Superman Is Discount Flash, Batman & More!! 

Which planet would be best for Superman?

I love how all these super heros are just hanging out on this island waiting for Superman to happen by so they can summon him with an arrow.

Jor-El didn’t ever bother looking at the Green Lantern planet because he knew Kal-El would be falling and getting concussions all the time lol

This video was great. But I couldn't hear it over the sound of Aquaman's pet octopus

Superman's floppy Batman ears are adorably funny 😂

My favorite part of this story is how the writer said Varuun had a "satellite" that left it in permanent shadow, and the artist didn't get that it was supposed to be a moon (a natural satellite) and instead drew this gigantic artificial satellite blocking the sun. Who exactly would launch such a thing?

Water World sounds basically perfect. The worst thing about is that Clark occasionally gets wistful, but him going to the surface isn't functionally any different than his usual trips out into space when he's feeling like brooding that he does on Earth.

I love that Oliver had a siren arrow, considering his future dating life...

He definitely did not take on the roles of the entire league. Where’s my Wonder Woman Superman?

I wanted to see what the world where he's basically Wonder Woman would look like.

What I think is especially interesting are the wider implications of this story and others like it. In particular - that it appears that Jor-El seems to have been the only person on the planet Krypton to figure out that under a yellow sun a Kryptonian - any Kryptonian - would become one of the most powerful beings in the galaxy. If others knew that - you can bet that someone like General Zod would hop on a rocket ship and head over to the nearest yellow sun to set himself up as an all powerful dictator.

I used to not like recolours often for being flat but after reading many I've gotten used to it and now more so prefer the vibrance in some instances like All-Star Squadron. Idk why but Kal saying the "S" stands for speed slays me. Water world for life though, Kal seemed arguably happier there than on Earth in a lot of ways -plus no land people meant at least he didn't have to deal with a twisted Black Manta equivalent if he ever decided to settle down-.

He won't really take on the roles of all of the Justice League until we see the world were he becomes Snapper Carr. What is the story of this world? We have to know!

I love a nice What If scenario. They were always my favourites when I binge-read a whole bunch of silver age comics

I had no idea about this story and it was very entertaining to hear about. I would honestly have been cool with a whole Imaginary Story about Superman on Planet Xan my immature self found that to be a short joke gold mine especially the "For once I'm glad of my small size". It just made me think of all the times he must brag to everyone on earth about how big he is lol.

The premise reminds me a little of the Smallville ep where it is revealed Jor-El had visited Earth previously, informing his later decision to send Supes here.

This kinda makes me wish there was a multiverse crossover with all those versions of him teaming up.

I agree that, given the premise "Superman turns into other Justice Leaguers", this was a pretty clever way to do it. It kind of doesn't work, though, because in most versions of the story, Jor-El intended for his whole family to escape Krypton, and it was only the fact that the destruction of the planet came even sooner than he predicted that forced him to just shove the baby into the prototype rocket at the last minute. So shouldn't he be looking for a world where they would all be happy together? (Never mind that he's wasting a lot of time screwing around with this computer instead of, you know, *finishing the damn rocket*!) Oh well, the Silver and Bronze Ages are full of these kinds of little retcons, showing that Jor-El was doing all these side projects in and around sending Kal to Earth. I like the one in World's Finest where Jor-El creates special pills that give you super-powers, just in case they go to Earth, get powers, lose their powers somehow, and then need to get them back. Even Batman would look askance at that level of contingency planning...

I was kinda hoping the "Superman-as-Flash" story would be about him landing on a magic-heavy world, so he'd have to rely less on his invulnerability and more on his speed and agility.

The "I guess I'll die then" expression of superman's face

I like that this makes Superman's dad more of a complex character. Great video! Hmm, the Xann planet looked like it could be fun, but I like small character in giant surroundings so I might be too biased. XD

I like that the giant planet is out because there would be no one to marry and I'm like this world would be a paradise for a lot of people 👀

Love these silver age stories. They are so “special”

They didn't go too deep into it, and yet they kind of did. It almost felt like the choice was already made though, and fun how he didn't seem to have any "local" name on any of those planets..!

