Action Comics strong sales and follow up investigations revealed that Superman was the reason, thus the character returned to the covers, becoming a permanent presence in issue 19 onward. Originally, "Action Comics" was an anthology title featuring a number of other stories in addition to the Superman story. Zatara, a magician, was one of the other characters who had his own stories in early issues. There was the hero Tex Thompson, who eventually became Mr. America and later the Americommando. Vigilante enjoyed a lengthy run in this series. Sometimes stories of a more humorous nature were included, such as those of Hayfoot
Action Man (comics) Action Man (comics) Action Man was a UK comic series published by Panini Comics, based on the . It ran for 138 issues between 1996 and January 18, 2006 before being surpassed by spin-off series "Action Man: A.T.O.M.". The comic was originally published every month, but this was later changed to every three weeks. The final editor was Ed Caruana, with previous editors including Rob Jones. The comic strip was the main feature for each issue. Initially, the stories in each issue featured little to no continuity between them. However, as the comic progressed, full story arcs would become more