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Published on April 18, 1938[1] (cover dated June 1938), by National Allied Publications,[3] a corporate predecessor of DC Comics, it is considered the first true superhero comic. Though today Action Comics is a monthly title devoted to Superman, it began, like many early comics, as an anthology.[4]

The first reprint of Action Comics #1 was published in 1974 as part of the "Famous First Editions" series. Beginning in the mid-1970s, DC reissued several of its most popular Golden Age comics as "Famous First Editions". These reprints were oversized, roughly double the size of the original editions, and had a cardboard-like cover. The interior was an exact reprint of the original comic, right down to the ads. As a result, the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide has, since the 1970s, published a warning advising that attempts have been made to pass off the reprint, stripped of its Famous First Edition cardboard cover, as an actual #1. However, the Guide does not cite any actual instances of this.[31][32]

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Gradually, the size of the issues was decreased. The publisher was reluctant to raise the cover price from the original 10 cents and reduced the number of stories. For a while, Congo Bill and Tommy Tomorrow were the two features in addition to Superman. Writer Robert Bernstein and artist Howard Sherman revamped the "Congo Bill" backup feature in issue #248 (January 1959) in a story wherein the character gained the ability to swap bodies with a gorilla and his strip was renamed Congorilla.[21] The introduction of Supergirl by Otto Binder and Al Plastino occurred in issue #252 (May 1959).[22] Following this debut appearance, Supergirl adopted the secret identity of an orphan "Linda Lee" and made Midvale Orphanage her base of operations. In Action Comics #261 (February 1960), her pet cat Streaky was introduced[23] by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.[24] Supergirl joined the Legion of Super-Heroes in issue #276.[25] She acted for three years as Superman's "secret weapon," until her existence was revealed in Action Comics #285 (January 1962).[26] In the view of comics historian Les Daniels, artist Curt Swan became the definitive artist of Superman in the early 1960s with a "new look" to the character that replaced Wayne Boring's version.[27] Bizarro World first appeared in the story "The World of Bizarros!" in issue #262 (April 1960).[28] Writer Jim Shooter created the villain the Parasite in Action Comics #340 (Aug. 1966).[29]

CGC Comics Registry Champion: : A two-comic-book set named Action comics #1 is the champion of Action Comics #1-#300, thanks to a CGC 6.5 Action Comics #1 carrying the set up, up and away to six straight Best in Set Type victories. See this and other collections in the CGC Comics Registry.

Both comics were graded as a 9.0 (out of 10) by the independent third-party grading service Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), but Adams' copy was labeled as having "perfect white pages." With a print run of approximately 200,000 in 1938, less than 100 are thought to be in existence, and CGC has only graded seven unrestored copies of Action Comics No. 1 over a 6.0.

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\"It's worth considerably more than it was then,\" said Fishler, who owns ComicConnect.com, the world's largest retailer of comics. In March 2010, he said his company broke the record for the most expensive comic book for another copy of \"Action One\" for $1.5 million. In February 2010, he said his company sold another copy for $1 million. While there are about 100 in existence, only six of those comic books are in similar preserved condition, he said.

"I've been writing comics for almost 20 years, and I've certainly enjoyed my share of special moments and exciting projects along the way, but getting to write Superman for the very first time, in the pages of Action Comics no less, the one that started it all, goes down as one of the absolute most significant honors of my career," said Aaron. "So the amazing John Timms and I are doing our very best to give readers a Superman tale full of action and surprises, the most Bizarro of all Bizarro stories, in what Bizarro himself would call the worst Bizarro story ever told'!"

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Action Comics has remained a crown jewel of DC's comics, with the Dawn of DC initiative helping introduce it to a whole new audience. As DC revealed during the "Metropolis All-Stars" panel at this weekend's New York Comic Con, Action will be kicking off a brand-new storytelling initiative in 2024. On Friday, DC announced "Superman Superstars", a year-long string of stories that will be told in the pages of Action. From January through December of 2024, the book will feature a rotating array of writers and artists, who will be teaming up on mini arcs.

As times changed, comics began to drop the anthology format, and now Action Comics is mainly just another Superman title. The book returned to the anthology format for awhile in the 80s, becoming Action Comics Weekly, but that was short-lived.

