The Home for Old Super Heroes Action Comics 386 1970

[@priendly]

Thanks to everyone for your patience. The sequel and conclusion will be on the air in about an hour. It is being processed this very minute. It is so epic. What struck me the most about this stunning epic adventure is how much Jason Aaron's Last Days of Midgard owes to this old Superman adventure. Not to disparage Aaron's masterpiece in any way, the key story points are all here, packed in a single issue , rather than stretched out into five. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6GWeXWeiLxpgqMsi=9To2mUDzvroXUxYd

[@woodstrapper8947]

I remember reading this back in 1970. It is great to see it again.

[@priendly]

Does it feel a little strange finding it on the internet?

[@woodstrapper8947]

Wonderfully strange.

[@Anaris10]

ME TOO! THIS IS GREAT!

[@priendly]

@@Anaris10 Some pop culture trends aged better than others.

[@williamprice3929]

I remember it, too.

[@stormgeist1766]

I still have this one somewhere

[@capesword111]

This is nostalgic, writing like this is engaging but rdlaxing at the same time. It's almost like classic entertainment was about wonder rather than stress.❤

[@priendly]

@@capesword111 I love how heroes would always find solutions to supposedly impossible situations. We never doubted them. Failure didn't happen.

[@priendly]

Great Caesar's Ghost! This one took off like a rocket. I never never expected numbers like these.

[@DianneElliott-rh7gw]

What a wonderful story!

[@priendly]

@@DianneElliott-rh7gw There's more to it. His journey into the future continues in a couple of weeks.

[@dsnyguy1]

Art by the great Curt Swan!

[@11bravo86]

Damn. Even the narrator is old.

[@blakepace]

Curt Swan art! At last my eyes are complete again!

[@tray488]

Yes.

[@eliandervalderen5849]

I actually remember this my friend had the entire story arc it was called The immortal Superman. I think it was three books where Superman is progressively ages as he goes forward in time until he trying to catch up with some meteor winds up going through the entire span of the universe until he comes back to right before he left.

[@profpurge]

This sorts of stories were the best of the Silver Age; they weren't childish or patronizing, but at the same time they invoked wonder, with heroes who were both mythic yet also all too human. Superman inspires the others to do the right thing, living up to his immortal reputation, but later must contend with regret, longing for what he passed up and cannot recapture.

[@priendly]

well said.

[@MrEdWeirdoShow]

Yes, crime virtually vanished... despite the fact that 90% of the time he saved only two people - Lois and Jimmy - over, and over, and over... LOL

[@coleparker]

Boy, this sure takes me back. This and other ones he has read are the comic books of my youth!

[@tray488]

The same with I.

[@priendly]

This one came from a box of my old comics my mother had been storing in her basement for decades. I had no idea they still existed! While visiting the old hometown on sabbatical last year, she gave me the ultimatum to take them with me or she'd finally throw them away. So many priceless treasures in that box. I managed to stuff that box in my old backpack and, at 40 lbs., it was within a pound or two of the allowed weight for checked luggage on the airline.

[@simonrhoden7869]

I'm enjoying this a great deal. Thank you for putting these videos up they take me back to my childhood. It's like I'm holding a copy in my hands reading

[@priendly]

😄My childhood too.

[@fayertreijd919]

Hey I'm finally not the only one loving this. I hope it only goes up from here for you priend

[@priendly]

@@fayertreijd919 This is cool.

[@priendly]

Great Caesar's Ghost! This one took off like a rocket. I never never expected numbers like these.

[@dennisanderson3895]

Offered as a YT suggestion. I like the way the panels-focus and god voice work dramatized a story I'd never seen in print! VERY nice work!

[@priendly]

@@dennisanderson3895 Glad to hear those magic algorhythms worked in our favour. Thank you!

