Irvine, Alex; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). «1950s». DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 73. ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9. «Jimmy Olsen got his own adventures in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1. A comic remarkable for its inventiveness and longevity, it ran for 163 issues.»
Daniels, Les (1995). «The Superman Family Strength in Numbers». DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes. Bulfinch Press. p. 118. ISBN0821220764. «Jimmy Olsen got its start in September–October 1954 at the height of Superman's television run, and the art job was assigned to Curt Swan. For Swan, his ten-year stint on Jimmy Olsen was 'like being introduced to the Superman Family'.»
Evanier, Mark (22 de agosto de 2003). «Jack Kirby's Superman». News From ME. Archivado desde el original el 22 de abril de 2012. Consultado el 22 de abril de 2012. «Plastino drew new Superman figures and Olsen heads in roughly the same poses and positions, and these were pasted into the artwork.»
Evanier, Mark (22 de agosto de 2003). «Jack Kirby's Superman». News From ME. Archivado desde el original el 22 de abril de 2012. Consultado el 22 de abril de 2012. «Plastino drew new Superman figures and Olsen heads in roughly the same poses and positions, and these were pasted into the artwork.»