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Issue Details

Issue #157
Published March 1973
Frequency Monthly (with the exception of Apr., June, Aug, and Dec.)
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing Murray Boltinoff; E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details - "Secret of the Forbidden Face"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen
Genre superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy

14 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Strange, Second Life of Jimmy Olsen"

Characters Jimmy Olsen (as Marco Polo); Superman [Clark Kent]; Kurol (Djinn; Alien); Kalifa; Lord Timur
Synopsis While taking a picture of the Star of Cathay, Jimmy Olsen is transported to the past where he believes he is Marco Polo.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Vince Colletta
Reprinted in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #46

Half page filler "Statement of Ownership"

Synopsis Average # of copies preceeding 12 months: 469,000.
Letters Typeset

1 page Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals letters page

Letters Typeset

7 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Secret of the Forbidden Face"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Morgan Edge; Mr. Vargas; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis Morgan Edge orders Jimmy to get the only clear photo of the face of the magician Mr. Vargas.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Vince Colletta