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Action Comics

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The cover to the first issue of Action Comics. Art by Joe Shuster.

Action Comics is a comic book series featuring Superman. It is especially notable since it is the original comic book in which Superman made his debut in 1938. The series has run continuously since that time, and has reached 851 issues as of August 2007.

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Eras

1938 to 40s

1950s and 60s

1970s to 1986

1986 to 1990s: The Post-Crisis adventures

  • From 1988 to 1989, Action Comics became Action Comics Weekly, switching to weekly format and including multiple stories of multiple superheroes.

2009: New Krypton

As a result of the New Krypton storyline, Superman is leaving Earth. The series will see the characters of Nightwing and Flamebird take center stage. Both characters have been seen previously but this will be the first time they take on these costumed identities.[1]

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