Comic Title: Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #38
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1959
On Sale Date: May 21, 1959 Newsstand Date May 21, 1959
Source: House Ad, Adventure Comics #262, Page 31

Copyright Date May 21, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The MC of the Midnight Scare Theater"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Jimmy Olsen (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: John Forte

Reprinted In:
80 Page Giant Magazine #2 (1964)
Showcase Presents:Superman Family Vol. 3 TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #10; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #38)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #10; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #38)
• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #10; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #38)
• Lucy Lane (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #37; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #38)

Other Character(s)

• Phanto (a horror show host; no further appearances)
• The crew of a TV show (no further appearances)
• The President and four secret service agents (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Jimmy Olsen takes over as a TV horror show host, when Phanto, the regular host, is injured in an accident on the set. Jimmy is successful as the new host, Neslo. Each night during his show, however, a viewer dies from shock. Jimmy feels guilty and quits the show. Superman informs him that the deaths were staged by the government. The people who "died" were secret service agents who needed to appear dead to fool foreign spies and allow them to create new identities.