[@rebeccakickass1776]

Thank you for sharing this story (in a radio play format). These are great stories 👍

[@EdsterIII]

I remember back when I was a kid growing up during the 70's, I used to LOVE comics. I had some 12 cent Flash comics, and I think a couple of 10 cent ones too. Plus the obvious 🕷🕸Spider-Man🕸🕷, Captain America, Hulk, etc. Oh and can't forget Superman and 🦇🦇Batman🦇🦇!! These were the best times for comic books. Now? $5.00 each, or $75.00 for a graphic novela. Yikes I miss the 70's so much!

[@priendly]

For my purposes, the older comics had a lot more dialogue too. When I graduated from Bugs Bunny to the big kid comics, they were 15 cents. I had my introduction at a rummage sale when a lady told me the only comic they had was the Hulk. Current 15 cent cover price but she only charged me 2 cents. And it was a life changer. I was stunned at the amazing adventures I'd been missing out on all that time.

[@vasp99]

I've had a battered copy of this issue since it was first published and before I learned how to read !

[@priendly]

@@vasp99 cool. Do you still have it? Battered copies of old comics are the ones that people enjoyed the most.

[@vasp99]

@@priendly I have it and recent;y re-read it !

[@priendly]

@@vasp99 cool

[@skeaneable]

That's why I love 'Batman:The Brave and The Bold' cartoon the amount of zany Silver Age of Comic book storylines it's darn fantastic

[@priendly]

@@skeaneable I'm with you.

[@obadiah1045]

Being 73yrs old I remember reading superman and action comics. I'm really enjoying your reads and I hope you continue it.

[@priendly]

@@obadiah1045 Thank you so much. Glad to hear you enjoy these. While not the last of Superman, this one and the sequel will be all from him for a while. I need to mix it up and with all the other Superman stories, including the Rock of Ages JLA saga, that's enough for a while. I have 2 early Green Lantern stories coming up from an issue of DC Showcase, Ant-Man and the Wasp up against Egghead from Tales to Astonish. Next in line will be Jack Kirby's Kamandi the Last Boy on Earth # 1. They're already underway. October will be right around the corner by then I'll concentrate on some horror. Not sure what that will be but it will probably include The Phantom Stranger, a favorite from my youth.

[@Limeaid33]

This is super ! But how does Superman get back to 1970 ?? We need the next comic soon !

[@priendly]

@@Limeaid33 Sorey for the delay. Working on Kamandi right now but I have moved this one up next on the to do list.

[@priendly]

It's ready. All questions will be answered.

[@richardjohnson4052]

Why is it that even when old and senile and no longer fit to fight crime, they STILL have a body Arnold S would kill to have.

[@priendly]

@@richardjohnson4052 That's just it. They haven't really outlived their usefulness and they still have plenty of strength but society set them aside as useless prematurely.. It definitely happens.

[@Leadeshipcoach]

That was absolutely enjoyable! I love the old comics! You did a great job priendly! Thank you! I hope you are able to get the finale up😊

[@priendly]

@@Leadeshipcoach Thank you dor the kind words. The finale will definitely arrive. I'm committed now. Since I didn't have a physical copy in.my office, I printed it out in color, slipped each page in a plastic protector, and bound them all together with big binder clips. Problem solved. It will be a while though, while I finish up other projects.

[@priendly]

Hi, the finale is ready. Finally. The finale will not disappoint people who appreciate this period of comic history.

[@PatrolOfficer161]

So-called "writers" today would take that story and stretch it out over six different book cross-overs and it would take three years to finish it!

[@priendly]

@@PatrolOfficer161 The epic stories they could cram into a single comic was incredible. I was amazed by all that transpired in The Feud Between Batman and Superman.

[@priendly]

Funny you should say that. Wait until you catch the sequel, coming soon. The parallels between it and Jason Aaron's Last Days of Midgard are definitely more than coincidence but what they managed to pack into it took Aaron five issues. I would have been oblivious if I hadn't read Midgard first.

[@jamesholland8057]

Great story. I loved it. Good work with the voices. Do you have the next issue?

[@priendly]

@@jamesholland8057 i don't but I read it online today. I had to know how it resolves. It's insane. So, I don't have the physical copy but I will probably make an audio track and vid for it anyways. The cover is incredible. If I had seen it as a kid in 1970, I would have been counting out my change in a flash.

