Action Comics Henry, a policeman who talked in rhyme. The series saw the introduction of several characters and themes which would become longstanding elements of the Superman mythos. Lois Lane made her debut in the first issue with Superman. An unnamed "office boy" with a bow tie makes a brief appearance in the story "Superman's Phony Manager" published in "Action Comics" #6 (November 1938), which is claimed to be Jimmy Olsen's first appearance by several reference sources. Superman was first depicted as possessing the power of flight in issue #13 (June 1939). Other new superpowers depicted for the first time for 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