Religion of Jimmy Olsen of the group: The Legion of Super-Heroes

Religion: Lutheran

Name: Jimmy Olsen

Other Names: James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen; Elastic-Lad; Mister Action

Classification: supporting character hero

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Action Comics (vol. 1) #6 (Nov. 1938): "Superman's Phony Manager"

Creators: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 1,896

Comic Book Appearances: 1,602

TV, Film Appearances: 291

Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 3

Teams/Affiliations: The Legion of Super-Heroes

Enemy of: Amun

Allies: Superman, Lois Lane, Perry White

Occupation: photographer

Worked for: The Daily Planet

Location: Metropolis, USA

Birth Place: Yonkers, New York, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

Note: Superman's pal

Identifying Jimmy Olsen's "first appearance" is slightly complex. He first appeared briefly as an unnamed office boy working at the Daily Planet in Action Comics #6. His appearance there already featured some of his trademark characteristics.

But Jimmy Olsen's first "definite appearance" (in which he was identified by name) was in Superman (vol. 1) #13 (Nov.-Dec. 1941), in a story later referred to by archivists as "The Archer." In this story, the character is referred to as "Jimmy." His last name ("Olsen") would not be revealed until two issues later, in Superman #15.

However, these Superman comics are not really Jimmy's first named appearance. Jimmy appeared as a character, identified by name, before Superman #13 in the serialized "Superman" radio program.

Jimmy Olsen

This character is in the following 193 stories which have been indexed by this website:

Action Comics

The Adventures of Superman

All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (Mar. 1978): "The Millennium Massacre"

America vs. the Justice Society #1 (Jan. 1985): "I Accuse"

Assassins #1 (Apr. 1996): "Political Suicide" (character based on)

Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #19 (Mar. 1985): "Who's Afraid of the Big Red S?"

Batman: The Dark Knight #2 (Apr. 1986): "The Dark Knight Triumphant" (mentioned)

Black Lightning

Captain America (vol. 1) #260 (Aug. 1981): "Prison Reform!" (cameo)

The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1 (Dec. 2001): "DK2 (Part 1)"

DC Comics Presents

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #495 (Oct. 1980): "Animals"

Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War #1 (Oct. 2001): "Our Fighting Forces"

Justice League America #70 (Jan. 1993): "Grieving" (1-panel cameo)

Justice League of America

Justice League: Doom (2012) (cameo)

Justice Society of America

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

The Man of Steel #5 (Dec. 1986): "The Mirror, Crack'd..."

Marvel Knights Spider-Man #4 (Sep. 2004): "Down Among the Dead Men: Part Four" (1-panel cameo)

Megaton Man

Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997): "Too Many Heroes -- Too Little Time" (character based on)

Superman

Superman Family #192 (Nov.-Dec. 1978): "Whatever Happened to the Guardian?" (lead character)

Superman Vs. Mongul (Dec. 2013): "The Key that Unlocked Chaos!"

Superman: The Man of Steel

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen

Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '97 (1997): "Spider-Man's Pal Flash Thompson" (behind the scenes)

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The Religious Affiliation of Jimmy Olsen

The Religious Affiliation of
Jimmy Olsen