Jimmy Olsen - Parody/Homage

Parody/Homage

  • In Alan Moore and Gene Ha's Top 10, a photograph of a version of two of Jimmy's superpowered selves, merged, is shown to Andy Soames; having contracted a disease which warps powers, this version appears to be Turtle Boy, driven insane by the acquisition of Elastic Lad's powers.
  • In Lord Havok and the Extremists #3, a variation of Jimmy called Robin Olsen, is shown as a member of Monarch's army.
  • In Alan Moore's Supreme, Billy Friday is a young, red-haired associate of Ethan Crane/Supreme; Friday eventually becomes/merges with Master Meteor, a time-travelling villain powered by the reality-bending substance Supremium, and becomes the insane Supremium Man.

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