Comic Title: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #117
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1969
On Sale Date: November 26, 1968 Copyright Date November 26, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969


Newsstand Date November 26, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #70

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Planet of the Capes"
Pages: 16

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: Peter Costanza

Feature Character(s)

• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #213; next appearance in Action Comics #372)

Supporting Character(s)

• Clark Kent (last appearance in Superman #213; next appearance in Action Comics #371)
• Lewis Lang (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #79; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #99)

Villain(s)

• Jor-El, Clark Kent, Perry White, Lewis Lang, and Jimmy Olsen (all from a parallel universe; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Supergirl (in flashback; last appearance in Superboy #147; next appearance in Action Comics #363)
• Batman (in flashback; last appearance in World's Finest Comics #175; next appearance in Detective Comics #375)
• Robin (in flashback; last appearance in World's Finest Comics #175; next appearance in Teen Titans #15)
• Legion of Super-Heroes (in flashback; last appearance in Superboy #147; next appearance in Adventure Comics #368)
• Mon-El (in flashback; last appearance in Superboy #147; next appearance in Adventure Comics #369)
• Duo Damsel (in flashback; last appearance in Adventure Comics #367; next appearance in Adventure Comics #368)
• Princess Projectra (in flashback; last appearance in Adventure Comics #363; next appearance in Adventure Comics #368)
• Star Boy (behind-the-scenes in flashback; last appearance in Adventure Comics #367; next appearance in Adventure Comics #368)
• Lightning Lad (behind-the-scenes in flashback; last appearance in Adventure Comics #367; next appearance in Adventure Comics #368)
• Phantom Girl (behind-the-scenes in flashback; last appearance in Superboy #147; next appearance in Adventure Comics #368)
• Shadow Lass (behind-the-scenes in flashback; last appearance in Superboy #211; next appearance in Adventure Comics #368)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #206; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #83)

Comments:
A flashback in this story depicts Superman and an assembled group of crimefighters making a tour of the universe. While the story does not indicate when this event took place, Shadow Lass is mentioned as being present which means that the Legionnaires that are present come from a time shortly after her induction into the group.

Synopsis:
Jimmy and Professor Lang find an alien device in the desert that was left on Earth millions of years ago. The device transports Jimmy to a parallel universe where the rich wear capes and slaves do not. Since Jimmy is not wearing a cape he is arrested as a slave.

Jimmy is taken to an auction where he is purchased by a duplicate of Clark Kent who wears a Superman cape. Jimmy learns that cloth is rare on this world which makes the capes prized possessions. When Jimmy finds stolen money in Clark's office, he reports him to the police, only to discover that Clark is actually a hero on this world.

Jimmy is sold again at auction to Perry White. Jimmy helps him track down a missing Batman cape, before being sold to his own double, the Jimmy Olsen of this world. After helping his double perform a circus act for a movie, Jimmy makes his own cape out of the clothing he was wearing when he came to this world. Now that he owns a cape, he gains his freedom.

Jimmy's new cape causes him to be noticed by Mr. X, the designer of the capes. Jimmy meets Mr. X and learns that he is Jor-El who escaped Krypton's destruction in this universe. The capes Jor-El created wer duplicated from ones he saw when a group of heroes from Jimmy's universe visited this world. Jimmy is then sent back to his own universe when Jor-El uses a Dimension Zone ray on him.