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admonition ! spoiler ahead forBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest # 27!Not only is heSuperman’spal , but Jimmy Olsen ’s rum history comes back to create an unexpected superhero team . The earth is in chaos mightily now as powerful imps begin using FIfth - Dimensional conjuration to test the might of its greatest heroes .
Superman , Batman , and Robin have reluctantly forged an coalition with ultra - powerful pestsMr . Mxyzptlk and Bat - Mite . But even the Man of Steel and the Dynamic Duo are stir up by their incredibly buffet baddie . Thankfully , Jimmy Olsen is on the sceneand he ’s bringing one of the most unexpected team to help redeem the Clarence Day .
Jimmy Olsen’s Weirdest Transformations Form the Olsen Squad
InBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest # 27by Mark Waid , Dan Mora , Travis Mercer , Tamra Bonvillain , and Steve Wands , Mr. Mxyzptlk wakes Bat - Mite up after he passed out during their face-off with Parasite and his villainous imp friend , Paras - Mite . To make matters worse , Batman , Robin , and Superman have all been show into 2D images on a nearby brick wall . Nearby Jimmy watches the madness unfold as hero after hoagie falls to the invading army of all - powerful imps . While Bat - Mite goes to avail Clark and Bruce , Mxyzptlk turns his attention to Superman ’s chum .
Turtle Man and Human Porcupine bring in down Chemo while the fire - breathing Olsen literally roasts Black Manta .
Mxyzptlk bring out that he always prevent a tightlipped eye on Superman ’s friend and brings up the fact that over the years , Jimmy Olsen has been through legion transformation . The 5th - Dimensional trickster postulates that all of Jimmy ’s alter egos are still in Jimmy ’s subconscious mind and uses a bit of magic to wake them up . After a nightmarish bit of dead body repulsion , Superman ’s champion split into several different versions of himself . Elastic Lad , Flamebird , Giant Turtle Man , the Human Octopus , the Human Flame - Thrower , the Human Porcupine , and the Wolf - Man of Metropolis merge as the Olsen Squad .
The Olsen Squad necessitate on the baddie while Mxyzptlk handles the villainous imps . Turtle Man and Human Porcupine get down Chemo while the ardor - breathe Olsen literally guy Black Manta . Wolf - Man arrest Cheetah in her course and Elastic Lad wrangles Merlyn . But the most impressive sight is two Jimmys handle Zha - Vam , a Shazam - like scoundrel who uses a belt to dial the power of a god . Flamebird steals the belted ammunition and pass on it off to Human Octopus , who accesses multiple god - grade powers to take down the remaining Justice League villains .
Where Did the Olsen Squad Come From?
Fans well - poetise in Superman story know that these transformations are all from stories that were actually published throughout the Silver Age of Comic Books . The comicSuperman ’s Pal , Jimmy Olsenwas a serial that focused on the life history of the Daily Planet ’s premier lensman . But there was never a dull moment in Jimmy ’s lifespan as many issue saw him getting trip up up in some unbelievable escapade , take on a dose - level threat by himself , or as many fans have intercourse , taking on uncivilized and powerful role .
Olsen infamously became Giant Turtle Man inSuperman ’s Pal , Jimmy Olsen # 53 …
Every one of the personas that Mxyzptlk process inBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest # 27is indeed from a real story . Superman ’s Pal , Jimmy Olsen # 31introduced Jimmy ’s Elastic Lad persona , though his stretchy superhero solar day ended after kryptonite bruise up taking his powers aside . Superman ’s Pal , Jimmy Olsen # 33featured the title character getting flame breath after encounter a genetically - altered Pyrophorus noctiluca ( thankfully solved by a ardor extinguisher).Superman ’s Pal , Jimmy Olsen # 41saw Olsen pungency into an alien fruit and uprise four additional munition , cured thanks to an counterpoison produce by Superman .
Jimmy ’s life-time only get wackier from there . Superman ’s Pal , Jimmy Olsen # 44had Superman ’s pal become a werewolf in a misguided attempt to woo Lois Lane ’s sister . Olsen infamously became Giant Turtle Man inSuperman ’s Pal , Jimmy Olsen # 53after being hit with an enlarging ray ( by and by shrunk back with Brainiac tech ) . And Jimmy found himself in a prickly place inSuperman ’s Pal , Jimmy Olsen # 65when an pixy turn him into the Human Porcupine . Arguably , his most normal adventure came inSuperman # 158whenJimmy and Superman became Flamebird and Nightwing while in the bottle urban center of Kandor .
The Olsen Squad is a Fun Deep-Dive Into DC History
Jimmy Olsen ’s unconscionable shift are a well - known part of DC traditional knowledge . His brief least sandpiper as Giant Turtle Man has been reference as recently asFire & Ice : Welcome to SmallvilleandTitans : Beast World Tour : Metropolis . It would have been well-to-do to just have Mr. Mxyzptlk summon up a cell of Olsen ’s weirdest shape for a chap at how wild Superman ’s pal ’s life has been . Instead , Batman / Superman : World ’s Finesttakes this odd part of DC Comics history and turns it into an amazing superhero squad .
Jimmy entirely wrack Tora and Bea ’s salon inFire & Ice : Welcome to Smallville # 3 ( 2023 ) !
The Olsen Squad does n’t just come in and fight in generalised ways . They each toy to their metier to bring their opponents down . Turtle Man ’s enduringness hold Chemo back before the Human Porcupine pops the baddie and drains his chemicals . Wolf - Man ’s animalistic intensity level is more than a match for Cheetah ’s unbelievable speed and Human Flame - Thrower like an expert takes out Black Manta . And the teamwork between Human Octopus and Flamebird brings downa surprisingly herculean villain that has arguably Shazam - level power .
The only existent shame about the Olsen Squad is how brief their sentence is . Mxyzptlk only wreak them to lifespan so that he could sharpen on getting disembarrass of the iniquity imps . But for the clock time the Olsen Squad is around , they are an right-down joy to watch . Not only are they a fun throwback to one of the slaphappy and most fun menses in comic book account , but they also demonstrate themselves to be quite the scrap military force . The Olsen Squad is exactlythe kind of thing DC Comics should bosom .
Fans Deserve More Fun Moments That Honor DC Universe History
DC Comics has several decades ' Charles Frederick Worth of history under its belt and plenty of unconscionable present moment like Jimmy Olsen ’s countless transformation . fetch the more over - the - top and silly idea of yesteryear can be quite fun , peculiarly when used in new ways like the Olsen Squad . Even if it ’s just for a abbreviated fight scene , these sort of zany moments are so unabashedly fun and real goody for hardcore fans . If this strange tripper down memory lane withSuperman’spal proves anything , it ’s that DC Comics needs more things like the Olsen Squad .
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The icon who launched the total world of superheroes , the last son of Krypton escaped his dying populace to crash land on Earth and be produce as Clark Kent . The public knows him better as Superman , the Man of Steel , the leader of the Justice League , and the most well - known hero in the DC Comics Universe . sanctify with the powers of a demigod , Kal - El of Krypton fights opposition both diminished and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth , justice , and a right tomorrow .
The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
