Comic Title: Action Comics #270
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1960
On Sale Date: September 29, 1960 Newsstand Date September 29, 1960
Source: House Ad, Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #21, Page 11

Copyright Date September 29, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Old Man of Metropolis"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: John Forte

Reprinted In:
80 Page Giant #1 (1964)
Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 2 TPB (2006)
Showcase Presents:Supergirl Vol. 1 TPB (2008)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #21; next appearance in Action Comics #270)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #21; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #49)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #21; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #49)
• Jimmy Olsen (dream appearance)
• Lana Lang (dream appearance)
• Lucy Lane (dream appearance)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (dream appearance)
• Bizarro (dream appearance)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Supergirl (last appearance in Action Comics #269; next appearance in Action Comics #270)
• Krypto (dream appearance)

Synopsis:
Clark Kent is assigned to write a story about the children of the Midvale Orphanage. Linda Lee who is secretly Supergirl gives Clark a story she has written about the future. Clark takes the story home and reads it. He then falls asleep and begins dreaming.

In his dream he has reached old age and lost his powers. Supergirl has grown into Superwoman and replaced him. Perry has died being replaced as Planet editor by Jimmy Olsen. Lana has married a wealthy man and Luthor has discovered the cure for cancer. With his former friends gone Superman is lonely.

He is then arrested because he was found with some Kryptonite which he was trying to dispose of. Lois Lane bails him out of jail where his cellmate is Bizarro. Lois has become an old maid since she waited so long for him. He decides to spend the rest of his days with Lois just before he awakens from his dream. The next day at work, he is extra nice to Lois.