James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsenis a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byDC Comics.Olsen is most often portrayed as a youngphotojournalistworking for theDaily Planet.He is close friends withLois LaneandClark Kent,and has a good working relationship with his bossPerry White.Olsen looks up to his coworkers asrole modelsandparent figures.From 1954 to 1982, Olsen appeared in 222 issues of the comic seriesSuperman's Pal Jimmy OlsenandSuperman Family,in addition to the main Superman titles.
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Anonymous cameo: Action Comics#6 (November 1938) As Jimmy Olsen: Radio:The Adventures of Supermanradio serial (April 15, 1940) Comics:Superman#13 (November–December 1941) |
Created by | Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster Bob Maxwell |
In-story information | |
Full name | James Bartholomew Olsen |
Team affiliations | Daily Planet |
Partnerships | Superman Lois Lane |
Notable aliases | Mr. Action Elastic Lad Flamebird Accountable |
Altered in-story information for adaptations to other media | |
Partnerships | Kara Danvers |
The character has appeared in most other media adaptations of Superman. He was portrayed byTommy Bondin the two Superman filmserials,Superman(1948) andAtom Man vs. Superman(1950);Jack LarsoninAdventures of Superman;Marc McClurein theSupermanfilmsof the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1984 filmSupergirl;Michael Landesin the first season ofLois and Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanandJustin Whalinin the subsequent three seasons;Sam Huntingtonin the 2006 filmSuperman Returns;Aaron AshmoreinThe CW'sSmallville;andMichael Cassidyin the 2016DC Extended UniversefilmBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.In theArrowverseseriesSupergirl,he was portrayed byMehcad Brooks.Douglas Smithportrayed the character inSuperman & Lois.He will be portrayed bySkyler GisondoinSuperman(2025).
Publication history
editCreation and early appearances
editAn unnamed "office boy" with a bow tie appeared in the story "Superman's Phony Manager," published inAction ComicsNo. 6 (November 1938); it was retroactively considered to be Jimmy Olsen's first appearance.[1][2][3]The character was introduced as Jimmy Olsen by producer Bob Maxwell[4]onThe Adventures of Supermanradio show on April 15, 1940.[5]After eight early unnamed appearances in comics,[6]Olsen first appeared as a named character in a story by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster titled "Superman versus The Archer" inSupermanNo. 13 (November–December 1941).[7][8]He occasionally appeared as an office boy inAction Comics,Superman,andWorld's Finest Comicsthroughout the next decade, and he made a notable appearance as the manager of a community baseball team in the 1946 radio serialClan of the Fiery Cross.The first long story featuring the character, "King Jimmy Olsen," ran in the daily Superman newspaper strips from July 20-October 28, 1944.
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
editFollowing Jack Larson's portrayal onThe Adventures of SupermanTV series, Olsen was promoted from office boy to "cub reporter" beginning inSuperman#86.[9]Later in 1954, Olsen received his own series,Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen.[10]The first issue introduced the Signal Watch, a high-frequency supersonic device that allowed Jimmy to contact Superman in case of emergency.Lucy Lanedebuted as Jimmy's off-again, on-again love interest in issue #36. Jimmy and Lucy were occasionally married in "imaginary stories" such as"The Wedding of Jimmy Olsen "(issue #38) andThe Amazing Story of Superman Red and Superman Blue!
The Mort Weisinger era
editEarly adventures saw Olsen in a variety ofslapstickadventures and strange transformations, such as Jimmy transforming into the giant "Turtle Boy" in issue #53. The stories in the title often featured particularly outlandish situations,[11][12]ranging from Jimmy being hurled back in time toKryptonbefore its destruction in issue #36 to dealing frequently withgorillasof all sorts. During this period, Jimmy Olsen lived a glamorous life as "Superman's Pal" and even had his own (in-story) fan club.[13][14]Beginning in 1958, Olsen gained the ability to temporarily transform into the superhero Elastic Lad by drinking a serum, becoming an honorary member of theLegion of Super-Heroes.When traveling to the Bottle City ofKandor,Superman and Jimmy donned the secret identities ofNightwingandFlamebird,respectively. He was promoted by editor Perry White to the status of "full-fledged reporter" in issue #124 (October 1969).
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsenwas a best seller throughout the 1960s; at its peak it was the #4 best-selling comic book with an estimated 520,000 copies sold each month.[15]Reprints from the magazine were also featured in80-Page Giant#2 and 13 (1964–65).
