Superman in the Sixties #[nn]
In "The Story of Superman's Life!", Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan deliver a classic tale of unintended consequences, as Jimmy Olsen’s accidental transformation into a giant turtle-man sends shockwaves through Metropolis. When a stolen Atlantean ray-gun begins manipulating him from afar, Superman must race to stop Jimmy’s escalating rampage—only to uncover a deeper conspiracy tied to ancient pirate treasure and a hidden island volcano. With inks by John Forte and a cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye, this 1999 issue blends nostalgic charm with a timeless superhero mystery.
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Jimmy finds an enlarging ray-gun and accidentally fires it through a turtle, striking himself, turning him into a giant turtle-man. When Jimmy begins to collect tons of steel objects, dumping them in an island volcano, Superman is called out to stop him. But Lori Lemaris tells Superman that an Atlantean criminal created the ray-gun and controlled Jimmy telepathically as part of a plan to protect pirate treasure buried on the volcanic island. Superman restores Jimmy with Brainiac's shrinking ray and recovers the pirate loot.
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