Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch

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Contents 1 History 2 Notes 3 See Also 4 Links and References

History

Jimmy Olsen wears a specially designed wrist watch that is capable of emitting a high frequency ultra-sonic signal that only Superman can hear. Jimmy relies upon the watch to contact Superman should his life be threatened or if he is present during an emergency that requires Superman's assistance. Jimmy has been known to abuse his use of the wrist watch and has occasionally contacted Superman for rather mundane matters. Superman has criticized him in the past for such casual use of the device as it often draws him away from a more pressing emergency.

Jimmy first developed the watch exactly one year after Clark Kent began working at the Daily Planet. A friend of Jimmy's named Chrissie Walker had attempted to take her own life by overdosing on pills. Regretting the decision, she came to Jimmy's house and passed out in his bedroom. Jimmy and his mother Sarah were unable to contact emergency personnel and neither of them had a vehicle to take Chrissie to the hospital. As the girl lay dying on Jimmy's bed, the quick-thinking copy boy cannibalized several old radios and created a device that emitted a hypersonic signal. It was his hope that Superman's super-hearing would perceive the signal and that he would investigate its source. The plan worked and Superman arrived at the Olsen household and rushed Chrissie to the hospital. Superman complimented Jimmy on his ingenuity and suggested that he should miniaturize his device so he would always be able to contact should another emergency arise. Jimmy took his advice and used the radio parts to create a special wristwatch that he wore at all times. ^[1]

Notes

Jimmy Olsen's signal watch is common to both Earth-One and New Earth variations of the character. Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the signal watch was provided with two distinctive origins.^{[citation needed]}

See Also

• Appearances of Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch
• Item Gallery: Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch
  
• Images featuring Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch

Links and References

• None.