Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen. The fledgling journalist and friend of Superman who is the junior colleague of Clark Kent and Lois Lane on the Metropolis Daily Planet. First introduced in the chronicles in November-December 1941 only as Jimmy, an "office boy" at the Daily Planet with a heartfelt longing to
become "a real reporter" like his idol, Clark Kent (S No.13/2), Jimmy is first referred to by his full name, Jimmy Olsen, in March-April 1942 (S No. 15/1) and continues to be referred to as the Daily Planet's office boy for a number of years (Act No. 71, Apr 1944: "Valentine Villainy!"; and others) until he is finally accorded the status of "cub reporter" in January 1954 (S No.86/2: "Jimmy Olsen...Editor!"). Although Jimmy's real name is James Olsen (Act No.203, Apr 1955: "The International Daily Planet!"; and others), he is almost always referred to as Jimmy.
In the early texts in which he appears, Jimmy Olsen is portrayed as a youngster about ten years of age (WF No. 6, Sum 1942: "Man of Steel versus Man of Metal!"; and others), but by April 1944 the chroniclers have begun to portray him as a boy of about twelve or thirteen (Act No. 71: "Valentine Villainy!"). More recent texts depict him as an adolescent somewhere in his late teens.
In the course of his first two decades in the chronicles, Jimmy's hair is variously portrayed as blond (S No.13/2, Nov/Dec 1941; and others), honey blond (S No.13/2, Nov/Dec 1941), red (S No.15/1, , Mar/Apr 1942; and many others), light red (Act No. 188, Jan 1954: "The Spectral Superman!"; and others), and brown (S No.40/3, May/Jun 1946: "There Is No Superman!"; and others). Since mid-1958, however, it has been consistently rendered a bright red. Jimmy's
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