; Mr. Spiffany; Phantom Fingers
Synopsis Jimmy joins a shoplifting gang to find out who is calling the shots.
Genre superhero
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye

Half page Peg filler "I did so see you out with Tom Blake!!"

Characters Peg
Synopsis Peg and her boyfriend get in a fight.
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page statement of ownership "Statement of Ownership"

Letters Typeset

1 page Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals letters page

Letters Typeset

9 page Jimmy Olsen story "Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; TNT Gang; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane
Synopsis A monster appears whenever Jimmy uses his signal watch.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Forte
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #6 (January 1965); in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #42 (November 1983); in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #8/1969