Jack Kirby's Fourth World
editJack Kirby'sFourth Worldstoryline began in Jimmy Olsen comics in 1970, with issue #134.[16]Kirby began by introducing a secret "D.N.A. Project"to create Mutated Humans for Good, adding" the Hairies "(a group of technology-equipped hippies), superbeings from other planets (proto-New Gods),Intergang,Darkseid,and the WGBS media executiveMorgan Edge.Kirby also used the series as a vehicle to reintroduceGolden Agecharacters that he previously created at DC Comics, such as theGuardianand theNewsboy Legion.[17]Before the end of his run, Kirby wrote stories involvingvampires,[18][19]theLoch Ness Monster,[20]Victor Volcanum, a fire-eating archcriminal,[21]as well as a two-part story that featured the comedianDon Rickles.Kirby left the series following issue #148.
The Superman Family
editWith issue #164 (April–May 1974) the series was renamedThe Superman Family.[22]An anthology title that incorporated the recently cancelled seriesSupergirlandSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane,Superman Familyinitially featured one new story about Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, or Supergirl, with the featured character in each issue narrating reprints of the other characters' stories. By the second series, Jimmy Olsen became aninvestigative reporterfor WGBS-TV nicknamed "Mr. Action," featuring in urban crime stories that less frequently involved Superman. Olsen appeared in new stories inThe Superman Family#164, 167, 170, 173, 176, 179, and 182–222. A number of Superman writers includingLeo DorfmanandCary Batescontributed scripts for the stories, and they were most often pencilled byKurt Schaffenberger.The series ended with issue #222 (September 1982). Afterwards, Jimmy Olsen continued to appear in issues ofSuperman,Action Comics,World's Finest Comics,andDC Comics Presents,[23]where a 29th-century descendant of Olsen becameSuperwoman.
Post-Crisis
editFollowingCrisis on Infinite Earths,Jimmy's prior history as a character was erased. Despite recent modernization efforts on Superman and his supporting characters, Jimmy Olsen has not been significantly changed in the Modern Age. He is still a cub reporter working forThe Daily Planet,and is still friends with Superman. His look was made over as he stopped wearing bowties, and started wearing casual clothing (though this trend started in the 1970s comics). An interesting alteration to the relationship was that Jimmy designed the signal watch himself, leading to his first meeting with Superman.[24]Superman briefly considered confiscating the watch, but decided to trust Jimmy to use it responsibly.
While Jimmy's transformations no longer occur as regularly as they did in the Silver Age, Jimmy once became a type of "Elastic Lad" on contact with theEradicator;this transformation, however, was extremely painful for Jimmy and has not appeared since.[25]He also took the identity of "Turtle Boy" in a series ofpizzacommercials,made when he was temporarily laid off from thePlanet.
In the 1990s, Jimmy quit thePlanetin a dispute over a story and went to Metropolis broadcaster Galaxy Broadcasting, where he worked as an on-air investigative reporter. This change matured Jimmy somewhat, but he became more ambitious, as well as more brash and arrogant. He still stayed on good terms with both Clark and Lois to the point where Jimmy was best man at their wedding. This period ended when he believed (wrongly) that he had discovered Superman'ssecret identityand said he would announce it live on air. He reconsidered his actions, but lost his job for wasting the time slot. He was again rehired by thePlanet.
Jimmy later came under the angry hand of theAlpha Centurion,an alternate universe dictator with a deep-seated hatred for Superman and eyes for Lois Lane. It was Jimmy who first uncovered his secret plot to control the world's finances through his company Aelius Industries, Inc.
Superman: Metropolis
editOlsen is a central character in the 12-part miniseriesSuperman: Metropolis(beginning June 2003). Written byChuck Austenand illustrated by Danijel Zezelj, the series focuses on the futuristic technology unleashed in Metropolis byBrainiacin a previous storyline and how it affects the everyday lives of Metropolis citizens.
Jimmy takes a position as a regular star reporter forThe Daily Planet,replacing the recently demoted Clark Kent. This caused a strain at thePlanet.