[@priendly]

@@jamesholland8057 Done deal. Definitely doing the next issue. It will take a while but it's coming.

[@jamesholland8057]

@@priendly thank you.

[@priendly]

@@jamesholland8057 It's ready. Finally!

[@jamesholland8057]

@@priendly Thank you.

[@willibeckenlehner443]

Very nice and heartwarming!❤

[@moodydeb6814]

What fun - a blast from my past! Thank you for this cool video!!😃

[@priendly]

@@moodydeb6814 Thank you. Glad you enjoyed this classic story.

[@alancarnell2747]

100,000 years old and the only friends he had were from his first 100 years.

[@priendly]

@@alancarnell2747 Even worse, since he was just zooming through time, he didn't really get 100,000 years of life, just the effects of aging and outliving everyone he knew. He was robbed.

[@davidvanhorn3340]

He DID "skip over" 100,000 of those years traveling in the defective time bubble, he didn't LIVE them.

[@Prfinity]

old superman really is him LOL

[@priendly]

@@Prfinity For 100,000 years, he does alright.😎 How old can he get?

[@RobbyJr68]

New Subscriber!

[@priendly]

@@RobbyJr68 cool!

[@Outlier999]

Superman is not immortal, but by Earth standards, he has a very long lifespan and would age much more slowly.

[@priendly]

@@Outlier999 They played a bit loosely with that word. I suppose long-lived just didn't sound as dramatic. I would have settled for near immortal.

[@fayertreijd919]

Maybe footube might prevent you from doing it, but it would be interesting if you covered the fawcett Captain NAtional ZIsocialist storyline. It's remarkable for being the first crossover story between two independent heroes (Captain Marvel and Bulletman) but also for being a storyline that had real ramifications for the titles rather than the usual episoic stories of the times

[@priendly]

@@fayertreijd919 I'm not planning on doing this but thanks for turning me onto a pivotal moment in comic history.. Master Comics 21. I am planning on doing a Bulletman and Bulletgirl adventure sometime in the distant future . I printed the story years ago, before I found it simpler and cheaper just to buy things online. There just never seems to be enough time to do everything I'd like.

[@cohenlabe1]

My father had that comic when i was i a kid i remember it

[@priendly]

@@cohenlabe1 Nice. Some things stand out in our memories

[@cohenlabe1]

@@priendly they sure do 🙂

[@eliandervalderen5849]

For me it was a neighbor who had these milk crates full of comics from the space night early fantastic four early Spider-Man even though it wasn't super old when I was growing up in the early 90s

[@priendly]

@@eliandervalderen5849 sounds like a sweet little treasure chest

[@jsl151850b]

3:55 *I'm needed in the future! Eh. It can wait.*

[@priendly]

@@jsl151850b 😅😅😅😅😅

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

at the start of the story - I wish that when a character spoke their bubble and or them could stick out from the page a little so you know who is speaking... May not have to be used all the time, but that would be a perfect time...

[@priendly]

@@cliffwoodbury5319 Interesting idea. Not in my skill set though. For some of my students, reading from my collection was their first experience with comics and the visual cues were nor always clear at first. A friend and colleague kept a comic out longer than expected. She told me later that she couldn't get the hang of the cues immediately. Previously, she had only read Japanese comics and that is a whole diffeeent world. For most comic teaders, there is a clear left to right, up amd down system. With audio tracks, most new comic fans will pick that up quite quickly Still, an interesting idea. I am sure someone out there knows how to do it.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

@@priendly I always said if I had the skill and or the money I would make or have made a comic book program to review books. So while you could just create audio and or audio action versions of a comic, you could also critique comics in a profesional manor. There are many catigories (story review/book overview/art review.....) but no matter how one wanted to break a comic book down there would be a way to display it... so something like what I discussed and you replied to would be simple....

[@priendly]

@@cliffwoodbury5319 Given time, any skill can be learned. I'm still in the process of learning the art of audio editing. Bit by bit. I will never master all of the tricks but I know a lot more than when I began.

