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: Up, Up and Away! Knowing that it in fact contains blueprints and designs from his Kryptonian parents, he throws it into the landscape and watches it construct a massive citadel. Superman decides to use this as his new Fortress of Solitude. Superman: Up, Up and Away! "Up, Up, and Away!" is an eight-issue Superman story arc written by Geoff Johns and Kurt Busiek with art by Pete Woods. It was originally published in "Action Comics" #837-840 and "Superman" #650-653 by DC Comics from May through August 2006. This was the first One Year Later Superman story. The story primarily features a powerless Clark Kent