The Greatest Hero of Them All trade paperback collection "Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 4" (). The Greatest Hero of Them All "The Greatest Hero of Them All" is a story arc that was published by DC Comics, and presented in "Superman" vol. 2, #8, "Action Comics" #591, and "Legion of Super-Heroes" vol. 3, #37–38 from August through September 1987. It was written by Paul Levitz and John Byrne, and pencilled by Byrne, Greg LaRocque and Mike DeCarlo. The story arc was DC’s first attempt to correct the inconsistencies in Legion history created when the original Superboy was removed from mainstream DC continuity in the
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