Giant TURTLE MAN! | Jimmy Olsen Transformations

Superman silver age comics strike again with Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen that sees Jimmy getting into all kinds of trouble. DC Comics presents Giant Turtle Man Jimmy Olsen! How? Why? Where does it rank on the surprisingly large list of stories featuring Jimmy transforming into things? It's a classic tale by Superman co creator Jerry Seigel that will take you straight back into the madness with your guide Casually Comics!
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[@matthewlaitala2297]

How old is Jimmy in this comic? Because if he's teen aged and a mutant turtle...

[@henrybelman7424]

teenage mutant jimmy turtle, Teenage Mutant Jimmy Turtle, Teenage Mutant Jimmy Turtle, Superman's Pa al, Jimmyolson

[@bio1656]

lol

[@randomhourglass5687]

Good luck figuring it out! Sometimes he's treated like he's a teenager, sometimes he's in his twenties, sometimes he celebrates his 21st birthday and some issues later celebrates his 18th... his actual age is all over the place in his series.

[@Awestefeld6612]

@@henrybelman7424 😀😀😀

[@Polycomical]

*applaud*

[@user-ManofStyle1]

Superman: "Jimmy has turned in to the giant turtle, and Titano is on the loose, what should we do professor Hamilton?" Professor Hamilton: "Let. Them. Fight."

[@kyleshultz5481]

Clearly, what DC Comics needs most as an ultimate getting-back-to-its-roots mega-story is Jimmy Olsen turning into some bizarre monster, Lois Lane marrying him, and a team-up of all the Clayfaces plus Supergirl's stalker horse to save the day. Rebirth 2.0.

[@projekttaku1]

all the clayfaces fuse together to become the one true clayface who his cured and create's new character that's a combination of all the other clayface's. Then he gets a redemption arc but is turned back in to clayface.

[@hypnos9116]

'It's not Jimmy's fault.' You can't trick us, comic. This is /entirely/ Jimmy's fault, and he needs to take responsibility for his wacky hijinks.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

A traumatised survivor from that bridge is clearly the person who "disliked" this video!

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

@@andrewgwilliam4831 HAHAHAHAHA

[@andrewaugustus6447]

@@andrewgwilliam4831 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@The80sKickAss]

So Supes has a thing for people with LL names. Lex Luthor and Supes have a child (Kon-El).....is there more to this story off-panel?

[@ariellakahan-harth8831]

The moral of the story is to never let Jimmy near any new and strange objects, ever.

[@edwardscales5503]

I need that Godzilla playing a guitar T-shirt in my life

[@richmcgee434]

If you didn't already find it over the last year, googling "godzilla playing guitar t shirt" turns it up instantly, as you'd expect. As someone who grew up with floppy disks and dial-up, the internet never ceases to amaze me. :)

[@GenerationWest]

First off, someone was stretching the definition of "turtle" with that design. Secondly, the fifth famous turtle teen, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo... Jimmy, and maybe Franklin, once he actually grows up, and him coming over to your house becomes a threat.

[@CMWaters]

What, no love for Venus? ;)

[@Andulvar]

What about Slash?

[@brianthomas2434]

At 3:56 waitaminute,waitaminute! Superman finds an enlarging ray and instead of grabbing it (so he can, you know, see if it works on KANDOR) tells Jimmy to get rid of it? I guess that's part of the charm of Silver Age stories. If you think two minutes about them they fall apart. Fortunately when this was first published I was seven, the perfect age for it.

[@randomhourglass5687]

Two minutes? That's fine for most of the Silver Age, but Jimmy stories tend to fall apart if you think about them for two seconds.

[@XYZRobZombie]

"you know how jimmy is... We ALL know how jimmy is!" LOL i almost spat out my oatmeal! LOL

[@Awestefeld6612]

In the Death of Superman novel, Jimmy was working as a kid's show character named Turtle Boy. Lois interrupts taping to cover the fight with Doomsday.

[@Xehanort10]

And somehow the turtle's bite combines with mustard in Jimmy's bloodstream from whatever he was eating to turn into a giant Turtle Boy.

[@michaelalford7006]

See I knew ht was somewhere in my head-canon, but I couldn't place the context.

[@neomarvelbunny]

Aw yeah, Jimmy Olsen turning into things 😎

[@qwellen7521]

The original animorph.

[@fredcampbell4066]

That's the comic i want, Jimmy Olsen, DISASTER HUMAN!!

[@MrfnordTim]

Goxo sounds like a cleaning agent from the 50s. Goxo! Twice the cleaning power of the leading brand!

[@philpatterson7085]

For me, this is the trippiest part of the 60s Superman era. Those eyes are just wow...

[@ViccVegaa023]

I like how Superman's first thought is to hurl Jimmy into space. Then there's 1:51. Superman doesn't look particularly upset that Jimmy is stuck in Kandor forever. "The growth ray broke". Probably because you stepped on it Superman!

