Jimmy Olsen

the recorded working language is American English. Residence is recorded at Metropolis. Membership is recorded of Daily Planet. The heading is also recorded as James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen, Elastic Lad, Flamebird and James Bartholomew Olsen. Jimmy Olsen is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q1689418. It is also recorded that jimmy Olsen is recorded as reporter and photographer. Jimmy Olsen is recorded with the citizenship of United States.

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Identity and overview

The following is established of the heading itself.

Jimmy Olsen is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q1689418. Jimmy Olsen is recorded with the citizenship of United States.

Works and production

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.

Open Library catalogues 2 works under this heading. The record continues: the Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 2 works under this heading. It is also recorded that wellcome Collection catalogues 2 works under this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that celia L. Marriott Apartment, Chicago, Illinois, Interior Perspective is dated 1983 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1984.1250).

The team of Brainiac & Olsen / [Curt Swan, penciller ; George Klein, inker]. is dated 1965 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Collections and holdings

The following public collections record material under this heading.

The Art Institute of Chicago records 2 objects associated with this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that wellcome Collection records 2 objects associated with this heading. Superman Fan Podcast Episode #377 Part I: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated December 1964: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #81! (2018) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Sources and evidence

This entry is compiled from 9 catalogued sources across 7 independent registers. The registers consulted are Internet Archive, Crossref registry, Wikidata, Wikipedia, The Art Institute of Chicago, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Wellcome Collection. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Jimmy Olsen (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    The Jimmy Olsen Blues, Worldbuilding for Game Designers, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    When Jimmy Blew the Shofar: Midrash and Musical Invective in<i>Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen</i>, The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1221818538, Superman's pal, Jimmy Olsen.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  5. 5.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Jimmy Olsen as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jimmy Olsen.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Jimmy Olsen.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    “Jimmy Olsen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1689418: Jimmy Olsen

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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