Countdown to Final Crisis
editJimmy's story in the 2007–08 weekly seriesCountdown to Final Crisisbegins with an investigation into the death ofDuela Dent.[26]Tying into theDeath of the New Godsstoryline, Jimmy starts to develop many superpowers, which he first discovers when he is attacked byKiller Crocwhile gathering information on Duela's death.[27][28]As the story progresses he tries to uncover the origin of these powers and starts to discover their potential limitlessness in stories which mimic the Silver AgeSuperman's Pal Jimmy Olsenadventures. Briefly operating as the superhero Mr. Action,[29]Jimmy is unable to command the respect of established superheroes in theJustice LeagueandTeen Titans.He gives up on this particular avenue.[30]One of these powers allows Jimmy to realize the identities of some superheroes, such as Robin and Superman, who requests that he take care ofKrypto.
Jimmy is eventually tracked down by the New GodForager,[31]with whom he begins a romantic relationship.[32][33]Forager informs him that Jimmy has become a soulcatcher for the spirits of dying New Gods.[34]TheMonitorknown as Solomon later tells him that his new powers are the consequence ofDarkseidusing Jimmy as a host for powers he wishes to use to recreate the universe in his image, knowing that "Superman's pal" is one of the world's most well-protected citizens.[35]Later, as the events ofCountdownbegin to come to their close, Jimmy becomes a more confidently powerful character and is reunited with the series' other cast members on a mission to stopKarate Kid's disease from becoming a pandemic of apocalyptic proportions.[36]Unfortunately, they fail, and the Morticoccus virus devastates an alternate Earth.[37][38]Upon return to their Earth, Jimmy is captured byMary Marvel,who had been manipulated towards evil by Darkseid.[39]When Superman comes to save Jimmy, Darkseid takes control of the powers within him, causing Jimmy to radiate Kryptonite radiation, untilRay Palmermanages to rewire Darkseid's control from inside of Jimmy. Jimmy then transforms into a giant turtle-like creature, and prepares to take on Darkseid himself.[40]Darkseid overcomes Jimmy, and prepares to kill him. Ray Palmer then comes out of Jimmy with the New God soul battery, and destroys it, returning Jimmy to normal.[41][42]
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special
editDuring Superman's fight withAtlas,Jimmy witnesses amysterious figurehovering over the fight. After some encouraging words from Clark Kent, he decides to take two weeks off to investigate.
He tracks down a figure connected with the past of Jonathan Drew and is told the story of how Jonathan became Codename: Assassin. His informant is quickly executed by Codename: Assassin, who then tries to kill Jimmy. Jimmy is able to avoid being killed and is apparently shielded from Codename: Assassin's telepathy due to his own many physical transformations over the years.
Jimmy goes toProject Cadmusand speaks toDubbilex,who tells him the story about the death of the originalGuardianat the hands of Codename: Assassin and how cloning is such an imperfect science that the only viable clone alive went into hiding in the desert. Dubbilex then dies from injuries sustained in an earlier conflict with Codename: Assassin. Jimmy heads south to the town of Warpath, AZ, managing to avoid conflict with Codename: Assassin on the way.
Upon arriving in Warpath, Jimmy interviews the sheriff,Greg Saunders,who evades his questions. Jimmy follows him after dark and sees Saunders working withthe last Guardian clone.He then confronts the clone at his home and the two speak.
With his two weeks up, Jimmy returns to Metropolis horrified from learning that a faction within the U.S. military is actively plotting to kill Superman.
Willing to do anything to uncover the conspiracy behindProject 7734,Jimmy uses an anonymouschatserver and gets in contact with Erik/Amazing Woman fromInfinity Inc.,who claims to have information useful to Jimmy. Despite being actively pursued by Codename: Assassin, who goes so far as to place bugs in his house, Jimmy goes to the appointment, only to find Erik's house burned to the ground.
Jimmy pulls Erik out who, with his dying breath, shifts to his more reliable and powerful Erika form. Erik gives himNatasha Irons' number. Natasha then contacts Jimmy, telling him about the plans of GeneralSam Lane,his outworldly fortress and his capture, and use of aPlanet Breakerweapon ofCaptain Atom,now codenamedProject Breach(due to his similarity toTim Zanetti's fate).
