Action Comics by Cary Bates and Curt Swan in issue #432 (February 1974). Issues #437 (July 1974) and #443 (Jan. 1975) of the series were in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format. Martin Pasko wrote issue #500 (October 1979) which featured a history of the Superman canon as it existed at the time and was published in the Dollar Comics format. The superheroine Vixen made her first appearance in "Action Comics" #521 (July 1981). To mark the 45th anniversary of the series, Lex Luthor and Brainiac were both given an updated appearance in issue #544 (June 1983). Lex Luthor dons his war
Action Comics DC Universe would be either canceled or relaunched with new #1 issues, after a new continuity was created in the wake of the "Flashpoint" event. Although being DC's longest running series having reached issue #904 at the end of its initial run, "Action Comics" was no exception, and the first issue of the new series was released on September 7, 2011. In February 2016, it was announced that as part of the DC Rebirth relaunch, "Action Comics" would resume its original numbering system, starting with issue #957 (Aug. 2016) and ship on a twice-monthly schedule. The "Action Comics" series is