Comic Title: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #118
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1969
On Sale Date: January 9, 1969 Copyright Date January 9, 1969
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969


Newsstand Date January 9, 1969
Source: Comic Reader, #71

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Circulation: 460946
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Touch of Life"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: E. Nelson Bridwell
Artist: Peter Costanza

Feature Character(s)

• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Action Comics #375; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #118)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #90; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #118)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #90; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #118)

Villain(s)

• A gang of unnamed crooks (no further appearances)
• A duplicate of Luthor (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Great Cloud (an indian shaman; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Animated duplicates of Robin Hood, Little John, Don Quixote, D'Artagnan, Captain Ahab, Jolly Green Giant, and Superman (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Lex Luthor (in a portrait)
• Bizarro (in a portrait)
• Joker (in a portrait)
• Brainiac (in a portrait)

Synopsis:
While vacationing in the American southwest Jimmy Olsen saves the life of indian shaman Great Cloud. The indian rewards Jimmy by granting him the power to temporarily animate pictures, bringing them to life for an hour at a time. When Jimmy returns to Metropolis he uses the new power to foil crime.

The crooks decide to make Jimmy's power work for them by using him to animate a portrait of Lex Luthor holding a chunk of Kryptonite. The animated portrait then uses the Kryptonite against Superman and kills him. The crooks rejoice at their victory only to learn that the dead Man of Steel is really just a duplicate animated by Jimmy. The real Superman rounds up the crooks, then Jimmy destroys kachina doll which gave him his power.