Comic Title: 80 Page Giant #1
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1964
On Sale Date: June 4, 1964 Copyright Date June 4, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Pamphlets 1964

Newsstand Date June 18, 1964
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V19 #7

Frequency: 8 times yearly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: Mort Weisinger

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue was originally advertised as Superman Annual #9.

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.