Also, just as a design note to Jor-El... Cabinets with doors that open inward, away from the passenger. It's a better use of all that space you aren't using for you and Lara.

The discount Batman cowl looks like it's got floppy doggy ears Perfect design, strikes fear into the hearts of rabbits and squirrels everywhere

But what happened to Lois? Didn't Jor-El take her into account? Maybe she would change her name, move to Coast City and find Hal so dreamy.

This comic would be a fun DC showcase short. Seeing Superman animated in all the different costumes and styles! Also just watching the crazy expression they could give Jor-el while he’s reacting to all these alternate scenarios😂

5:39: I’ll never be able to not think about Kal-El singing ‘Apart of that World’

I mean, if Clark was hypnotizing everyone all the time subconsciously, it'd make sense the not-atlantis would expand it

My original vote was for Super Lois , but this got was my second…Good thing for Kal that Joe-El did better than the version that sent him to the Earth where he was locked away from the yellow sun & experimented on…Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾

I recognized this story immediately -- I actually had that issue as a kid! (No, I don't have it any more -- one of those sad tales of "my mom threw out all my comics when we moved"). Thanks for the memories, Sasha.

I like these tales I used to have Superman # 197. It had Clark Kent in different jobs other than a reporter from The Daily Planet. The comic was 80 pages that explored about five different roles. I don't have that comic any more but from what I remember he was a caveman, fire fighter, a G-man, and a couple others I can't remember. It was fun reading. I'll have to see if I can find that issue again.

Great video as always! Hmm... wonder what would Kal El be like if he were bit by a radioactive spider...

Really gives new meaning to the quote "A planet doomed. A hero incarnate."

I said it before, but I'll say it again; I want, nay, NEED McFarlane to make figures of these Supermen.

Had this story in a collected edition as a kid and loved it. It really hit me as how different but the same things would be on other worlds. Thanks for reminding me of it. The other story... one where for some reason he was acting out each line of rich man, poor man... was also strange.

Yes agreeably the renaming of The five other Identities of Superman is more fitting because The day Superman became the flash would be more fitting for after his time he'd spent on Earth.

OMG! Probably because it was my first experience with anything that knocked me out (with ether), I recall this particular comic (the original,. not the reprint) from when I got my tonsils out! It was one of the new comic books I was allowed to buy to read while I was in the hospital. I recall very clearly the setup of how Kal-El would react to environments with different colored sunlight. That had to have been close to 60 years ago!

"Curse you, father! I could've had my pick of giantesses!"

I can't believe it, this is one of the handful of random Silver Age reprints I read as a kid! I only came upon your enormously entertaining channel recently, but you have already instilled in me a deep love for the zany Silver Age.

Thank you so much for giving a succinct summary of all those stories in your own unique style. I always respect and appreciate your deep analysis and contemplation through various lenses. Thanks for also referencing the triangle series stories that mirror this concept. Because of your thorough research, I now want to read those stories too. 😍

These were interesting what-ifs. I'm hoping you'll cover the sequel. I'm curious what Kal-El was like as a Green Lantern.

Tiny Baby Superman is too funny!

This reminds me of Justice League of America #61, where the entire JLA disguises themselves as Green Arrow when they find out that somebody (Dr. Destiny) is after him. The only one who doesn't try it is Wonder Woman, after she puts on the outfit but checks herself in a mirror and realizes she can't hide her figure. It's one of my favorite panels! Plus, it has appearances from Luthor, the Penguin, Dr. Light, I.Q., Captain Boomerang, Jason Woodrue and Tattooed Man as Dr. Destiny's gang. Also, "Cutlass Charlie" for Aquaman's counterpart, because nobody knew any of Aquaman's villains at that time. Poor Arthur :/

Thanks! I love revisiting the Silver Age stories that I grew up with.

