Action Comics

*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; (vol. 2); 57 (#1–52 plus issues numbered 0 and 23.1 through 23.4) and 3 Annuals; (vol. 3); 100 (#957–1056) and 2 Annuals (as of August 2023 cover date);
Main character	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); Donald Clough Cameron (58, 61–68, 70–71, 77–83, 85–86, 88–90, 99–100, 102, 107, 109, 119, 148, 151, 192); Robert Bernstein (225, 234, 248-249, 251-252, 255, 257-262, 276, 279, 281, 283-284, 286-287, 291, 306, 311-312, 346, 373); Otto Binder (127–146, 182, 195, 200, 202, 204–260, 262–265, 267–268, 270–273, 317, 320, 323, 326, 331, 335–337, 341–342, 344, 349–353, 357, 359, 361–364, 367–369, 371–372, 374–377); Jim Shooter (339–340, 342–345, 348, 361, 378, 380–382, 384, 451–45); Elliot S. Maggin (420–421, 424–431, 433–437, 440–441, 443–452, 455–460, 568, 571, 642); Cary Bates (354, 356, 358, 366–370, 383–390, 392, 401, 403, 405, 407–408, 410, 412, 414–416, 419, 421–423, 425–428, 430–435, 438–439, 441–442, 444–446, 450, 453–454, 456, 460–466, 468–476, 480–485, 487–499, 501–512, 544, 548–549, 581); Martin Pasko (438–439, 442, 447–448, 453–454, 465, 468, 500, 524, 601–612, 615–634); 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	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	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 1-56389-335-5
Archives Vol 2	ISBN 1-56389-426-2
Archives Vol 3	ISBN 1-56389-710-5
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).