Publication history of Superman have gone down to his local newsstand and asked a kid, "Why are you reading this one?" pointing to "Action Comics". "Because it's the one that has Superman in it, mister." The revised Superman first appeared in "Action Comics" #1, June 1938. Siegel and Shuster sold the rights to the company for $130 and a contract to supply the publisher with material. The "Saturday Evening Post" reported in 1960 that the pair was being paid $75,000 each per year, still a fraction of DC's Superman profits. In 1964, when Siegel and Shuster sued for more money, DC fired them, prompting
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