Jimmy Olsen
About Jimmy Olsen in comics
Jimmy Olsen first appeared in Action Comics #6 (1938), published by DC.
We list 413 comic series featuring Jimmy Olsen, with series dates from 1941 to 2026, from publishers including DC, Marvel, K. G. Murray.
The key issues below cover Jimmy Olsen's first appearance, origin and death issues where the record exists, plus other key issues they appear in.
Jimmy Olsen key issues
- First appearanceAction Comics #6 (1938) - DC
- DeathBatman Beyond Unlimited #10 (2012) - DC
- Key issueSuperman #147 (1961) - DCFirst appearance of Perry White, Lightning Lord
- Key issueSuperman #158 (1962) - DCFirst appearance of Clark Kent / Kal-El, Jimmy Olsen
- Key issueSuperman #353 (1980) - DCFirst appearance of Superman
- Key issueThe Man of Steel #5 (1986) - DCFirst appearance of Lucy Lane
- Key issueSuperman #4 (1986) - DCFirst appearance of Captain Maggie Sawyer
- Key issueAdventures of Superman #500 [Collector's Set] (1993) - DCFirst appearance of Superboy, John Henry Irons
Also Appears In
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special
Action Comics
DC x Sonic the Hedgehog: The Metal Legion
World's Finest Comics
The Superman Family
Superman: Action Comics
Lois Lane
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
80 Page Giant Magazine
Super-Team Family
Adventures of Superman
DC Challenge
DC Comics Presents
Superman
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
Booster Gold
Superman '78: The Metal Curtain
Superman for All Seasons
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow
Action Comics 2023 Annual
Flash
Batman / Superman
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Superman and Batman: World's Funnest
Superman: The Man of Steel
Superman Adventures
Superboy
Deadman: Dead Again
Superman / Batman
Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly
Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War
Elseworlds 80-Page Giant
JLA / Avengers
DC: The New Frontier
All New Collectors' Edition
Superman and Spider-Man
Wonder Woman
The Question
Justice League of America: The Nail
The Dark Knight Strikes Again
DC First: Superman / Lobo
Superman: Ruin Revealed
Superman: Leviathan Rising Special
The Super Heroes
Showcase Presents: Superman Family
The Superman Archives
Superman Returns Prequel
JLA
Infinite Crisis
Justice
Superman Adventures: Lex Luthor, Man of Metropolis
Darkness / Superman
All-Star Superman
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
DC Comics Presents: Superman: Lois & Clark 100-Page Super Spectacular
Countdown
DC Super Hero Girls: Date with Disaster Free Comic Book Day Special Edition
Superman Confidential
Superman: 3-2-1 Action!
Countdown Special: Jimmy Olsen
All-Star Superman [Free Comic Book Day Edition]
JLA Earth 2: The Deluxe Edition
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
The Batman Strikes!
Superman: Kryptonite
Superman [Golden Story Teller Record Comic]
Superman / Supergirl: Maelstrom
DC Comics Classics Library: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore
Final Crisis
Superman Smashes the Klan
Showcase Presents Ambush Bug
Justice League America
Superman: Last Stand on Krypton
Superman Family Adventures
Superman: The Last Family of Krypton
Suicide Squad
Superman Forever
Absolute Power
The Man of Steel Silver Edition
JLA: The Nail
Superman: Red Son
Superman: Metropolis
Batman Noir: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby
X-Men No. 141 Facsimile Edition
Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor
Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Batman / Superman: World's Finest
Superman in Action Comics: The House of Kent 1 (2025 Edition)
The Flash
Justice League of America
Superman Returns: The Official Movie Adaptation
America vs. the Justice Society
Giant Superman Album
Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus
World of Metropolis
Action Comics Annual
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds
DC versus Marvel / Marvel versus DC
Superman: Time and Time Again
Superman Y2K
JLA: Act of God
Justice Leagues: JL?
Superman Earth One
52
Superman: Strange Attractors
DC Comics Presents: Superman
Super DC
DC Universe Online Legends
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus
JLA: Earth 2
Jack Kirby's Forever People
All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder
Superman: Birthright
The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years
Smallville: Chaos
Millennium Edition: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1
Secret Origins
Event Leviathan
Superman: Last Son
Batman / Superman: Futures End
Special Edition, Action Comics
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition
Superman: Secret Origin
Batman and Superman: World's Finest
Justice Society of America: Thy Kingdom Come
Superman Adventures: The Man of Steel
Supergirl: Who Is Superwoman?