• Anthology Comic: Until Superman just flat-out took over. It still often featured a backup story of some sort featuring other characters, up through the Bronze Age.
• The series went back to a full anthology format in 1988 with Action Comics Weekly, running from issues 601-642 before Superman took over again, and the comic returned to the monthly format.
• Artifact Title: Sort of. It certainly still has a lot of action, but its generic title suggests its anthology roots, not a book starring a particular character.
• Awe-Inspiring Dinosaur Shot: In Action Comics #259: "The Cave-Girl of Steel" (1959), Supergirl travels to the prehistoric age to find dinosaurs, and becomes fascinated by the ferocious countenance of a looming Ceratosaurus and the sheer size of a Brontosaurus.
• Belly Dancer: In issue #592, Big Barda is temporarily hypnotized by Sleez and is forced to dance for his entertainment.
• Breakout Character: The Man of Steel himself, believe it or not. He started out as just one of many characters in the comic, but he became so popular that by issue #14, he was placed on the cover on a permanent basis. Eventually, the book became entirely about him and dropped the anthology angle for good.
• The Bus Came Back: The Rebirth edition of Action has the return of the Superman Revenge Squad, including a freshly restored Cyborg Superman, along with Blanque, Mongul, The Eradicator, Metallo and General Zod.
• Continuity Cavalcade: The Peter Tomasi story "Never-Ending Battle" from #1000 has Vandal Savage trapping Superman in a device that weaponizes Hypertime, forcing him to experience multiple incarnations of his life in an endless time loop, such as the early Golden Age adventures, Superman and the Mole Men, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Superman: The Animated Series, and more.
• The Discovery of Fire: In Action Comics #259: "The Cave-Girl of Steel", Supergirl travels back in time and meets prehistoric humans, whom she teaches to create fire and to use it to ward off an attacking sea serpent.
• Distaff Counterpart: In issue #252 Trope Codifier Supergirl first showed up.
• Droste Image: The cover of Action Comics #500: The Life Story of Superman features Superman staring at Supergirl and Lois Lane holding the cover of Action Comics #500 featuring Superman staring at Supergirl and Lois Lane holding the cover of Action Comics #500 featuring Superman staring at Supergirl and Lois Lane holding the cover of Action Comics #500 featuring...
• Dumb Dinos: In Action Comics #259: "The Cave-Girl of Steel" (1959), Supergirl travels to the prehistoric age and finds dinosaurs, depicted as sluggish and slow-witted creatures which are easily fooled and scared away. A Brontosaur even hurts itself as trying to shake Supergirl off his neck.
• Heroes Fight Barehanded: It had... uh... fist air fight: Supermobile.
• Limited Special Ultimate Collector's Edition: In 1974, DC reprinted the entire first issue in giant sized comic form, billing it as a "Famous 1st Edition, Limited Collector's Golden Mint Series" issue.
• Scene Cover: See that image up there? That scene happens in the story. The full context is that villains are trying to escape from Superman so he stops their car, turns it sideways to dump them out, and then smashes it.
• Sleazy Photoshoot: Exaggerated in issues #592 and 593. Sleez, a former associate of Darkseid, manages to get both Big Barda and Superman under his mental control. Along with humiliating Barda, he works with an adult film producer in one of Metropolis' slums to have Barda filmed doing something indecent, and later tries to have Superman and Barda filmed having sex. However, Barda's husband Mister Miracle, tipped off to what's going on by Darkseid, interrupts the shoot and breaks them free of Sleez's control before things can get farther than them kissing.
• Solar System Neighbors
• During the course of his job as a Planeteer Tommy Tomorrow helps out some Jovians on Jupiter.
• Giovanni Zatara once thwarted a planned Saturnian invasion by tricking the shapeshifting Saturnians into thinking magical powers like his own were commonplace on earth.
• Team-Up Series: It was a Superman team-up book for a while Post-Crisis after DC Comics Presents ended.
• Variant Cover: #1000 takes it up to eleven as there are eight covers depicting Superman in the style of each decade: Steve Rude (The '30s), Michael Cho (The '40s), Dave Gibbons (The '50s), Michael Allred (The '60s), Jim Steranko (The '70s), Joshua Middleton (The '80s), Dan Jurgens (The '90s)note Since Jurgens was the artist during that period, DC basically told him "You do you, Dan." and Lee Bermejo (The Noughties).

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