Kal-El is so luck his father sent him to a planet without depression, existential crisis or darkness of any sort. Pretty sure he never felt himself alone and so different from the rest he'd need a secret identity to blend in.

i'd love a follow-up video all about the 90's version of this story

The S is for speed like The S was for "Sitter" in the incredibles.

I remember reading this story in a digest when I was in junior high. It was entertaining, but kind of dumb. The weird inconsistencies pulled at me. On the giant world birds are called "birds"; on the water world whales are "whales", but on the darkness world bats are called "diros"? On most worlds, Kal-El ended up dressing like one of his friends... except the one where he's dressed in a ugly mixture of his regular suit and Barry's suit. And, damn, if this story didn't throw shade on Oliver's schtick as being medieval. Also, they should have used Kathoon (Lydda Jath's homeworld) for the Diro, just as a bit of continuity.

I love that the community post helps choose this article, because there were five great articles to choose from, but this was the one I was really hoping for

So, that's why Jor-El ran out of time to build a bigger rocket, he was zoned out watching alien planet sims.

Thanks so much for this Sasha. This is one of the stories that was crystalized in my memory as a 6 year old. I remember hours spent with the fantastical images of Superman in the guise of my other favorite heroes. The costume on the cover was the most exciting image toe fro.m the whole book. I was so taken with the combination of colors that this cover was my phone lock screen image for a couple of years. I didn't know of the revisit in the 90's as I'd had to drop buying comics because of economic factors, but I'm looking them up as soon as I finish this and will see if they're affordable for me now, along with the original Action Comics 314. Thanks for making my week, and for not letting mine, and many other OG's memories not be lost in the void between Krypton and today.

I always love these. The ending song always makes me want to start dancing too.

I read this as a kid and it was one of my favourite silver age stories. I appreciate when you do these weirdo Superman stories!

Some cool ideas here, but not really shocked that Kal becoming a floppy-eared "Diro-Man" on Saruun never stuck. "Updating" the colors of classic books so that they're ruined in reprints is a tragedy. I've heard that part of the problem comes from the same color of ink transferring/appearing different when applied to newsprint as opposed to glossy paper. Thankfully the _Supergirl: The Silver Age_ collections do a really good job with coloring.

You know 'Ostrasized' would be a great name for a shrinking themed supervillain or the perfect name for a Hank Pym alter ego!

Lol, your humor and drama just makes my day every time 😝. Love your videos!

Not gonna lie, as strange as this was, I think the basic concept of this could make a pretty interesting animated film. Perhaps The AI from Superman‘s baby shuttle plays out simulations of what will most likely happen if Superman goes to a specific world? Then we as the audience would get to see it played out, maybe even each different simulation could have a different art style and direction to help differentiate them. You could call the film “The Superman of Many Worlds.” Now they wouldn’t all have to play out the same, may be in some of his lives superman is a hero one another’s maybe he becomes a villain because of the circumstances? Maybe in some worlds he becomes Superman, while another’s he becomes reminiscent of another member of the Justice League? Maybe the story could even have an element of nature versus nurture, where all of these alternate versions of superman‘s life are different but there are some constant similarities. Edit: One alternate home I think would be cool would be showing what would happen if superman ended up on Mars. Maybe he would be adopted by J’Jon (Martian Manhunter)? I see I feel like there’s just so many ways you could take this story despite how simple it is.

Interesting and fun looking comic. I think I have those more modern Superman versions. If not they sure seem to ring a bell.

This was a great video. Made you wonder what Superman would've been like on different planets.

Topo bangin some drums in the live action too

Pocket sized Clark is overwhelmingly cute, im sure there's at least one lady on that planet that wouldnt mind having a tiny super powered husband. They could be like a heroic duo where she does the investigating, then when things go fubar Clark pops out of her handbag and starts beating up the bad guys. It'd be adorable.

On Gangor, Kal-El was an average Kryptonian, but he was a _BRILLIANT SCIENTIST!_

1:40 and then Batman by an octopus ,out of pure spite!

The worlds where Kal-El became The Atom as well as Green Arrow look the best to me.

The Recommending Numbers have not abandoned you, they're just late.