[@kevingiven3463]

Great job! Can I get you to read one of my comics?

[@priendly]

I am intrigued, sir. And flattered. Where can I find your comic?

[@kevingiven3463]

@@priendly Indyplanet, I can send you my PDF's if you like.

[@priendly]

@@kevingiven3463 Yes, please.

[@kevingiven3463]

@@priendly where do I send them?

[@woodyforest2100]

Back then when I was reading these books I didn’t appreciate the solid work of Swan and also Giordano!

[@priendly]

@@woodyforest2100 we took so much for granted back then. This kind of work ages well.

[@MonteVanVleet]

They all certainly stayed in good shape.

[@priendly]

@@MonteVanVleet A few grey hairs, a tad balding here and there but they can cerrainly move. More like middle aged athletes than old guys

[@isaacclark9825]

Couldn't Superman wait until the day after tomorrow and then fly into the future? The purported obstacle was not an obstacle.

[@priendly]

@@isaacclark9825 Really. It wasn't so bad for him there, especially at the end. He'd made new friends. He just wasn't in the mood. And the real reason for not kicking back and relaxing was story progression.

[@isaacclark9825]

@@priendlyI don't think that is the point. There is never any urgency to start a time travel trip 100,000 years into the future. You can start it any time. A two-day delay is not an issue.

[@priendly]

@@isaacclark9825 agrred.

[@tray488]

That point was made just after the story was published.

[@isaacclark9825]

@@tray488 I am sure it was. It is a pretty wide hole in the story. And as best as I can tell, the entire point was to make Superman use a time travel device instead of traveling under his own power.

[@Kurtonebay]

Do you have Action Comics 387?

[@priendly]

It's on the way. There a few other projects coming first but I will get to it. I have already begun 4 other projects. Two are near completion. I may go ahead and move this one ahead in line. It's a fun read. No spoilers in the meantime.

[@priendly]

Ready. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6GWeXWeiLxpgqM

[@Jamesalec63]

Would be interesting to reprint an updated version of this story though the Time Catcher is actually called Time Thief, but sometimes those two versions are two different characters or were then. In a modern twist, this story could affect the whole multiverse and possibly this story could have a total effect on Superman's family?

[@priendly]

@@Jamesalec63 wow. You know this complex universe well. This is my only encounter with the Time Trapper and I've never heard of the Time Thief before this. There are so many possibilities. It's mind boggling.

[@priendly]

Just finished the finale and there is no reason why this shouldn't affect the multiverse. As I scratch my head at the ending, the multiverse has to be connected, whether or not they followed it up with this story at the time.

[@emsleywyatt3400]

I think that was the "Time Trapper", not the "Time Master".

[@priendly]

@@emsleywyatt3400 the Time Master I know was Rip Hunter.

[@mlongpre100]

3:15 that is a terrible Nixon impression

[@priendly]

@@mlongpre100 🤣horrible. But in my defemse, I wasm't specifically thinking Nixon at the time even though he was the real president back then. I was thinking generic frowny serious man.

[@jimmiesmith5811]

Superman's voice should be a little deeper

[@gordsexton6781]

I thought to hear this read out was absolutely hilarious! 😂 I'm sure I had this in my comic collection recently. I saw other comics in the collection that I had also.

[@priendly]

That is fun!

[@RLucas3000]

Hi, I just discovered you and subscribed. Your voice acting is superb! May I make a request or 3, all Avengers by Steve Englehart. 1) Issue 105 - the Avengers battle Magneto’s savage land mutates! 2) Issues 110-111 - the Avdngers and X-Men take on Magneto himself! 3) the Avengers-Defenders War! 8 Avengers vs 6 Defenders, taking place over almost a dozen issues of both comics! All 3 of the above have lots of characters for great voice acting! Lots of surprises and guests too!

