Issue Description

Quotes

Superman: "Who do you think--?" 
Maxima: "I am your better-- as you shall learn!"

Summary

Clark is musing over his adventures as Superman over the past years. He thinks of the many times that he and other uper-heroes have saved the universe from alien marauders. 
 
High above Earth, an Almeracian ship is in orbit. Maxima curses the betrayer Sazu for losing her chance to talk with superman. She palns to teach Sazu a lesson and prepares to beam down to Earth. Shortly, she does it. 
 
All over Metropolis, a blinding glow scatters in the sky. Even Clark is curious and plans to investigate as Superman. 

Maxima beams down over Metropolis and directly into the cell holding Sazu. She ignores her pleas for mercy and beams her up to her ship for punishment. On the way upwards, she runs into Superman. Superman asks her to halt, but Maxima ignores him. She is in a playful mood and flies zigzag at super-velocity. She plunges into the ocean. 
 
Superman too dives into the ocean, only to find Maxima encased in a forcefield. Maxima projects her thoughts. She informs Superman of her first crush on him. She then projects mental images of his future as an Almeracian warlord. Then she shows the compatibility of their DNAs. After this, she hugs Superman and proposes.  
 
Superman is initially startled, but he maintains his composure. He tells her that he has no wish to father despots like her. This statement angers Maxima and she hurls him out of the water telekinetically. Superman crashes into STAR Labs. Maxima too gets into the lab and starts tossing things aroung to find him. 
 
Superman takes her out with his super-breath. Then he tries to install a brainwave-blocker onto her head. But Maxima is too quick for him. She again projects her illusions, showing him a possible future as an Almeracian warlord. But suddenly, another personality inside Superman overrides Maxima's thoughts. Maxima pushes him aside and prepares to leave. 
 
But Superman blocks her path. Maxima unleashes beams from her eyes, but Superman manages to counter them. Suddenly, his dress flickers, showing a transition from the blue to an original Kryptonian costume. Superman knocks out Maxima with a slap. He changes back. The police recover Maxima and put her away. 
 
Later, Jimmy tells Clark that the government has released Maxima, protecting her image and decorum as a Queen.

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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