Thank you so much

I'm surprised the Planet Xann wasn't brought back for that one reboot of the Legion of Super-Heroes where Colossal Boy was always a giant and insisted on being called Micro Lad.

Dodging marriage is 40%!? Way to low ball that one.

What if Superman landed in a planet of amazons and became really good at using the lasso

"mom can we get Batman" "we have Batman at home" Batman at home: Superman (???)

Tamaran could be interesting. If I remember right, they have a yellow sun and Koriand'r's laser powers were a sign of her royal blood, so there's room for drama if you want to go that route. If I'm wrong, though, that would mean him being the only powerless person on the planet, which is the kind of story I enjoy, so--win-win.

There is that Batman The Brave and the Bold Episode where other Superheroes are filling in for an injured Batman in Gotham. Would love to see Superman do that these guys

This was great! I slipped on some ice this morning and bruised some ribs, so laughing hurts a little. You weren't easy on me, lol! On the subject of repros, I like them as original as possible. Original coloring, ads, letters colums, etc. I love it when they keep it historically accurate. The worst at this is Archie comics, who will "update" cultural references in older stories, changing "Bing Crosby" into "Justin Bieber" or whatever, without even bothering to match the font. I even saw a story where a terrible artist hand-drew a CD boom-box over the space that was obvously a record player in the original! They can't change the period fashions, the architecture, the car models, art style, etc. Why bother? Anyway, loved this episode (?) of CC and look forward to the next one!

Good thing Jor El didn't look too hard into the history of Earth

If you're up on astronomy and the Hubble & James Web space telescopes, discovering planets on distant stars is not an easy business. Although, we are finding some in distant galaxies now. Still, Kal-El finds a half dozen or more, on stars that are close enough to Krypton, to make it worthwhile to launch his son's rocket toward. AMAZING!

Friction was the reason why the first speedster, H G Wells’ The Accelerated Man, had a brief career.

Excellent story,my fiance are curious what style of lipstick are you using cuz it's amazing

You would think Saruun being a dark world... and Julius Schwartz being one of the earliest continuity minded editors, he would have just recycled Kathoon which was already a planet mentioned in the LSH by 1963.

*Aquaman finds a video for Superman* Superman "we should watch it now" *Fade away* *Later* Green Lantern "so that's Kryptonian sex Ed..."

this was pretty cool

I remember the 90s version but never knew it was based on a silver age concept

I bought this comic back in the day, yeah-old! I was disappointed water world Kal didn't have a pet octopus!

"I'LL FREEZE TO DEATH ONCE I REACH OUTTER SPACE!" Then run in any other direction that WON'T launch you into space, Big Guy?

Sasha you look fiery today. Superman being a discount flash is very funny.

If Jor-El had so much time to burn looking at perspective planets to send Kal-El to and sending various animals into space before Krypton exploded, he should have had time to build an entire fleet to save the entire Kryptonian race!

NOOOO!!! JOR-EL!!!! You denied Kal the dream of a GIANTESS GF!!!

Jor-El was like "I'll would rather throw myself into the Phantom Zone with my robes full of scorpions than to let my son turn into a lame super hero without powers or who can't get a date!", parenting at its best, Haha!

3:16 🤣🤣🤣

Wait- you're telling me I don't get anything with Superman getting the Atom's dwarf star belt? BOOO I want my money back!

I'm now wondering if they did this again having a story with Czarnia? Either like the ship messed up and landed on Czarnia before Lobo came about. Or have a fun story where baby Lobo before he's named Lobo is the one sent to earth and is found by the Kents.

I’m gonna need that part 2

I always loved this story!🤘

The sarcasm cut me all the way down under.

I know this story as "one man Justice League". It was in a digest size comic.

I don't see Jor-El being fickle. The predictive powers of his super-computer is most likely better than anything found on earth.

oh my gosh that superman/flash costume is a monstrosity!

The S thing reminds me of those kids comics "G-man". The G stands for "G".

Intresting, yet werid and I remember the ads for the 90’s versions of this idea originally.