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
The Death of Superman to tell him that "The Death of Superman" impressed him. The four bestselling issues of 1993 were "The Adventures of Superman" #500, "Action Comics" #687, "Superman" #78, and "Superman: The Man of Steel" #22. Additionally, the first installments of "Reign of the Supermen!" were among the top five bestselling comic books of June 1993. Valiant Comics timed the release of "Bloodshot" #1 to the release of #75, and "" #1 to the release of "The Adventures of Superman" #500 to take advantage of the increased customers and boost sales. Both books included cover enhancements to attract customer attention. However, many