We begin with "The Birdboy of Metropolis" by Otto Binder, Curt Swan and Ray Burnley and reprinted from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #26. While aboard the Flying Newsroom helicopter, Jimmy sees Clark Kent flying. When he returns to the Daily Planet, Clark claims to be testing some Thunderbird wings sent to him by an archeologist that allowed him to fly. Jimmy believes Clark's explanation, but then insists on using the wings himself. Superman must then pretend to make the wings work in order to protect his secret identity.
While making the wings work for Jimmy, Superman also tries to discourage Jimmy from using them. Finally he creates artificial lightning. He leads Jimmy to believe the electricity shorted out the wings. Jimmy gives up his attempts to fly, leaving Superman relieved.
Next we have "The Amazing Spectacles of Doctor 'X'" by Otto Binder, Curt Swan and Ray Burnley and reprinted from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #29. While searching the lab of criminal Doctor X, police close off the building after Doctor X is killed in a plane crash. Jimmy leaves in disguise, wearing a pair of odd glasses he found in the lab.
Jimmy soon realizes the glasses allow him to see future events related to Superman. Jimmy also sees his own death by drowning. Knowing the future, Jimmy helps Superman avoid several dangers that he has foreseen. Then he tries to avoid his own death. Superman then shows Jimmy that the death Jimmy saw was fake. It was part of a public service film. Jimmy is relieved that he will not die. When he loses the glasses, he doesn't mind.
That is followed by "The Burglar Kit from the Future" by Edmond Hamilton, Curt Swan and George Klein and reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #66. A burglar from the future tries to rob Jimmy Olsen of his Superman trophies. The Man of Steel stops the thief and returns him to the future, but the burglar’s tool kit is left behind.
Jimmy uses the kit to catch criminals, but one crook, Count Slade, forces Jimmy to work for him. Jimmy double-crosses the crook, allowing Superman to capture Slade when he returns from the future.
Next is "Unwanted Superman Souvenirs" by Otto Binder, Curt Swan and Ray Burnley and reprinted from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #15. Superman witnesses Jimmy discarding several of the souvenirs that he has given him over the years. When he questions him, Jimmy ignores Superman. Superman finally realizes that Jimmy has been put into a hypnotic trance. The discarded souvenirs are part of a message sent by a living gem in Jimmy's collection. After getting the message, Superman returns the gem-brain to space and recovers Jimmy's discarded souvenirs.
"The Most Fantastic Camera in the World" by Otto Binder, Curt Swan and Ray Burnley and reprinted from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #34 is next. When Professor Potter's new invention zaps Jimmy’s camera, it is transformed into a device which causes crystal or metal objects to disappear and reappear inside the camera. Jimmy does not realize the camera has been affected, but objects begin to disappear whenever he takes pictures. Clark’s invulnerable glasses and a valuable diamond are among the items that disappear.
Jimmy later finds the items inside his camera. He learns the glasses are invulnerable and believes they belong to Clark. A thief tries to steal the diamond, but Jimmy stops him with Superman’s help. Jimmy tries to prove Clark is Superman by comparing a fingerprint he found on the glasses to Clark’s. His test fails because Jimmy does not know that one of the fingerprints is his own.
It is followed by "The Animal Master of Metropolis" by Robert Bernstein, Curt Swan and John Forte, and reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45. After Jimmy uses one of his Superman trophies in a parade as a drumstick, he appears to have gained control over animals. Superman explains that the stick is really a magic wand that once belonged to Circe. It gives the user power over animals.
Against Superman’s advice, Jimmy uses the wand to recapture some circus animals and catch some crooks. However, when some gangsters learn of Jimmy’s power, they use him to fix a horse race. Jimmy double-crosses the crooks and has to be rescued by Krypto. Krypto however accidently destroys the wand, ending Jimmy’s reign as an animal master.
We end with "The Cabinet from Krypton" by Leo Dorfman and Kurt Schaffenberger, and reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #66. Jimmy Olsen unearths a cabinet from Krypton during a salvage operation. The cabinet transforms Jimmy into an old man and Perry White into a baby. Jimmy is unable to reverse the effects of the cabinet, and soon Lois Lane is also transformed into a cat. Superman learns the cabinet was invented by Zan Zoll, a Kryptonian scientist, and there is no cure. However, he is able to trick Mr. Mxyzptlk into restoring his friends to normal.
Edited by Mort Weisinger.
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