Superman's Jimmy Olsen Has a Secret Superpower in DC's Main Continuity
He may be Superman's pal, but Jimmy Olsen has his own power that helps him stand out in the DC Universe. While being pursued by a telepathic assassin, Jimmy realized he had a secret superpower thanks, in part, to his bizarre history.
As the Daily Planet's most ambitious staffer, Jimmy has seen some action thanks, in part, to his best buddy Superman's never-ending mission to protect Metropolis. Always on the lookout for a hot new story, Jimmy has shown a tendency to stick his nose in where it doesn't belong, often getting him into trouble. Even worse, Jimmy Olsen would develop powers that tended to make bad situations worse. Even though his more «extreme» adventures were generally confined to the Silver Age, they've remained a large part of his history. So unfortunately for the ace reporter, Olsen's never been able to live down his excursions as Giant Turtle Man or Elastic Lad. But all those silly misadventures paid off in an amazing way that changed Jimmy Olsen forever.
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In Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1 by James Robinson, Leon Carvalho, Steve Scott, and Jesús Merino, Jimmy is following up on a lead he’d discovered after a recent battle involving Superman and Supergirl. His investigation makes him the target of a killer-for-hire known as Codename: Assassin. Though the killer is one of the most proficient in his field, Jimmy manages to give him the slip. After doing more digging into a sprawling conspiracy, Jimmy discovers Codename: Assassin is actually a telepath who can easily track and dispatch his victims via his mind-reading. Unfortunately, Olsen's continued sleuthing puts him in the line of his pursuer, but once again, Jimmy manages to
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