Action Comics 1 Action Comics 1 "Action Comics" #1 (cover dated June 1938) is the first issue of the original run of the comic book/magazine series "Action Comics". It features the first appearance of several comic book heroes—most notably the Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster creation, Superman—and sold for 10 cents (). It is widely considered to be both the beginning of the superhero genre and the most valuable comic book in the world. "Action Comics" would go on to run for 904 numbered issues (plus additional out-of-sequence special issues) before it restarted its numbering in the fall of 2011. It returned to
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