Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Supergirl Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: November 29, 2007 Direct Market Date November 29, 2007
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Thursday, November 29, 2007

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 528
Editor: Bob Harras

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

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

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

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

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #270 (1960)

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.