Glory Days--The Pitch and a Partial Synopsis

Glory Days Pitch and Synopsis

GLORY DAYS is Golden Girls meets the JLA. The story is about four superheroes, now living in their twilight years, who relive their glory days of fighting super-villains and saving the day. They deal with love lost, death, loneliness and worse, no 401k.

In the 40’s Richard Lucas led the world’s greatest superhero team, THE FREEDOM SQUAD. As CAPTAIN COURAGE his sharp mind and fantastic inventions saved the world a hundred times. Forty years later Richard is just like any other retired citizen. He’s had failures and regrets. But, when Richards estranged son manages to steal his old super suit, he’s given one last chance to make things right.

In the process Edward manages to drag the last three surviving members of the Freedom Squad into the sweeping action. There’s Forrest Jones-AKA-MR.QUICK, once the fastest man alive. Now, he just a sixty-five year old man who can’t walk without the aid of his cane. And Arthur Kent formerly BEHEMOTH, whose immense size and strength pale in comparison only to the size of his heart. And, last but not least Edward Jackson, who as eternal sidekick KID JUSTICE, will finally get his chance to shine.

Issue #1 Synopsis

The story opens as we see the Freedom Squad in their Prime. Mr. Quick speeds down a busy metropolitan street as Rich flies overhead. Behemoth and Kid Justice are traveling in the Freedom Squad-mobile, and all end up at the same busy intersection. Suddenly the ground breaks up beneath them and a drilling vehicle bursts thru the concrete. It’s the Mole-Men, dangerous subterranean humanoids. They are big, white, and brutish monster men, with glowing red eyes.

Ordinary citizens run in a panic but the Squad stands their ground. Richard is the first into action as he fires his ray-gun at the Mole-Men. He hits one of the monstrous men and it disintegrates into a pile of dust. Kid Justice leaps into action. He charges one of the beasts but is grabbed and thrown like a rag doll. Behemoth catches Kid Justice before he hits a brick wall. Mr. Quick jumps in and overwhelms a villain with his speed, hitting it a hundred times before it can lay a finger on him. In no time at all the villains are restrained or a pile of ashes. Peace is restored and are our heroes remain unscathed.

Forty years later Richard is in a secret room in his mansion. He’s looking thru an album marked, “Friends”. The walls are covered with old superhero memorabilia; costumes, trophies, gadgets, and a giant key to the city. He walks over to his old anti-gravity belt and puts it on. It still fits, albeit a little snug. He hovers for a moment....