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superfan1 (superfan1) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-06-30 01:45:00

Entry tags:

char: jimmy olsen, char: lois lane, char: lucy lane, char: perry white, char: superman/clark kent, publisher: dc comics, series: crossdressing week, title: superman's pal jimmy olsen

Cross dressing jimmy spotlight #1
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From Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #67

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seriousfic
2009-06-30 11:44 am UTC (link)

Why do I get this feeling of acute, psychological horror--the kind Hitchcock or Cronenberg might detail--lurking just below the surface? Jimmy's anxieties about deserving a better wage and the possibility of his girlfriend being the "bread-winner" of the relationship, feeding into the creation of a feminine alter-ego that's more successful than him at everything... one who makes eyes at married men and says "Ha!" when youths cat-call her... one who is willing to lose 5000 dollars and repay it out of his (her?) own pocket just to make a point... oh, did they really think Jimmy could just end it?

No, Leslie Lowe wants to live, even if people have to die. Certainly, no one would notice if Jimmy was just a bit too slow the next time a gangster threw a grenade at him, his signal watch just a bit too hard to activate. And then the funeral of Lucy Lane and that mysterious figure in the widow's black, watching Jimmy, always watching, even when he's alone... with a mirror.

"I'm the only girl for you, Mr. Olsen."

Then come the phone calls in the middle of the night. She says she loves him, that she is him, that she's the only part of Jimmy that values himself. Everything else is worthless, weak, a joke. Superman's pal indeed.

It must be the plot of some mad scientist or gangster. Right? Or it could all be his imagination. He'd ask Superman for help, but it's just a girl, right? He can handle one little girl.

Only there is no girl. There never was. When Jimmy takes that holiday, everyone thinks how good it will do for him to take a break from things that remind him of Lucy. No one realizes that the Daily Globe has hired a new receptionist...

Jimmy's father hated when his son put on Mommy's make-up. It was one of the few things that made him get the belt.

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	porringer 2009-06-30 12:58 pm UTC (link)
	\o/ Made of Win. I would pay money to read this. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Jimmy Olsen: Dressed to Kill sistermagpie 2009-06-30 01:01 pm UTC (link)
	I hate to reply with cliches and all but... Where would you like your internet delivered? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Jimmy Olsen: Dressed to Kill midare 2009-06-30 01:35 pm UTC (link)
	I'll gladly pay for the delivery. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jarodrussell 2009-06-30 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	I think I saw that episode of Psych. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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