[@kitkatsneakattack7933]

History shows again and again How Jimmy's the true bane of Superman

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Jimmy Olson's transformations are as timeless as Supermans " Up..UP..and away!!!"

[@bholmes1035]

At last, the perfect companion series to Lois marries (not Superman)! I love your take on these Silver Age stories.

[@johnkrier8021]

So Much Fun!!!! I especially appreciate the Blue Oyster Cult lyrics. I will always sing it that way now whenever I hear that song. Silver Age plots (at DC at least) were certainly the most contrived, but also the most fun.

[@davidmcmahon4633]

Thank goodness he could relax around Perry White! No ... wait, Perry caused problems a half dozen times or so.

[@Sunstar808]

I love that Lori Lemaris is yet another alliteration. Look out Cool J. 😘

[@kcollier2192]

OK- after that opening we need 'An Evening with Karaoke Woods' "Oh no, they say he's got to go Go go God-Jimmy!" 😀

[@NotHPotter]

If you find a random ray in the beach, plus be kind and gently return them to the water. Fish are friends!

[@Xehanort10]

Not food.

[@CTheng]

I thought this was going to be about Turtle, the possible villain identity of Wally's son. Speaking of which, since you did a close look at Lian, will you also do one for Wally's children?

[@Tiggeralt]

IIRC the plans for Jai West becoming the next Turtle (and there have been multiple Turtles in Flash lore) also included Eobard Thawne having a daughter named Mara. Mara Thawne. Gotta love pun names.

[@Persoon56]

Is it just me, or does Turtle Jimmy's eyes make him look like he's on something?

[@JSRLPadre]

I'd honestly be surprised if Jimmy is ever stone sober...

[@batape1965]

best guess: huffing turtle wax

[@scottboswell6406]

What we need next are Lori Lemaris stories! Just for the fish puns alone!! Fin-tastic!!

[@michaellangwaller]

Jimmy the Menace and Lois the Bride, Superman never has a chance to relax. Jimmy at the time was a menace even when not transforming into something. Like Lois, Superman was always having to save Jimmy.

[@telencephal0n827]

Kaijummy Olsen 🦖

[@JimmyAkin]

THANK YOU for doing the giant Jimmy turtle man! One of the most iconic yet least understood episodes from this era of comics!

[@jhornacek]

In the first panel shown of this story, when Clark, Lois and Jimmy are on the cruise ship, I liked how Clark was laying on the deck chair with his feet up, reading the newspaper, and he's still in his default Clark-at-work suit. They couldn't even switch him out to be in casual clothes while he's on vacation on a cruise ship???

[@magitek09]

Of course people remember lori lemaris, or at least the writers of the animated movie of the dead of superman do. I'll always treasure ma and pa Kent teasing their son in front of Lois for dating a mermaid as a teen

[@misteranother2252]

I wonder if Jimmy was little shell shocked by this misadventure? Anyway awesome video as always 👍👍

[@Awestefeld6612]

See yourself out.

[@nolawargaming7461]

Sorry Jimmy, it's off to the sun with you!

[@Sithcundman]

The beauty of Superman’s love interest always having the L.L. Initials is that he doesn’t have to change his tattoo.

[@robertmccarthy2254]

oh great now I WANt tales of a kandorian tatoo shop

[@derbyjames240]

Jimmy Olsen is the Legion of Superheroes in one person.

[@davidmcmahon4633]

He is or was an honorary member of the LSH as Elasti-Jimmy. Lana Lang is an honorary member too. Lois never was made an honorary member. Probably a good thing since she would have had a number of eligible male Legionaires to try and marry.

[@Madbandit77]

Pretty much.

[@1monki]

This should've been an ongoing feature of Jimmy Olsen. He could be turned into the giant turtle man when needed. He'd be like the Hulk in the Avengers films: "I'm sorry Jimmy, but we need the Turtle."

[@Isaac-vq9gw]

Just like they just randomly gave Superman powers, they just randomly gave his supporting characters stories

[@lancerutt9936]

We missed out on SUPERMAN'S BOSS, PERRY WHITE

[@kyleshultz5481]

A++ use of the Wilhelm scream 😂

[@randallmcilwaine2191]

You have no idea how excited I was for this video! Can't wait for more Jimmy "A Danger to Humanity" Olsen vids.

[@WarmLillie]

If we going to start this transformation playlist right we gotta slow but big

[@robboyte1101]

The next Jimmy transformation HAS to be the first appearance of Elastic Lad from SPJO issue 31.

[@timross5351]

...and now I'm wondering if Lori Lemaris made a cameo in the Aquaman movie...

[@Awestefeld6612]

That would be awesome but confuse the normals.

