Action Comics Action Comics Action Comics is an American comic book/magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publications and as National Periodical Publications, before taking on its current name of DC Comics. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues. A second volume of "Action Comics" beginning with issue #1 ran from 2011 to 2016. "Action Comics" returned to its original numbering beginning with issue #957 (Aug. 2016). Jerry Siegel
The Marvel Action Hour The Marvel Action Hour The Marvel Action Hour, later Marvel Action Universe, was a syndicated television block from Genesis Entertainment featuring animated adaptions of Marvel Comics superheroes "Fantastic Four", "Iron Man" and "Biker Mice from Mars". "The Marvel Action Hour" debuted in 1994. "The Marvel Action Hour" lasted two seasons before being cancelled. The first half of the hour was an episode of "Iron Man"; the second half, an episode of "Fantastic Four". During the first season, Stan Lee introduced the episode. The show underwent a notable modification when broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom; because the BBC