Issue Description

Cover by John Byrne."Different Worlds" (Superman and Wonder Woman vs Darkseid) written and penciled by John Byrne, inked by George Perez, colored by Tom Ziuko and lettered by John Costanza.Individual Chapters:
Chapter One: "First Date..."Chapter Two: "Fallen Idols"Chapter Three: "Broken-Mirrors"Interlude:Chapter Four: "Battle!"Chapter Five: "This Hollow Victory..."Superman Pinup by Linda Medley and Art Adams. (Superman with Mr. Miracle, Wonder Woman, Dr. Fate, Martian Manhunter, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Firestorm, Guy Gardner, Captain Marvel, Wally West, Black Canary, the Creeper, Batman and Robin)."True Love?" (Lois Lane) plotted by John Byrne, scripted by Roger Stern, penciled by Kurt Schaffenberger, inked by Jerry Ordway, colored by Petra Scotese and lettered by Bill Oakley.Superman rescuing a Small Child Pinup by John Bogandnove."Games People Play" (Lex Luthor) written by John Byrne, penciled by Dick Giordano, inked by John Beatty, colored by Tom Ziuko and lettered by Albert De Guzman.Superman and two Punks Pinup by Kevin Maguire and Dave Gibbons."A Friend in Need" (Jimmy Olsen) plotted by John Byrne, scripted by Roger Stern, penciled by Curt Swan, inked by Murphy Anderson, colored by Tom Ziuko and lettered by Albert De Guzman.Superman and Lois Lane Pinup by Mike Zeck."The Dark Where Madness Lies" (Superman and Manbat) written by John Byrne, penciled and inked by Mike Mignola, colored by Petra Scotese and lettered by Bill Oakley.Superman and Brainiac Pinup by Walter Simonson.

Notes:

A homage cover to the Giant Superman Annuals of the 1960s.Series continues as a weekly series as Action Comics Weekly.Series returns to a monthly schedule with issue #643.In the Interlude the newspaper has the headlines "Mike Carlin revealed as Potts Clone" and "Kar(en?) I had Swamp Thing's Baby!".

Action Comics (1938)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

In the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. Rather comics bore generic names such as this one. Although this series featured Superman throughout, it thus bore this name, one which it has become famous for (and the name was kept after the launch of The New 52.) It was the fourth DC Comics title, and the first new one produced after Detective Comics spread beyond the one title (this was after it purchased More Fun Comics and New Adventure Comics.)

Starring: Lex Luthor (starting #890) until #900.

Second Feature: Captain Atom (#879-#889), Superboy (#892), Jimmy Olsen (#893-#896)

(Issues #601-642 are filed under Action Comics Weekly)

Collected EditionsSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus vol. 1 (#1-31)Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane vol. 1 (#539-541, 545, 546 & #551-554)Superman vs. Darkseid (#586)They Saved Luthor's Brain (#600, #668, #670-673, #676-678 )Panic in the Sky (#674-675)Death of Superman (#683-684)World Without Superman (#685-686)Superman: Funeral For A Friend (#685-686)Superman: Reign of the Supermen (#687-688)The Trial of Superman (#716-717)Transformed! (#729 & 732)DC Comics Presents: Superman #4 (#768, #771-773)Superman: Emperor Joker (#769-770)President Lex (#773)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book One (#780-781)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book Two (#782)Superman: Ending Battle (#795-796)DC Comics Presents: Superman #2 (#798)Godfall (Action Comics #812- 813, Adventures of Superman #625- 626 and Superman #202- 203)Superman: The Wrath of Gog (#814-819; backups #812-813)Superman: Sacrifice (Action Comics #829, Superman #218-220, Adventures of Superman #642-643 and Wonder Woman #219-220)Superman: Up, Up and Away! (#837-840)Superman: Back In Action (#841-843, plus stories from DC Comics Presents #4, #17 and #24)Superman: Last Son (#844-846, #851 and Action Comics Annual #11)The Third Kryptonian (Superman #668-670, Action Comics #847, Superman Annual #13)Redemption (Superman #659&666, Action Comics #848-849)3-2-1 Action (Superman #665, Action Comics #852-854, Legends of the DC Universe #14)Superman: Escape From Bizarro World (#855-857)Superman And The Legion of Super-Heroes (#858-863)Superman: Brainiac (#866-870)Superman: New Krypton Vol. 1 (#871)Superman: New Krypton Vol. 2 (#872-873)Superman: Nightwing And Flamebird Vol. 1 (#875-879 and Action Comics Annual #12)Superman: Codename Patriot (#880)Superman: Nightwing And Flamebird Vol. 2 (#883-889, Superman #696 and Adventure Comics #8-10)Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 1 (#890-895)Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 2 (#896-900; Action Comics Annual #13; Secret Six #29)Secret Six: Caution To the Wind (#897)Superman: Reign of Doomsday (#900-904)For Post-Flashpoint refer to Action Comics (Vol. 2)

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