[@priendly]

@@RLucas3000 Hi there. Thanks for the kind words. I might not do requests but I will always at least consider them. I almost choose exclusively from the collection iin my office available to students. I feel obligated to do the next instalment for this story though, for the sake of resolution. I start vacation soon so I'm making a few raw tracks here in my office where the acoustics are better. So far, I have begun Kamandi 1 (Jack Kirby), Tales to Astonish 45, World's Finest with Superman and the Teen Titans from 1971 and the Legion of Super-Heroes adventure from this issue of Action Comics. So, I was reading your list and bam. I have The Avengers Defenders war in a trade paperback in my VIP Zone! But still. That is quite ambitious! That may be more in the league of the great Russian ComicBook Geek. I am not saying no but I can't promise either. Someone should do it for sure. Just not sure I'm the right guy.

[@fjccommish]

In my day, we had to fly through a cloud of kryptonite to get to where help was needed - both ways!

[@priendly]

@@fjccommish 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 As much as I wish I could top that one, there is just no way. Anyone else out there with back in the day jokes?

[@tray488]

Actually digital.

[@tray488]

Thank you for the heart.

[@jessmccart3937]

I think if I was a super senior citizen I'd hang up the costume go by a normal name Clark and put on some civies.

[@priendly]

@@jessmccart3937 Retire or just hang up the flashy costume?

[@jessmccart3937]

@@priendly retire has to be some younger heroes in the silver age they were like DC fleas.

[@juliustherenaissanceman1900]

Reminds me of a music video.. 3 doors down..

[@priendly]

@@juliustherenaissanceman1900 Great song, great vid.

[@sspaay]

Hey wait a minute. Who is the young man Superman whittled?

[@priendly]

That's his best pal, Jimmy Olsen, the only person with an emergency signal watch to call for help anytime he needs it. Even Lois Lane never had one of those.

[@sspaay]

@@priendly But he's black isn't he?

[@priendly]

@@sspaay Not that I'm aware of. Maybe he is in some tv series I've never seen or more recent comics. He had red hair and often wore a bow tie.

[@priendly]

He appears in the Feud Between Batman and Superman.

[@tray488]

Jimmy Olsen.

[@georogemanns6603]

where is the rest of the stories about the elderly superman

[@priendly]

@@georogemanns6603 It concludes in the next issue. The story takes.some.crazy twists.

[@DadOfCall]

No please or thank you? BOO this MaN!!!

[@priendly]

@@DadOfCall No worries. That wasn't a requst as much as an honest question. All the same, I feel this story.must continue, just not right away.

[@priendly]

ready kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6GWeXWeiLxpgqM

[@fukyuyuetoob7663]

Superman 1 million

[@priendly]

It happens. the finale is finally ready.

[@davidobrien9362]

So,in the first page it shows hes not there because of age at all, hes there because thier are no accidents nor crime .

[@priendly]

@@davidobrien9362 But they're all old too. Outdated and unwanted. Replaced by technology. Exiled from society.

[@henryfarinas5843]

I had that issue.

[@priendly]

Everyone who had it still remembers it well.

[@carlospatricio5214]

Please, who wrote this? Edmond Hamilton?

[@priendly]

According to commentary from a comic scholar in here, the writer was Leo Dorfman. @scottmcneely1927 knows his stuff.

[@carlospatricio5214]

​@@priendlyThanks, pal. Good job, your channel is gold!

[@karaperrio-du5gs]

he could have just thrown the whole building into space instead of wasting time forging an alloy

[@priendly]

Of course but this way gave the other old guys a sense of purpose again and revitalized their spirit.

[@fractalelf7760]

Born in 1965, I was a bit young for this, probably picking up comics around ‘73. God I’d give anything to go back to those days now for a few days. There was still an innocent imagination, now it’s all gender manipulation and division politics.

[@fukyuyuetoob7663]

There is a movie about old superheroes' homes, getting their powers stolen, and murdered by the female manager. They banded together to fight her. Very independent film. Very cheap.

[@priendly]

@@fukyuyuetoob7663 Cheap but entertaining?

[@leondillon8723]

A silly story line. Superman could have waited 24 hours and arrive at the right time.

[@priendly]

@@leondillon8723 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅Can't argue. As Devo once declared, Dare to Be Stupid. Let fun and silliness rule the day.