SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #135

The cover shows moderate wear consistent with a well-handled Bronze Age book: visible spine stress with a couple of small ticks along the left edge, mild corner softening at the top right and bottom right, and light surface wear/rubbing across the image. There is some minor waviness to the cover stock and a faint crease near the lower left edge, but colors remain bright with no major creases, tears, or color breaks visible. The book is in a protective sleeve, which limits full assessment of edge chipping; interior pages and back cover were not visible and were not assessed.

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #135 (January 1971) arrived in the middle of Jack Kirby's celebrated Fourth World run on the title, the unlikely vehicle DC handed Kirby upon his move from Marvel in 1970. Kirby wrote, plotted, and drew the covers for these issues, with Vince Colletta supplying inks, and used the long-running but faded Jimmy Olsen book to seed the mythology of Apokolips, the New Gods, and the sinister Darkseid alongside more traditional Superman-family adventure. This issue continues the Evil Factory and Project Cadmus storylines introduced in the preceding issues, featuring the Newsboy Legion, the reborn Guardian, and Kirby's grotesque genetic-engineering villains Simyan and Mokkari.

Market data reflects a well-populated Bronze Age title rather than a headline first appearance: with 254 certified Universal copies recorded and fairly gradual price movement across the curve, the issue trades as a steady piece of Kirby's celebrated run rather than a spike-driven key. Demand is concentrated among Fourth World completists and Kirby collectors assembling the full Jimmy Olsen sequence, with values climbing meaningfully only in the top certified grades where population thins sharply above 9.4.

This issue suits collectors building a complete run of Kirby's Jimmy Olsen work or a Fourth World saga set, rather than speculators chasing a single milestone appearance. Raw copies in low and mid grades remain inexpensive and plentiful, making them accessible entry points, while high-grade CGC 9.6 and prospective 9.8 copies command a real premium given the scarcity of pristine survivors from a title that saw heavy newsstand handling.