Superman Adventures #3: Distant Fires
What's new, pussycat? Jimmy's got a webpage? I want the URL, dangit!
Look! Down on the street! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...a stray cat!
Let's get ready to rrrrumbllllle! Lois, Jimmy and some innocent bystander types watch the prizefight of the century. Let's hope Supes doesn't try to bite off the kitty's ear.
"Never again." Superman puts an end to Brainiac's menace.
Superman Adventures #4: Eye To Eye
Cover to issue four.
The zeppo Perry puts Jimmy in his place at the bottom of the food chain.
"Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble." Clark and Jimmy have a heart-to-heart about the meaning of courage.
Heads up! Lois and Jimmy hurtle towards certain doom...or certain discomfort, at the very least.
Aftermath Superman, Lois, Jimmy and a hapless taxi driver survey the damage wrought by a couple of thugs with a high-tech toy.
Too little, too late Jim runs off to put himself in danger.
In the shadows Jim's lookin' a little evil, there...
Damn trash journalists! Nothin' scares the daylights outta people more than a guy carrying a loaded camera.
Facing fear Jim finds himself in another fine mess.
Superman Adventures #11: The War Within
The way things are Perry gives young Olsen some words of wisdom on the journalism biz and the Planet's star reporter.
Superman Adventures #14
Hold your applause... Clearly, Jim is not destined for a career in stand-up comedy.
Superman Adventures #17: Superman's Pal's Pal
Cover to issue 17. (Orange pants? What was he *thinking*?!?)
Blah, blah, blah... Jim gives Perry White his undivided attention. For some unknown reason, this pic always cracks me up.
A word of advice: When some mundane duty beckons during a vastly more exciting event...
Getting by in Metropolis Jimmy instructs his new pal on life in the big city.
Kids, don't try this at home Jim and his companion hitch a ride on a motorcycle.
Turn away for one second, and...Jimmy is alerted to disastrous happenings behind his back.
Gotcha...or not I guess you just never get used to plummeting from tall buildings in Metropolis.
Good catch! Superman to the rescue.
Away! Superman departs with words of caution; Jim mutters profuse apologies.
Olsen's School of Deduction, Part I Watch the master...and learn.
My hero... Jim attempts a botched, but well-intentioned rescue attempt.
Fwooooosh! Y'know, I have days like this sometimes.
Grrrr... James fumes silently as Superman takes his leave.
Olsen's School of Deduction, Part II Jim isn't as galactically stupid as some people think he is.
D'oh! Supes saves Jimmy's bacon yet again - much to the latter's dismay.
Superman Adventures #20: Hide 'n' Seek
A day at the office Perry rants, to no avail; Jimmy is pleased at his coworkers' interest in his portfolio.
Superman Adventures #22: War Games
Breaking in Lois and Jimmy search for answers to a rash of power failures plaguing the city.
Busted! Whoever's in charge of the computer shutdown is not happy to have been found out.
Superman Adventures #23: War Games Part II
Brink of disaster Lois, Jimmy and Perry during the aftermath of the explosion in the Planet's basement.
Ending - happy or not Clark and Jimmy discuss sacrifice, valour, and humanity. Jim describes himself as being "perky". Huh.
Superman Adventures #28: Jimmy Olsen vs. Darkseid
Cover to issue 28. Ain't it a beaut?
Look before you leap... Jimmy lunges to Superman's defense.
Full of himself Jim plays up his role as Superman a bit too much. I love Lois' expression in this panel.
"There are a billion ways to suffer, Superman..." Looks like a fun time in the ol' town tonight.
Some things are better left to the imagination... Jimmy's x-ray vision goes a bit haywire. Again, Lois' reaction is priceless.
Think fast! Of course, for Kalibak, that's easier said than done.
Desperation Trapped in a kid's body, Superman puts a last-ditch plan into action.
Uh-huh-huh, huh-huh. And now, just because I *know* you've always wanted to see Superman call someone a butthead...
Bring it on! Superman sets things straight once and for all.
Home, James Supes and Jimmy prepare to depart Apokolips.
Superman Adventures #29: Bride of Bizarro
Hot on the trail Lois and Jimmy set off in search of some action.
An unexpected visitor Bizarro drops in on the Planet with designs on Lois.
Superman Adventures #30-31: Family Reunion
He's using 10-10-220! Jimbo chats with somebody named Lucy. Could it be Lois' kid sister?
Ooch! The hurting!... If Jimmy intended his 'banana' pun to be that bad, he deserves more than a jab in the ribs.
Vive la resistence! The absolute best thing about this panel is not the stoic bravery with which Lex and his fellow man stand up to their Kryptonian oppressors, but the sight of a shirtless, bandana-wearing Ron Troupe. Boo-yah!
Superman Adventures #34: Sanctuary
Lois rampage! The normally civilised Miss Lane is going crazy and decking people left and right! Guess what time o' the month it is...
Superman Adventures #37: Clark Kent - Public Enemy
Livin' la vida loca Lois and Jimmy contemplate the insanity of their career choice.
Blaze of glory Multiface blows a building - and a weakened Superman - sky high. I like the shadowing in the last panel.
Superman Adventures #38: If I Ruled the World
There's something different... Jimmy and Lois undergo a startling transformation at the hands of the Parasite.
Everybody wants to rule the world Parasite with some Para-demons and his newest minions.
Superman Adventures #41: 22 Stories in a Single Bound!
Tough guy The first of two one-page Jimmy stories, this one finds our boy felling a gang of thugs with only his bare hands. Sortof.
Looking for an angle Having been elevated to cub reporter status, Jim hammers out some ideas for a killer story.
Pop-up card from the Superman Action Packs card game. I was one happy little fangirl upon finding this card in my deck, I can tell you.
Bruce Timm's original models show a decidedly '40s-ish influence. Taken from "Superman: The Complete History".
Okay, these have nothing to do with Jimmy, but I'm putting them in because they're from my favourite episode of all time, "Brave New Metropolis". Here's a story sketch of Lois getting sucked into the alternate universe, and one of Superman coming through to rescue her. Also taken from "The Complete History".
Character rendering for Titus' Superman64 game.
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