superman.nuMary Immaculate of Lourdes NewtonHolliston School Committeefacebook    
  •   forum   •   COUNTDOWN TO MIRACLE MONDAY: "THE AUCTION!" •   fortress   •  
Superman Through the Ages! Forum
News: Superman Through the Ages! now located at theAges.superman.nu
 
*
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
March 19, 2024, 05:24:43 AM


Login with username, password and session length


Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Showcase Presents: Superman Family, Volume 1  (Read 6622 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Uncle Mxy
Superman Squad
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 809



« on: July 29, 2006, 04:16:16 AM »

Anyone read it?  With the exception of a couple Lois Lane stories, it's pretty much all Super Duper Jimmy Olsen.

I checked it out from the local library and kinda breezed through it:  

- It's largely Curt Swan Superman, when he was doing the b-sides.  You can always tell that Swan's Superman's eyes are blue, even in black and white.  I know that makes no sense.  Some of Jimmy's faces almost look like the Joker because he's so happy.

- His signal watch is inaccessible with disturbing regularity.  Fortunately, he gets super-powers (though not many external physical transformations) with equally disturbing regularity.  

- If only Superman gave Jimmy a spell-checker amongst all his souvenirs, then Perry White's complaining at the end would almost be eliminated.
Logged
Super Monkey
Super
League of Supermen
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 3435



WWW
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2006, 03:36:09 PM »

The funny thing is these are consider the normal Jimmy Olsen Stories, wait until the Sliver Age really kicks in, then you will need therapy after those volumes.
Logged

"I loved Super-Monkey; always wanted to do something with him but it never happened."
- Elliot S! Maggin
DoctorZero
Last Son of Krypton
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 331



« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2006, 06:59:43 PM »

That's why I loved the old Jimmy Olsen stories.

He got super powers and lost them on a regular basis.  He broke so many big stories yet was always on the verge of being fired.  He went through so many bizarre transformations one would think he was living under an unlucky star.

Jimmy's adventures were simply out of this world and yet extremely entertaining.
Logged

TELLE
Supermanica Council
Council of Wisdom
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 1705



WWW
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2006, 11:54:17 PM »

In many ways Jimmy was a sort of humourous Dial H for Hero --a Showcase-style super-power generating machine like the Legion.  In a letters page from an old Jimmy I read recently, the editors ask the readers to send in ideas for Transformations and Strange Powers.  Mort and the gang were running out!
Logged

Everything you ever wanted to
know about the classic Superman:
Supermanica
The Encyclopedia of Supermanic Biography!
(temporarily offline)
DoctorZero
Last Son of Krypton
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 331



« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2006, 06:20:10 PM »

In a way, Kirby's Jimmy Olsen was necessary, exactly because all the good transformations and weird stories were running out.  Kirby ended up taking Jimmy in an entirely new direction, which at least kept the character fresh.
Witness the post Kirby era, where it seemed as if Jimmy completely ran out of ideas.
Logged

Super Monkey
Super
League of Supermen
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 3435



WWW
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2006, 10:29:20 PM »

King Jack kept the wacky craziness, just in a different more action packed way.

It was the last Hurrah for Jimmy Olsen.
Logged

"I loved Super-Monkey; always wanted to do something with him but it never happened."
- Elliot S! Maggin
Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

CURRENT FORUM

Archives: OLD FORUM  -  DCMB  -  KAL-L
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines

Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS! Dilber MC Theme by HarzeM
Entrance ·  Origin ·  K-Metal ·  The Living Legend ·  About the Comics ·  Novels ·  Encyclopaedia ·  The Screen ·  Costumes ·  Read Comics Online ·  Trophy Room ·  Creators ·  ES!M ·  Fans ·  Multimedia ·  Community ·  Supply Depot ·  Gift Shop ·  Guest Book ·  Contact & Credits ·  Links ·  Coming Attractions ·  Free E-mail ·  Forum

Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
The LIVING LEGENDS of SUPERMAN! Adventures of Superman Volume 1!
Return to SUPERMAN THROUGH THE AGES!
The Complete Supply Depot for all your Superman needs!