Episode 38: ISIS - "How to Find a Friend"

Isis "How to Find a Friend" November 1, 1975

 


Tom is a troubled student who tries to make friends, but fails.
 He comes up with the idea of really impressing a kid with a
dirt bike he wants to ride by offering him an antique gun that
belongs to his father.  The problem is the firing mechanism
of the gun is rusted and the weapon could go off in the user's
hands.


This is a packed episode even though it isn't action packed.
 First, Richard relates his attending Big Apple Comic Con in
New York with Jackson Bostwick and how the two participated in a
panel on the history of the use of the name, Captain Marvel.
 Next, John and Richard discuss the third issue of the 1976
DC Comics run of Isis.  Finally, they discuss the episode
itself.  Richard likes it more than John, finding the time
manipulation elements interesting, while John just finds it
weird.


 


 It's all here and we want to hear from you on what you
think of the episode.  Write us as
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Moral: "In today's story, Tom learns that you cannot
buy friendship.  Real friends are those who like you for
yourself, not because you are giving them presents.  And Tom
learned something else.  He learned that a gun is not a toy.
 A lot of people are sorry, because they were hurt by a gun
they thought wasn't loaded.  So, play it safe.
 Don't play with a gun, then you'll never be sorry."


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Guest Cast


Mike Lookinland as Tom Anderson


Buddy Foster as Billie


Tommy Norden as Joe


Russ Martin as Mister Anderson


&


Albert Reed as Dr. Joshua Barnes