Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (On Sale: October 13, 1970), has a cover by Neal Adams.

This issue we have "The Mountain of Judgment" by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta. Continuing from last issue, Jimmy Olsen leads the Newsboy Legion and the Outsiders from the Wild Area in an effort to find the Mountain of Judgment. When Superman tries to stop then, he is once again knocked out by Kryptonite gas. With Superman out of the way, Jimmy and the others then locate the Zoomway, the road which leads to the Mountain. Along the road, Jimmy and his friends encounter multiple dangers and obstacles, but the Whiz Wagon triumphs over each.

Meanwhile, back at the Habitat, Superman awakes and follows Jimmy along the Zoomway. He catches up, just as Jimmy has reached the Mountain of Judgement, a giant rolling missile carrier built by the Hairies, the creators of Habitat, the Zoomway and all the fantastic weapons and gear Jimmy has encountered. Superman prevents Jimmy and his friends from being run over, but they are all sucked inside of the Mountain

Inside they are greeted by the Hairies, who seem to know more about Jimmy and his mission than they should and begin to carefully inspect the Whiz Wagon, locating a powerful bomb inside of the television camera the Newsboy Legion has been using to transmit back to Morgan Edge. They remove the bomb inside it and Superman muffles the blast using his body. Jimmy was unknowingly used to deliver the bomb in an attempt to destroy the Hairies, a scientifically advanced group living in secret. Superman reveals that he knew about the Hairies and their Top Secret location. Jimmy and the Newsboys are denied the full story, but they get a glimpse of the Hairies activities inside the Mountain.

Back in Metropolis, Morgan Edge is forced to report the failure of the bomb to his boss, Darkseid. Yep, that Darkseid and the cameo at the end of this story is the real beginning of Kirby's Fourth World This story was reprinted in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby Vol. 1 TPB, Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 HC and Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB.

Edited, they say, by Murray Boltinoff. Yeah, we believe that.

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