Finally ready to uncover the truth, Jimmy is openly confronted by Codename: Assassin, who until that point had merely followed him closely. Jimmy uses his signal watch to callMon-El.Jimmy is shot twice in the chest by Codename: Assassin and sinks into the ocean.[43]Despite surviving his assassination attempt, Jimmy decides to fake his death, having his documents planted on a heavily disfigured corpse. With no one knowing about his survival, Jimmy moves into the old Pemberton Camera Factory, sharing the results of his now-unhindered investigations with Perry and Mon-El.[44]
Action Comicsbackup andJimmy Olsen
editDC Comics has reported in solicits[when?]thatNick Spencerand R. B. Silva will be producing a monthly 10-page backup feature inAction Comicschronicling the adventures of Jimmy Olsen in Metropolis. Reported story topics include an alien civilization choosing Metropolis as the base of a major cultural celebration, and the introduction ofChloe Sullivan(from theSmallvilletelevision series) to the DCU proper. In the latest arc, he goes on a charity date with a girl named Maggie, only to discover that she somehow has ties toMr. Mxyzptlk,and that she wants to marry him.[citation needed]
The last three chapters of the story are told in the self-titled one-shotJimmy Olsen.
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen(vol. 2)
editBeginning with a cover date of September 2019, DC Comics published a 12-part comedic miniseries that restored some elements of the 1954 series to the main DC Comics timeline.[45]Jimmy was once again shown as Turtle Boy and Elastic Lad, and his antics, glamorous lifestyle as Superman's pal, and strange transformations were depicted as a source of streaming-media ad revenue that was keeping the Daily Planet afloat. The series explored Jimmy's siblingsJanieand Julian, his family's historic relations withLex Luthor's family, a plot involving the attempted murder and faked death of Olsen, and a marriage in Gorilla City that Jimmy subsequently forgot to annul. The series poked fun at DC Comics' own history, including a sequence in which Jimmy angered Batman by suggesting a phone-in campaign to decidewhether Robin lived or died.[46]By the end of the series, Jimmy received a new Signal Watch and became the publisher of the Daily Planet.
The series was written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Steve Lieber, colored by Nathan Fairbairn, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. A collected edition titledSuperman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen?was published in September 2020, and it received an "honorable mention" inPublishers Weekly'syear-end critics poll.[47]
Powers, abilities, and equipment
editJimmy possesses a watch which emits a high-pitched signal only Superman can hear. In a 2010 story, he claimed it stopped working some time in the past, never worked particularly well in the first place, and contacted Superman throughMorse codenow, anyway, but still wore it for show.[48]
Mostly during theSilver Age of Comic Books,Jimmy would find himself temporarily transformed, for better or worse, or undergo a disguise for various purposes. The variety of transformations Jimmy received during the Silver Age is often homaged or parodied in later comics and adaptations featuring the character – for instance, inJLA: The Nail,Jimmy cites three of these transformations as his motivations behind backing Luthor's bill to outlawmetahumansand inCountdown,Jimmy is used as a spirit container for the deceased New Gods, causing him to exhibit strange powers, albeit uncontrollably, with other stories simply making passing references.
- Speed Demon– In 1956, a month before the debut ofBarry Allenas the newFlash,Jimmy drank a potion produced by a Professor Claude and briefly gained super-speed.[49]
- Radioactive– After being exposed to a radioactive substance, Jimmy began to irradiate everything in his presence.[50]
- Super-Brain– Jimmy briefly evolved into a "man of the future" with superhuman mental powers.[51]
- Monstrous beard growth— The machinations of the sinister Beard Band cause Jimmy to grow an immensebeard.[52]
- Gorilla– When Jimmy switched minds with a gorilla, he went about his reporting duties as a gorilla in Jimmy's clothes.[53]
- Elastic Lad– As Elastic Lad, Jimmy by serum or by alien virus could sometimes stretch himself, akin to theElongated ManorPlastic Man.[54]As Elastic Lad, Jimmy was inducted as an honorary member of theLegion of Super-Heroes.[55]In the Post-Crisis on Infinite Earthscontinuity, Jimmy was afflicted with uncontrollable and painful elasticity by theEradicator.[56]
- Alien-form–Alienstransformed Jimmy into a telepathic Jovian for a week.[57]Fortunately, this turned out to be aJovianweek, which is much shorter than an Earth week, about 70 hours.
