The World's Greatest Superheroes Part 6: Jimmy Olsen, Elastic Lad
Up to this point, The World's Greatest Superheroes has seen fit to stick to the continuity of the DC comics which inspired it. Except for a slightly-altered appearance for longtime Justice League lowlife Doctor Destiny way back in the second arc, WGSH has been indistinguishable from the then-mainstream source material and the events of Earth-1 . However, in Paul Levitz ' first installment as ongoing writer -- the elastic hits the fan. Beleaguered cub reporter Jimmy Olsen is sent by Perry White , his boss at the Daily Planet , to attend a savant scientist's secluded press conference. There, Jimmy makes the acquaintance of a brilliant but baffled inventor -- Professor Phineas Potter -- who really seems to have the goods! Jimmy is both impressed and almost killed by the Professor's amazing inventions, which include a robot butler, a rapid-rising concrete, "miracle vitamins" and -- most importantly -- the amazing Elastic Serum . Before you can say Jack Robinson...