For the professional wrestler, see Jimmy Olsen (wrestler).
Comics character
Jimmy Olsen
Art by Phil Noto from 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers and Artists Tell Stories to Remember
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
Anonymous cameo: Action Comics #6 (November 1938) As Jimmy Olsen: Radio:The Adventures of Superman radio 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
Species
Human
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
Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Olsen is most often portrayed as a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane and Clark Kent, and has a good working relationship with his boss Perry White. Olsen looks up to his coworkers as role models and parent figures. From 1954 to 1982, Olsen appeared in 222 issues of the comic series Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and Superman Family, in addition to the main Superman titles.
The character has appeared in most other media adaptations of Superman. He was portrayed by Tommy Bond in the two Superman film serials, Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950). Jack Larson played the character on the Adventures of Superman television show; Marc McClure in the Superman films of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1984 film Supergirl; Michael Landes in the first season of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Justin Whalin in the subsequent three seasons; Sam Huntington in the 2006 film Superman Returns; Aaron Ashmore in The CW's Smallville; and Michael Cassidy in the 2016 DC Extended Universe film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In the Arrowverse series Supergirl, he was portrayed by Mehcad Brooks. He will be portrayed by Skyler Gisondo in Superman (2025) while Douglas Smith will portray Jimmy in the final season of Superman & Lois.
JimmyOlsen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Olsen is most often portrayed as a young photojournalist...
and producer best known for his portrayal of photographer/cub reporter JimmyOlsen on the television series Adventures of Superman. Larson was born on February...
on-again, off-again romantic interest of JimmyOlsen. Lucy's Silver Age appearances often revolved around Jimmy's various attempts at romancing her. A wedding...
Universe film Black Adam (2022). Intergang first appeared in Superman's Pal JimmyOlsen #133 (October 1970) and was created by Jack Kirby. Members of Intergang...
star reporter. Teaming up with photographer and Clark's best friend JimmyOlsen, the trio break the stories that matter and save the day against many...
department they would eventually reveal the JimmyOlsen who appeared on the show was not the JimmyOlsen who would one day work alongside Clark and Lois...
actor. He is known for his roles on American television series such as JimmyOlsen on Smallville, Steve Jinks on Warehouse 13 and Johnny Jaqobis on the...
pre-Crisis hero Bat-Girl. However, the original pre-Crisis Flamebird was JimmyOlsen, who was later succeeded by a Kandorian scientist. In post-Crisis, a...
Barclay in Child's Play 3, Ridley Freeborn in Dungeons & Dragons, and JimmyOlsen in the American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of...
fictional city of Metropolis, the paper employs Clark Kent, Lois Lane, JimmyOlsen, and Perry White as its editor-in-chief. The building's original features...
McClure (born March 31, 1957) is an American actor known for playing JimmyOlsen in the Superman series of feature films released between 1978 and 1987...
memories to come back. Just before Lena Luthor and Kelly Olsen can use the cure on JimmyOlsen so that they can see if it can work on a dying Lex Luthor...
romantic storylines, after JimmyOlsen (the same-named older brother of Superman supporting character James Bartholomew Olsen) is introduced to the show...
restores Mary's powers and orders her to capture JimmyOlsen. Later, Darkseid is about to siphon Jimmy's superpowers from him before his son Orion emerges...
interest-later wife and fellow journalist Lois Lane, Daily Planet photographer JimmyOlsen, and editor-in-chief Perry White, and his enemies include Brainiac, General...
album's first song, "JimmyOlsen's Blues". The song is sung from the point of view of Daily Planet photojournalist JimmyOlsen, who's in love with Lois...
Pal JimmyOlsen, no. 139 (July 1971). Kirby, Jack (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Colletta, Vince (i). "Will The Real Don Rickles Panic?!?" Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen...
on the Syfy series Being Human (2011–2014), and for his portrayal of JimmyOlsen in the superhero film Superman Returns (2006). He also played the recurring...
by Spin Doctors. The album's title is drawn from a line in the song "JimmyOlsen's Blues", which is featured on the album. In the title track for his album...
"JimmyOlsen's Blues", a humorous song sung from the point of view of JimmyOlsen, a character in the Superman comic book series. In the song, Jimmy Olsen...
played the main role of Sam Knowlston. In Late 2023, Gisondo was cast as JimmyOlsen in Superman (2025). Skyler is a resident of Manhattan Beach. While filming...
titular character (uncredited), Noel Neill as Lois Lane, and Tommy Bond as JimmyOlsen. The 1948 Superman was followed up by Atom Man vs. Superman, another...
voice work for the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. He played JimmyOlsen in All-Star Superman and voices the Riddler in the animated film, Batman:...
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