- Fire-Breather– An accident involving an experiment gives Jimmy fire-breath.[58]
- Human Octopus– After eating an extraterrestrial fruit, Jimmy grew four extra arms. According to Superman, this was actually a hallucination, but Jimmy suspected that Superman said this to teach him a lesson since Jimmy had foolishly ignored advice from the Man of Steel that would have saved him a lot of trouble.[59]
- Genie– Jimmy found a genie's lamp and was tricked into replacing its villainous occupant.[60]
- Wolf-Man– In the vein of the 1957Michael LandonfilmI Was a Teenage Werewolf,Jimmy found himself transformed into awerewolf.[61]
- Woman– Jimmy would occasionally go undercoverdressed as a womanin No. 44,[62]No. 67,[63]No. 84,[64]and No. 159.[65][66]Grant Morrison paid a brief homage to this in theJLA: Earth 2graphic novel[67]and inAll-Star Superman.[68][69]
- Morbidly Obese– Jimmy tried to get fat in an attempt to stop a jewel smuggling and to impress a circus fat lady.[70]
- Giant Turtle Man– One of Jimmy's most frequently cited transformations was that of his turning into a giant turtle man.[71]
- HumanPorcupine– After rejecting the romantic advances of an imp from the Fifth Dimension.[72]
- Flamebird– This is the name he took as a costumed superhero, with Superman disguised asNightwing,in the shrunkenKryptoniancity ofKandor.[73]These names were inspired by two native Kryptonianbirds,the nightwing and the flamebird, but the relationship between Nightwing and Flamebird intentionally paralleled the crime-fighting teamBatman(a night-winged creature) andRobin(a flame-colored bird).
- Bizarro Jimmy– Although Jimmy has a counterpart onBizarro World,he was briefly turned into a Bizarro himself.[74]
- Hippie– Investigating a colony of hippies at "Guru Kama's Dream Pad", Jimmy grew a beard and participated in a mock "hate-in".[75]On the cover of this story's issue, Jimmy is wielding a sign that says "Superman is a freak-out!"
- Viking– Jimmy put on Viking armor and mistakenly thought he had been transported 1,000 years backward in time.[76]
- Steelman– after a volcanic eruption hurls Jimmy and an experimental inter-dimensional travel device into an alternate universe, Jimmy develops his own superpowers as a result of the transit to the (unnamed) "Earth-X" but is vulnerable to fragments of Mount Tipton from his own universe ( "Tiptonite" ). He adopts a fusion Superman/Batman outfit and launches his own superhero career as Steelman, facing aJoker-maskedClark Kent,secretly the leader of the LUTHAR League before his return to his own universe of origin.
- Ultra Olsen– Jimmy gained from Professor Lang and his father 2 halves of to the Magic Medallion of the Mayans that, when fused back together, granted him "the Powers of the Mayan Gods". While he wore it, he possessed super strength, invulnerability, anti-gravity power, and lightning vision. It was revealed the amulet had a limited charge and required recharge from absorbed kinetic energy. Jimmy destroyed the amulet with his lightning vision after the second time he used it.[77][78]
- Super Jimmy- A Superman version of Jimmy.
- Colossal Olsen- A version ofColossal Boy.
- Red Headed Beatle- is an old version of Jimmy from 1,000BC.
- Taxi Jimmy- is a taxi driver.
- Astro Jimmy- An astronaut version of Jimmy Olsen.
- Old Olsen- is an old gramps vision of Jimmy.
- Mummy Jimmy- Jimmy Olsen was turned into a mummy.
- Jock Olsen- is a high school Jimmy Olsen.
- Double Olsenis a captive double of Jimmy but Jimmy wanted to kill him with the doubles weakness kriptonite.
- Detective Olsen- is a detective Jimmy wanted to solve a case.
- Batman Olsen- is Jimmy wearing Batman's suit.
- Imp Jimmy- Jimmy finally found a way to take Mr. Mxyzptlk's powers. Even if he said his name backwards he still had his powers; he turned Mr. Mxyzptlk into a tiger.
Other versions
editJLA: The Nail
editAn alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen from Earth-898 appears inJLA: The Nail.This version is an assistant to Lex Luthor who was genetically modified to gain Kryptonian superpowers. However, this eventually causes his body to destabilize and die.[79]
Frank Miller's Batman titles
editAn alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen appears inThe Dark Knight ReturnsandThe Dark Knight Strikes Again.[80][81][82]
An alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen who became a reporter for theGotham Gazetteappears inAll Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder#6.[83]
Superman: Red Son
editAn alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen from Earth-30 appears inSuperman: Red Son.This version is aCIAagent who later becomesVice President of the United Statesunder Lex Luthor.[84]
Superman: Kal
editAn alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen from Earth-395 appears inSuperman: Kal.This version isJamie Ollson,an alchemist and teacher to Merlin.
