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Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 147 Alternate Cover Art Jack Kirby

Artist: Jack Kirby (Penciller)

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Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 147 Alternate Cover Art Jack Kirby Comic Art

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Title:	Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 147 Alternate Cover Art Jack Kirby
Artist:	Jack Kirby (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	632
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	4/30/2021
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Description

The DC Editors strike again! They rejected this gorgeous Jack Kirby cover art for Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #147 (1972) and replaced it with a much less cool, in my opinion, cover by Murphy Anderson. I’ll never understand why the Superman office wouldn’t just let Jack be Jack. You shouldn’t mess with the King! This piece had cover dress stats added for display by the previous owner. The cover is signed by Kirby as well.

I’m very pleased to add this fantastically fourth-world Kirby Superman cover to my collection. I’m always on the hunt for more Superman by the King of you have a piece for sale or trade.

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	Bill Byers ( 2 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	January 2020
Last Login:	August 2025
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Dave W
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 4/30/2021

I will take rejected Kirby art ANY DAY! What was DC thinking??? Congrats on a super addition to your super gallery!

Nash of the Titans
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 5/1/2021

DC out there rabid-#ss minds! Love this cover. Long live the King of em all! Kirby forevermore!

Comics Superworld
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 5/1/2021

Cool to see this! DC's editors never had much of a clue about what we fans wanted, and we wanted pure unadulterated Kirby. It was absurd that they had to paste Anderson or Boring Superman faces on all of the King's drawings. I remember being gutted when the Fourth World books were cancelled.

Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 5/1/2021

I thought Jimmy Olsen 147's published cover had been done by Neal Adams? Anyway, it doesn't distract from the fact that the original take by Kirby is a real beauty!

Joe Murray
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 5/1/2021

Very cool KIRBY, looks like ROYER's perfect inks, congrats!!

Tony R
Member Since 2019

Posted on 8/15/2021

Fantastic piece, congrats!!

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