Action Comics

Action Comics
Action Comics #1 (June 1938), the debut of Superman. Art by Joe Shuster.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	List (vol. 1) Monthly: #1–600 Weekly: #601–642 Monthly: #643–904 (vol. 2) Monthly: #1–52 (vol. 1 cont.) Twice-monthly: #957–999 Monthly: #1000-Present
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	List (vol. 1) June 1938 – October 2011 (vol. 2) November 2011 – July 2016 (vol. 1 cont.) August 2016–present
No. of issues	List (vol. 1) 906 (#1–904 plus issues numbered 0 and 1,000,000) and 13 Annuals[1] (vol. 2) 57 (#1–52 plus issues numbered 0 and 23.1 through 23.4) and 3 Annuals[2] (vol. 3) 100 (#957–1056) and 2 Annuals (as of August 2023 cover date)
Main character(s)	Superman
Creative team
Written by	List Vol. 1: Jerry Siegel (1-61, 69, 72-77, 81-83, 87, 97-98, 101, 104-105, 259, 261, 264-287, 289-291, 299, 322, 326, 338, 341, 351-352, 360, 373, 377, 388, 544), Robert Bernstein Otto Binder Jim Shooter Elliot S. Maggin Cary Bates Martin Pasko Len Wein George Pérez, John Byrne (584-600, Annual #1), Roger Stern (601–642, 644–657, 659–665, 667–693, 696–700, 737, Annual #2–3), Marv Wolfman (513–516, 525–536, 539–546, 551–554, 556, 613–618, 627–628), Kurt Busiek Gail Simone Greg Rucka vol. 2: Andy Diggle Scott Lobdell Grant Morrison Greg Pak vol. 1 cont.: Dan Jurgens Brian Michael Bendis Phillip Kennedy Johnson Jason Aaron Joshua Williamson
Penciller(s)	List vol. 1: Joe Shuster Wayne Boring Al Plastino Jim Mooney Ross Andru Curt Swan Dick Dillin Dick Giordano Mike Grell Kurt Schaffenberger Gil Kane Irv Novick John Byrne George Pérez Stuart Immonen Bob McLeod Pasqual Ferry Talent Caldwell Ivan Reis Joe Prado Ed Benes Adam Kubert Pete Woods Gary Frank Eddy Barrows vol. 2: Rags Morales Tony Daniel Andy Kubert Aaron Kuder
Inker(s)	List vol. 1: Murphy Anderson Tex Blaisdell Frank Chiaramonte Dick Giordano Bob Oksner Brett Breeding Denis Rodier Ty Templeton vol. 2: Rick Bryant John Dell
Collected editions
Superman Chronicles Vol 1	ISBN 1-4012-0764-2
Superman Chronicles Vol 2	ISBN 1-4012-1215-8
Superman in the Forties	ISBN 1-4012-0457-0
Archives Vol 1	ISBN 1-5638-9335-5
Archives Vol 2	ISBN 1-5638-9426-2
Archives Vol 3	ISBN 1-5638-9710-5
Archives Vol 4	ISBN 1-4012-0408-2
Archives Vol 5	ISBN 1-4012-1188-7

Action Comics is an American comic book/magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics Inc., which later merged into National Comics Publications (later National Periodical Publications), before taking on its current name of DC Comics. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues. The second volume of Action Comics beginning with issue #1 ran from 2011 to 2016. Action Comics returned to its original numbering beginning with issue #957 (Aug. 2016).