Superman: Emperor Joker
editAn alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen who serves theJokerappears in theEmperor Jokerstoryline.
All-Star Superman
editAn alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen appears inAll-Star Superman.[68]
Flashpoint
editAn alternate timeline variant of Jimmy Olsen appears inFlashpoint.This version is a secret agent working forCyborgbefore being killed in action and replaced by Lois Lane.[85]
Earth 2
editAn alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen from Earth-2 appears inEarth 2.This version is ahacktivistwho later fuses with aMother Box,becoming aNew Godwith intangibility and technopathy.[86][87]
In other media
editTelevision
editLive-action
edit- Jimmy Olsen appears inAdventures of Superman,portrayed byJack Larson.[88]
- Jimmy Olsen appears in theLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanepisode "Brutal Youth", portrayed again by Jack Larson.[89]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,portrayed byMichael Landesin the first season andJustin Whalinfor the rest of the series' run due to Landes heavily resembling Superman actorDean Cainand to emphasize Jimmy's youth.[90][91]Landes played Olsen as a cocksure, sarcasticGeneration Xcharacter who often seemed like he was very sure of himself despite the opposite being true. Whalin gave a portrayal closer to previous incarnations of the character, playing Jimmy as a lovably naïve rookie and a computer whiz. Additionally, Jimmy's father Jack Olsen, a secret agent for the fictional National Intelligence Agency (N.I.A.) appears in the episode "The Dad who Came in from the Cold".
- James "Jimmy" Olsenappears inSmallville,portrayed byAaron Ashmore.This version is in a relationship with series original characterChloe Sullivanbefore he is ultimately killed byDoomsday.Additionally, Jimmy's younger brother appears in the series, portrayed by Ryan Harder as a teenager and Aaron Ashmore as an adult.[92][93]
- James "Jimmy" Olsenappears in TV series set in theArrowverse,portrayed byMehcad Brooks.[94]Introduced inSupergirl(2016), this version is African-American and a formerDaily Planetphotographer who joins CatCo in National City as an art director in thepilot episode.[95]Additionally, he is aware ofSupermanandSupergirl's secret identities and lost his father to criminals when he was a child, leading him to become the vigilanteGuardian.[96]Later in the series, Olsen becomes head of CatCo after Cat Grant moves to Metropolis before quitting afterAndrea Rojasbuys the company and forces him to report on stories based on profitability instead of the truth. Following this, he becomes the editor of his hometown paper,The Calvintown Gazette.[97]
- Jimmy Olsen appears in theSuperman & Loisepisode "A Regular Guy", portrayed byDouglas Smith.[98]This version is the brother of Janet Olsen.
Animation
edit- Jimmy Olsen appears inThe New Adventures of Superman,voiced by Jack Grimes.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman(1988), voiced byMark L. Taylor.
- Jimmy Olsen appears in series set in theDC Animated Universe(DCAU), voiced byDavid Kaufman:[99]
- Introduced inSuperman: The Animated Series,this version is acopy boyand reporter at theDaily Planetwho idolizes Clark Kent and Lois Lane. In his most notable appearance in the episode "Superman's Pal", Olsen is put in danger after his friendship with Superman is exposed. After helping him defeatMetallo,Superman gives Jimmy a signal watch for protection.
- Olsen makes minor appearances in theJustice Leagueepisodes "Only a Dream" and "Hereafter".
- Olsen makes non-speaking cameo appearances inJustice League Unlimited.Additionally, an unnamed mutant turtle inspired by his Giant Turtle Boy form appears in the episode "Chaos at the Earth's Core".[100]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inThe Batmantwo-part episode "The Batman/Superman Story", voiced byJack DeSena.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inBatman: The Brave and the Bold,voiced byAlexander Polinsky.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inYoung Justice,voiced byDee Bradley Baker.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears in the "Tales of Metropolis" segment ofDC Nation Shorts,voiced byElisha Yaffe.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inJustice League Action,voiced byMax Mittelman.[99]This version runs his own website, "Jimmy Live", and occasionally puts himself in danger in search of views.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inDC Super Hero Girls,voiced byBen Giroux.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inMy Adventures with Superman,voiced by Ishmael Sahid.[101][99]This version is an African-AmericanDaily Planetintern and Clark Kent's roommate who is aware of his secret identity as Superman. Moreover, he has a social media page called "Flamebird" that he later sells to theDaily Planet.
