This is the end of one era, the Mort Weisinger era as he is being shown the door by DC. Next issue some new guy takes over. Now, what was his name? We begin with our cover-story, "When Olsen Sold Out Superman" by Leo Dorfman and Murphy Anderson. Jimmy Olsen is captured by a gang of criminals who threaten Jimmy and demand that he reveal Superman's secret identity. To stall for time, Jimmy claims that Superman is "really" his editor at the Daily Planet. Unfortunately, Clark Kent has been named editor for a day, and the crooks capture him with Kryptonite.
The crooks then release Jimmy, but not before they announce his betrayal to the world. Jimmy's fan club is outraged that Jimmy would betray his friend. To redeem himself, Jimmy assists the CIA in locating and rescuing Superman.
During the escape, Superman switches places with a robot. He then pretends that the robot was actually captured intentionally in order to trap the crooks. By doing this, Superman covers his exposed secret identity and restores Jimmy's reputation.
We end with "The Winner's Prize... the Loser's Grave" by Bob Haney and Pete Costanza. A volcanic eruption in the ocean causes a new island to form. Both the United States and the Soviets want to claim the island as their territory. To prevent a war, each side agrees to an individual duel to take place on the island. During the training exercise to select a champion, Jimmy Olsen is able to prove himself using his wits. He is selected to be the duel participant against Bors from the Soviet Union.
Jimmy and Bors are dropped off on the island with the same supplies and weapons. The winner is the one who kills or captures the other. Jimmy survives several attacks and uses his wits to escape various traps. Jimmy and Bors develop respect for one another. Then they fight it out with dynamite. Neither is willing to kill the other, and the detonation of the dynamite sinks the island permanently, which ends the dispute. This was reprinted in Best of DC #46.
Big changes are coming next month, really big changes for Jimmy and for DC in general. The word from on high is...the Great One is Coming!
Edited by Mort Weisinger.
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