Action Comics #1 was an anthology, and contained eleven features:
• "Superman" (pp. 1–13) by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
• "Chuck Dawson" (pp. 14–19) by H. Fleming. See more

In January 1933, Jerry Siegel wrote a short prose story titled "The Reign of the Superman", which was illustrated by his friend Joe Shuster and self-published in a science fiction magazine. It told the story of a bald villain with telepathic powers. Trying to create a … See more

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 … See more

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Published on April 18, 1938 (cover dated June 1938), by National Allied Publications, 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 … See more

Comics Buyer's Guide estimated in 2012 that only 50 to 100 original copies of Action Comics #1 exist. In an April 2021 Associated Press article, Vincent Zurzolo, COO of ComicConnect.com, an online auction and consignment company, said that it was … See more

In September 2011, DC Comics canceled all of its monthly books, and relaunched 52 new ongoing titles, with a completely new fictional continuity, an initiative branded The New 52. … See more