- Additionally, a gender-flipped alternate universe variant of Jimmy namedJalana Olsenappears in the episode "Kiss Kiss Fall In Portal", voiced byKimberly Brooks.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inHarley Quinn,voiced byDrew Massey.[102]
Film
editLive-action
edit- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman(1948), portrayed byTommy Bond.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inAtom Man vs. Superman,portrayed again by Tommy Bond.
- Jimmy Olsen appears in theSalkind/CannonSupermanfilm series,portrayed byMarc McClure.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inSupergirl(1984), portrayed again by Marc McClure.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman Returns,portrayed bySam Huntington.This version is an older and more confident, yet incompetent photographer. Prior to Huntington's casting,Shawn Ashmorewas offered the role, but he declined due to his commitments toX-Men: The Last Stand.[103]
- Jimmy Olsenappears inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,portrayed byMichael Cassidy.[104]This version is aCIAoperative who poses as a photographer during Lois Lane's journey to Africa. During an interview, he is exposed as an agent and killed after terrorists find a tracking device in his camera.[105]
- Jimmy Olsen will appear inSuperman(2025), portrayed bySkyler Gisondo.[106][107]
Animation
edit- Jimmy Olsen appears inShowdown,voiced byJack Mercer.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman: Brainiac Attacks,voiced again by David Kaufman.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman: Doomsday,voiced byAdam Wylie.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen makes a non-speaking appearance inJustice League: The New Frontier.
- An alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen namedMister Actionappears inJustice League: Crisis on Two Earths,voiced byRichard Green.[99]This version is the companion ofUltramanwho possesses similar powers to him.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inAll-Star Superman,voiced byMatthew Gray Gubler.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inJustice League: Doom,voiced again by David Kaufman.[108]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman vs. The Elite,voiced again by David Kaufman.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman: Unbound,voiced byAlexander Gould.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inJustice League: Throne of Atlantis,voiced byPatrick Cavanaugh.[99]
- An alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen appears inJustice League: Gods and Monsters,voiced byYuri Lowenthal.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inLego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash,voiced byEric Bauza.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears in theDC Animated Movie UniversefilmsThe Death of SupermanandReign of the Supermen,voiced again by Max Mittelman.[109][99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inLego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis,voiced again by Eric Bauza.[99]
- An alternate universe variant of Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman: Red Son,voiced byPhil Morris.[99]He is Lex Luthor's aide and vice president before Luthor resigns and appoints him president.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inLego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters,voiced byZach Callison.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inInjustice,voiced again by Zach Callison.[110]
- Jimmy Olsen makes a non-speaking cameo appearance inSpace Jam: A New Legacy.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inBatman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons,voiced byZeno Robinson.[99]This version is African-American.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inScooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!,voiced byJames Arnold Taylor.[111][112]This version is a childhood friend ofDaphne Blake.
Video games
edit- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman 64.
- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman: The Man of Steel,voiced by Dave Gochman.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inSuperman: Shadow of Apokolips,voiced again by David Kaufman.[99]
- Jimmy Olsen appears inDC Universe Online,voiced by Brandon Young.
- Jimmy Olsen appears as a NPC inLego DC Super-Villains,voiced again by Max Mittelman.
Miscellaneous
edit- Jimmy Olsen appears inThe Adventures of Superman,voiced initially byJackie Kelkand subsequently byJack Grimes.
- TheDC Universe Onlineincarnation of Jimmy Olsen appears in the prequel comicDC Universe Online: Legends,in which he is transformed into a reptilianmetahumanafter being exposed to Brainiac's Exobytes.[113][114][115]
- The DCAU incarnation of Jimmy Olsen appears in the one-shotSuperman Beyond.In the future, he purchases theDaily Planetafter Perry White's death.[116]
- Jimmy Olsen appears in theInjustice: Gods Among Usprequel comic, in which theJokerkills him while he is on a stakeout with Lois Lane.[117]
Cultural references
edit- Jimmy Olsen appears in theSpin Doctors' 1991 song "Jimmy Olsen's Blues".[118]
- Jimmy Olsen makes acameo appearancein the 2010Chewgraphic novelJust Desserts,set in theImage Universe.[119]
References
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