Action Comics included in a number of trade paperbacks and hardcovers. These generally reprint only the Superman stories from the given issues. "Action Comics" #684 was part of "The Death of Superman" storyline which won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for "Favorite Comic Book Story" for 1992. "Action Comics" #687–691 were part of "The Reign of the Supermen" storyline, which won the same award for 1993. 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
Action Man (comics) featured some similar plot elements. The final story to be printed in the comic was titled "Island of Terror!" and was written by Simon Frith, with art by John Ross. Panini Comics obtained the Marvel UK licence in 1995 and Marvel UK had previously published an Action Force comic. Then, in 1996, the first issue of Action Man was published with the Marvel logo on the cover however, this was later removed after a few years. The comic ended in 2006 to be replaced by a spin-off, "Action Man: A.T.O.M." comic. "A.T.O.M." had also replaced the "Action Man" toy line