[@mray4784]

Superman calling Jimmy "young fool" is the best part.

[@davidmcmahon4633]

You should also do a playlist of other jobs Jimmy has done besides being a cub reporter or as part of his cub reporter news efforts. He once took Robin's place. He was once or twice a rock star during the Beatles craze. I think he was a cowboy once and a gangster, taking the place of his evil duplicate. Or at least I have a memory of that. Or that could have been another red-headed teen I'm thinking of.

[@wlthomas67]

We need a comic about an insurance adjuster for superheroes and villains.

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

Giant-Sized Jimmy Olsen: "Am I not turtlely enough for the Turtle Club?"

[@bryanabbott6169]

5:47 - Superman gives his 'pal' Giant Turtle Man Jimmy Olsen a Super Wedgie! Who needs enemies when you got friends like these?

[@williamtucker9497]

Give all that Jimmy Olsen goodness

[@vasp99]

I gotta say that Jimmy as the humungous Turtle Giant was far more believable than Jimmy in the 1970's in his " Mr. Action " phase .

[@johnburt1172]

I'm glad you threw in the fact that the story was based off a *_Thrilling Wonder Stories_* cover. I was completely stunned when I first saw that magazine cover, with the scaly pop-eyed alien who became Jimmy, and the spaceship that became Superman.

[@THATGuy5654]

This is from that era when they would come up with a cover 1st, and forced the writers to figure out what was going to be happening in the book, if what I've been told is true. I seem to remember DC doing a little gimmick thing where they did that again sometime in the early 2000's or late 90's, but I cannot remember anything specific, or even if I'm just making it up it up in my own brain. Anyone? This isn't one of those things that's particularly easy to Google.

[@kitkatsneakattack7933]

Lucky you, Sasha did a video on one of those stories recently, kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4XdqWawhcqfmZY

[@Ottovontubes]

I'll have you know that as a 10 year old boy, finding that Superman only fell in love with beautiful women with the initials "LL" was edifying. It made perfect sense (given that both Lois Lane and Lana Lang also fit the criteria) and the fact that she had fins was totally irrelevant to me. Granted, once girls became more than plot devices in comics and a source of cootties I realized that made no sense whatsoever, but for a while it was there ...

[@miltonfarmer1139]

Decades old comics are the best. I mean, this is just nuts. I love it.

[@tigerbread78]

Superman's hanger on, Jimmy Olsen

[@spookydookie4046]

Lmao 😂 Jimmy cannot be left alone for one day! Superman needs to get some new friends. That is some durable underwear Jimmy has. Was probably a gift from Superman for these certain occasions. Lol. Love the Godzilla shirt and the Go go Godzilla reference. Lol Favorite Sasha quotes: "With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound he pulls those spinning high tension wires down. Helpless people on subway trains scream bugeyed as he looks in on them. Go go Jimmy Olsen!" "But we are not here to see Jimmy get small. We are here to see him get big and mutant into a grotesque lizard turtle thing." 🐢

[@tarareads23]

This was so great! Jimmy Olsen is a mess. lol Yes to more Jimmy!

[@timothylewis2527]

I always wondered why I kept seeing Jimmy Olsen as "Turtle Boy" in various comics since the 90s. It was an homage to this story. How about that.

[@lynnwalker5576]

A series of Jimmy Olsen transformations?!? How about mixing them up with a DC gorilla series, or a series of silver age Flash transformations?

[@abbycollins4820]

I don’t know why but the fact that Clark once dated a mermaid makes me very happy.

[@manucitomx]

My favorite set of Jim Olsen stories! Bring back the Silver Age

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

Hide all the handsome men from Lois and all the weapon/magical-or-alien souvenirs from Jimmy Damn, these two are a chaotic duo. I'd feel bad for Sups if he wasn't a piece of work himself

[@blackphoenix77]

I love Jimmy's crazy transformations: a lot of them (including Turtle Man) showed up in Countdown (aka Countdown to Final Crisis) where Jimmy temporarily gained the power to turn into those forms. Turtle Man even fought Darkseid in hand to hand combat in the final issue.

[@johncook9843]

I love how someone builds a growth ray and, instead of simply getting one gold coin and enlarging it to make themselves rich, they tack on mind control for fun and concoct the most ridiculous plan ever. Also, I love how he had to go all the way back to Metropolis to steel metal from the bridge because they were out of ships in the ocean or something. Gotta love silver age chaos.

[@fireriffs]

Yes, send Jimmy into the sun. His incompetent bumbling makes him more dangerous than any super villain!

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

I'm sensing that this will be another long-running playlist!

[@omegabeyond5390]

I have to say, I never really understood/appreciated the Jimmy Olsen moments in All-Star Superman until this playlist and realizing what his Silver Age characterization was all about.

