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Jimmy OlsenJimmy Olsen is a supporting character in the Superman comic book series published by DC Comics. This fictional character's full name has been revealed as James Bartholomew Olsen. He is usually depicted as a young red-haired man who works as a cub reporter and photographer for The Daily Planet, usually in conjunction with Lois Lane and Clark Kent, whom he idolizes as his ideals for his career ambitions. He is also known as Superman's pal and has privileged access to him with the aid of a special signal watch, which emits a special ultrasonic frequency signal which Superman can hear anywhere on Earth. He also goes by the nickname "Mr. Action" and in the Silver Age occasionally took a potion which gave him stretching powers as Elastic Lad. During the Silver Age, the character starred in his own comic book, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, which featured his various adventures with and without Superman. It was generally regarded as a poorly written subsidiary title by both readers and creative staff. The exception to this was in the early 1970s, when the singular artist Jack Kirby took over the title and created his own distinctive stories as part of Jack Kirby's Fourth World, which introduced many addtions to the DC Universe, including the supervillain Darkseid. The character has appeared in every major filmed adaptation of Superman. The first actor to portray Jimmy Olsen in live-action was Tommy Bond in the serials starring Kirk Alyn. On the Adventures of Superman television series starring George Reeves, Jimmy Olsen was portrayed by Jack Larson. In the four motion pictures starring Christopher Reeve, Jimmy Olsen was portrayed by Marc McClure. McClure also played Jimmy Olsen in the 1984 spin-off movie Supergirl. On the television series , Jimmy Olsen was portrayed by Michael Landes in the first season and Justin Whalin for the rest of the series' run. In the television series Smallville, the character of Chloe Sullivan mentioned losing her virginity to a Daily Planet staffer named Jimmy who was "cute, in a bowtie sort of way." While this, of course, is not an explicit reference, the reference is obvious. In Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, Jimmy Olsen will be portrayed by Sam Huntington. Olsen, Jimmy Olsen, Jimmy
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