Superman: War of the Supermen
War of the Supermen Double Feature
DC Retroactive: Superman - The '70s
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds
Supergirl
Superman: Panic in the Sky
Trinity
The 52 Omnibus
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A Crisis of Imagination
Bizarro
Justice League
Superman Annual
Superman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition
Blue Devil
Superman Beyond
Superman 32 Special Edition
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Facsimile Edition
Superman: The Men of Tomorrow
Dark Nights: Metal
True Believers: X-Men - Pyro
Superman: Lois & Clark
Elseworlds: Justice League
Showcase Presents: DC Comics Presents: The Superman Team-Ups
Marvel versus DC / DC versus Marvel
Superboy Annual
Superman for All Seasons: The Deluxe Edition
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams
Superman: Heroes
The Death of the New Gods
Black Lightning
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (2020 Edition)
Super Friends
The Best of DC
The Phantom Zone
The Phantom Stranger
Superman vs. Lobo
Superman: The Coming of the Supermen
DC Super Hero Girls: Date with Disaster
Jimmy Olsen
Dark Crisis: Young Justice
Gotham City Garage
Batman Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age
Superman: Space Age
Harley Quinn: Welcome to Metropolis
Superman: New Krypton
Superman by Mark Millar
Identity Crisis 10th Anniversary Edition
Batman by Neal Adams
Justice Society of America Gold Edition
Superman: Lost
Absolute Identity Crisis
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen?
Harley Quinn
Superman: Kryptonite - The Deluxe Edition
Superman Unlimited
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives
The Brave and the Bold
Superman: New Krypton Special
Superman Reborn
Superman vs. Mongul
Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men
The Great Superman Comic Book Collection
The Amazing World of Superman (Tabloid Edition)
Superman Unchained
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
DC Super Hero Girls: Midterms
Doomsday Clock
The Man of Steel
DC Comics Presents: Lobo
Crisis on Infinite Earths 7 (Facsimile Edition)
Injustice: Gods among Us Year One - The Complete Collection
DC Pride: Through the Years
Superman '78
The DC Universe by Mike Mignola
Death of the New Gods
DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War
My Adventures with Superman
Showcase Presents: Superman
All-New Collectors' Edition No. C-56 (Facsimile Edition)
Green Arrow / Black Canary
Superman: Endless Winter Special
Superman: Action Comics: Phantoms
New History of the DC Universe
Injustice: Gods Among Us
DC Universe Special: Superman
Superman: The City of Tomorrow
Superman Giant
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum
Superman: House of Brainiac
The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special
Supergirl: Candor
Justice League of America: The Nail The Complete Collection
Action Comics
Justice League: Last Ride
Legends of the DC Universe: Doug Mahnke
DCeased: Hope at World's End
Superman by Geoff Johns and John Romita Jr. Director's Cut
Superman: Son of Kal-El
Adventures in the DC Universe
Superman: Brainiac
Superman 80-Page Giant
Superman Returns: The Movie and Other Tales of the Man of Steel
Team Superman
Millennium Edition: Superman 233
Action Comics #858 Special Edition
Showcase Presents: Supergirl
Orion
Superwoman Special
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: The Death of Superman
Superman 75 Special Edition
Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All
JSA: Classified
Superman: Savage Dawn
Superman: Zero Hour
Superman: World Against Superman
Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance
DC Comics Presents Annual
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Action Comics 252 Superman Day Special Edition
Batman and the Outsiders
Adventure Comics
Superman vs. Flash
Superman: The Earth Stealers
Superman: Lois Lane
Crisis on Infinite Earths 11 (Facsimile Edition)
DC Special
Superman: Lois and Clark: Doom Rising
DC Super Stars
Superman: The Doomsday Wars
Scooby-Doo Team-Up
Batman
Convergence Superman
The Amazing World of Superman, Metropolis Edition
Superman: Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds - The Deluxe Edition
World's Finest Comics #142 [First Appearance: Composite Superman Action Figure]
DC Comics: The New 52 10th Anniversary Edition
Action Comics 775 (Facsimile Edition)
Power Girl
Elseworld's Finest
Superman: Villains
Superman: Action Comics: Superstars
Harley's Little Black Book
World's Funnest
Superman: The Man of Steel Annual
Crime Syndicate
Superman: The Last God of Krypton
Absolute Superman: For Tomorrow
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - A League for Justice
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Deluxe Edition
The Power of Shazam!
