Did Jimmy Olsen have crossdressing tendencies

[Roberta Thomas]

As a child in the late sixties I was an avid reader of DC Comics.I will never forget reading a story in a Jimmy Olsen comic where he went undercover as a chorus girl.He made a very cute woman and nine year old me was very jealous.My crossdressing desires were really kicking in then.I had a great interest in seeing young men dress as women.Incidentally Jimmy had great legs.It must have ignited my fantasy about being a gorgeous chorus girl.Jimmymade several forays into drag.Could he possibly have been one of us?

 

[Anonymous]

Roberta,

I ran across your post this morning, and as an old, old comic book fan, I couldn’t resist a reply. IMO, it’s a safe bet that the artist who wrote or drew the story was a CD. The folks who drew the comics for the newspapers often based their hero or heroine on themselves, and the storyline often reflected the author’s own interests. Examples I can recall include Al Capp / Li’l Abner; Zack Mosely / Smilin’ Jack; and Ramona Fraden / Brenda Starr. Al Capp later earned some notoriety when it was revealed that for years, he had been sneaking pornographic images and references into his comic.
Hugs,
Bettylou

[Patty Phose]

I’ve seen countless women in person, in magazines and on TV I just so wanted to wear what they were wearing and look like and be her. Daisy Duke being the one who pushed me over the top.

I have to humbly admit though, Jimmy Olsen was never one of them. Neither was any of the guys who used to dress up as women on TV.

[Anonymous]

I would opine that crossdressing and gender swapping appearance was a sight gag common from the 1940’s in the 1980’s. It was not a rare occurrence for Superman or Batman comics to feature a swap of some sort. Men in dress were highlighted in films or television. Fred and Barney, Some Like It Hot (Toby Curtis and Jack Lemmon), Rocky Horror, Tootsie, Mrs Doubtfire, Bosom Buddies, just to name a few

A quick search of Wikipedia shoes that it really is featured heavily in the 1930’s, but dates back to Shakespeare.

I don’t necessarily believe that the artists were CD/TG. But it is possible. I do know that in many cases it was played up for comedic value.

P.S. – The same could be said for Archie and Jughead.

[Alice Black]

I think the earlier to crossdress on television was Milton Berle(Uncle Miltie). And before that, the Warner Brother cartoons would frequently get Bugs Bunny all dolled up

[ChloeC]

Considering regular cross-dressing, after Milton Berle on TV, there was Flip Wilson as Geraldine. Also later, Benny Hill used to cross-dress, and so did all of the ‘kids’ from Kids in the Hall at one time or another.  Bruce McCullough was probably the  best. They were all my TV ‘heroes’ at one time or another. I also remember Bosom Buddies, but they were just – intentionally obviously – a little over the top.  I vaguely remember that particular Jimmy Olson comic as I was a regular purchaser of Superman, tho I tended to shy away from the spin-offs.

[Bearded Lady (AKA Dee)]

Jimmy’s problem as he kept drinking random vials of fluid he found laying around. Jeez, Jimmy! Be a little more careful with what you’re pouring down your gullet!

Found this just now: https://tgforum.com/retro-rerun-jimmy-olsen-queen-of-metropolis/

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