Taking after Marvel Comics, DC
decided to republish the first 22 issues of SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN, in the
style of a person with color blindness. These are classic tales, some of which
I remember from the Comics my dad used to have and gave to me, before they were
stolen. So it was great to have an old friend around.
Considered “Fluff” compared to
Marvel’s material of near the same time period, DC stories were mostly mysteries
or dream sequence stories.
Interestingly enough, some of the
plotlines for Jimmy Olsen read like episodes of friends. For example, in Jimmy
Olsen: Crooner, the youngster gets a bad cold and is forced to sick at a night
club. Normally a bad singer, the cold makes Olsen’s voice sound like Ole Blue
Eyes and he becomes a star, until he loses his “sexy flem”
Sound familiar? That’s because 35
years later, it happens to Phoebe on an episode of “FRIENDS”
And so do a few other stories in
this book. Still, it’s a great read and worth consuming.
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