The Adventures of Jerry Lewis
Superman: The Adventures of Nightwing and Flamebird
Superman: Red Son: The Deluxe Edition
Justice League of America: The Nail The Complete Deluxe Edition
Absolute All-Star Superman
Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One: The Deluxe Edition
DC Comics - The Legend of Batman
Superman: Bizarro's World
Dial H for Hero
Teen Titans
Superman: Year One
Dollar Comics: Superman 75
Limited Collectors' Edition
Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore
Adventures of Superman: Book of El
Bizarro: Year None
Superman: The Dark Side
Jack Kirby's Fourth World
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby
Knight Terrors: Superman
Superman 423 (Facsimile Edition)
Martian Manhunter
The Death and Return of Superman 30th Anniversary Collection
DC Universe Special: Reign in Hell
Superman & Batman: Generations
Superman: Last Son of Earth
Countdown to Final Crisis
DC Finest: Zero Hour: Crisis in Time: Part Two
DC Finest Presents Superman: Time and Time Again Superman Day Special Edition
Action Comics 454 (Facsimile Edition)
Supergirl
Black Lightning: Year One
DC Silver Age Classics Action Comics 252
The Suicide Squad Case Files
Superman Special
Superman: War of the Worlds
The Uncanny X-Men in \"Days of Future Past\"
Adventures of Superman Annual
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton FCBD Special Edition
Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
Superman Returns: The Official Movie Adaptation
Supermen of America
Superman: Man of Tomorrow [Mattel Edition]
Justice Society of America
Superman: The Man of Steel [Mattel Edition]
Convergence Superboy
Justice League America Annual
The Ultimates
Superman: American Alien
DC Retroactive: Superman - The '90s
Superman: World without a Superman
Justice League: Darkseid War: Superman
Countdown Special: The New Gods
The Final Night
Superman Adventures Annual
Superman: The Last Son: The Deluxe Edition
Majestic: Strange New Visitor
Booster Gold: The Big Fall
Superadventure Annual
Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus
Superman: For Tomorrow
DC Comics Presents Annual
Superman 10-Cent Adventure
Superman / Batman: Torment
Convergence: Flashpoint
Superman: The Journey
Young Justice
Superman: Under a Yellow Sun
Superman Supacomic
Steelworks
Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville
Superman: Save the Planet
Legends of the DC Universe
Batman 609 (Facsimile Edition)
The Superman Movie Special
Lois Lane Comic
Action Comics 252 (Facsimile Edition)
Superman: Action Comics by Dan Jurgens Omnibus
Superman Metropolis Secret Files
Superman: Day of Doom
Superman [Mattel Edition]
Superman #151 - Special Daily News Giveaway Edition
The Return of Superman 30th Anniversary Special
DC All In 2025 FCBD Special Edition
Silver Age
Identity Crisis
Even More Secret Origins
Superman: \"Alien Creatures\" [Book and Record Set]
Superman / Wonder Woman
DC Comics Presents: Elseworlds 80-Page Giant
Superman Annual
Superman Unchained Director's Cut
Adventure Comics Special Featuring the Guardian
World's Finest: Guardians of Earth
Superman Red and Blue
Superman: Rebirth
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White
Invasion!
Batman: The Devastator
Superman: Father of Tomorrow
All Star Comics
Marvel Knights Spider-Man
Superman: Sacrifice
Superman: Up in the Sky
Superman: The Man of Steel: Believe
Superman: H'el on Earth
Superman Spectacular
Limited Collectors' Edition C-48 (Superman vs. the Flash) (Facsimile Edition)
Superman / Batman Annual
Superman: Doomed
Superman: The Trial of Superman
Batman / Superman: The Archive of Worlds
DC Sampler
Superman: Up, Up and Away
Showcase '95
Superman: Back in Action
JLA: Classified
Superman / Top Cat Special
Dark Knights of Steel: Tales from the Three Kingdoms
Justice League Elite
DC Special Series
Silver Age 80-Page Giant
Eclipso
Millennium Edition: Superman 75
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men
Superman: Last Son of Krypton
The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby
Superman: For Tomorrow 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Starman
Supergirl Movie Special
Superman Unchained Deluxe Edition
Superman 2023 Annual
Superman 1 Superman Day Special Edition