[@Draqer]

I mean i would have shot random things with a random enlarging ray. But i am not the official bff of a superhero so no-one expects better from me.

[@sneakyskunk1]

I do hope she makes good on her promise of more Silver Age Jimmy Olsen goofiness. These stories make me think Superman befriended Lois and Jimmy to reduce the amount of collateral damage from their tomfoolery.

[@RabbiJoeInJerusalem]

Not just Silver Age. Aerobics turned Jimmy into Elastic Lad in the 80s. (AOS 458)

[@bradstrum7]

Xmen #4 1980 Wolverine’s birthday gift to nightcrawler A framed picture of Logan While he chows on a turkey leg in his room with no napkin

[@HBHaga]

Giant Turtle-Man Jimmy is still more dignified than ... MISTER ACTION!

[@MadMan3498]

Jimmy Olsen even gets his own Spiderverse style crossover with all the Jimmies in the Silver Age!

[@Jaque1872]

What's next Jimmy Olsen becomes a vacuum? Runs for president?

[@gabrielrussell5531]

0:59 If Superman is attracted to anyone with LL for initials does that mean his relationship with Luthor is a lot steamier?

[@ms.marvelous8156]

Ex boyfriends maybe?

[@galio7741]

Well, they do have a son

[@ThatJaymsWisdom]

Jimmy "Ooh, what does that button do" Olsen. Now THAT was worth the price of admission.

[@Xehanort10]

So Jimmy's Dee Dee from Dexter's Lab?

[@DannyPhantomBeast]

Wait... what IS the Casually Comics Code? What values, principles, and guidelines undergird "Casually Comics?" Caring about what other people think? Compassionate listening? Standing firm by principles without being mean? Love the atmosphere of your channel and the spirit of discussion you cultivate. It's probably something we should carry with us into other areas and fandoms.

[@WarmLillie]

Don’t turtle have shells… I get it but more armor or skin like a reptile…

[@projekttaku1]

jimmy has more forms than an anime protaganist

[@t4washere384]

Also aw yea, Mermaid Girlfriend!

[@Insane-Howl-Cowl]

Narrator: "It was at that moment Superman realized his mistake. He should have never given that ray to Jimmy."

[@KellyKMc]

Props for the BOC ref: Oooh, no! Look out Tokyo, Here comes Jimmy Olsen!

[@jazzmyn5804]

WHICH transformation?? Oh boy, I feel another playlist coming on

[@sustelsuk]

A iconic jimmy Olsen comic

[@davidmallette8079]

Did Jimmy just make time traveling, island carrying animal? that would meet Doctor Dolittle, the movie one and from the books.

[@ericmiller93]

I love how Atlantis is just sending us their exiles to the surface for us to deal with. C’mon Aquaman, not cool.

[@UncleMuin]

Last Surviving Son of the House of L!! (His issues with "LL" initialed people. Best used for effect at the end of the Red Son Elseworld)

[@1locust1]

One of my favorite Jimmy Olsen stories was when he takes on a bunch of pro wrestlers as Elastic Lad.

[@JSan-ek2np]

Love that Lois was so quick to snitch lmao 😂

[@chrisfromthe80s93]

Love these silver age reviews! Thank you!

[@8mad]

Jimmy's transformations like the Turtle Man, was also referenced in JLA: The Nail by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer. Basically, what if the Kents never found Clark and thus no Superman. Jimmy eventually ends up becoming like a Bizarro by Lex. It's interesting.

[@PrincessOzaline]

The Turtleman cover is also used in the 75th anniversary animated short where he is shrunken again by Brainiac's ray... but actually held by Brainiac.

[@PrincessOzaline]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5O7c2Oid9SUh5I

[@rafaelfcf]

I LOVE how this channel always posts videos in time for my lunch break!

[@jfziemba]

'Don't question the science.' Indeed.

[@pr0t34n]

I am so excited for more Jimmy stories!!!

[@jeffreyking7242]

Another great review!

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

At some point in the mid '90s, Jimmy was starring in a Galaxy Broadcasting show as the turtle man. And in Emperor Joker, Giant Turtle Jimmy Olsen appeared. He ate Superman who... *ahem*... exited the giant in the usual manner. The next issue showed him being hosed down. Yes. Jimmy pooped out Superman. It happened.

[@KlutzLament]

I'm looking forward to this playlist.

[@rickloftus9330]

I’m loving these Jimmy stories!

[@kurtm1943]

I had my brothers comics to grow up on. These were part of his collection that i distinctly remember. Loved the Elastic lad stories and of course the turtle boy. Thanks a bunch for this.

[@Vermoulian]

For a theme, you could look at Superman's various pals who somehow managed to become honorary Legionnaires. I can't remember which version of Jimmy got that honor, but I do recall Lana as Insect Queen and Pete Ross as . . . Pete Ross.