Superman the offer. Siegel and Shuster submitted their work in late February and were paid $130 (AFI $) for those 13 pages. In early March they signed a contract (at Liebowitz's request) in which they released the copyright for Superman to Detective Comics, Inc. This was normal practice in the business, and Siegel and Shuster had given away the copyrights to their previous works as well. Superman was finally published on April 18, 1938, in the first issue of "Action Comics". The magazine sold very well, and feedback from readers showed it was because of Superman. Siegel and Shuster read pulp
Superman Unchained estimates ICv2; thus taking the #1 sales slot by a wide margin in a month where DC Comics dominated the top ten spots on monthly sales chart. Superman Unchained Superman Unchained is a limited comic book series, originally billed as ongoing, featuring the DC Comics character Superman. It is written by Scott Snyder with pencils by Jim Lee. DC Comics first announced at the New York Comic Con on October 11, 2012. "Superman Unchained" takes place in the DC Universe, as part of the New 52. The series launched in June 2013. A new Superman title was first rumored by