Action Comics 1000 Action Comics 1000 "Action Comics" #1000 (cover dated Early June 2018) is the thousandth issue of the original run of the comic book/magazine series "Action Comics". It features several Superman stories from a variety of creators, including previously unpublished artwork by Curt Swan, who drew Superman for decades. It was a commercial and critical success, being the most-ordered comic of the month. "Action Comics" #1000 is an anthology, and contains several Superman stories, mostly around five to ten pages, showcasing different eras of Superman's publication history and fictional life: "Action Comics" #1000 involved several creative teams working independently for multiple
Action Comics #1 (June 1938) sold at auction for $1 million, besting the $317,000 record for a comic book set by a different copy, in lesser condition, the previous year. The sale, by an anonymous seller to an anonymous buyer, was through the Manhattan-based auction company ComicConnect.com. Although DC had initially announced Marc Guggenheim as writer of the title following the "War of the Supermen" limited series, he was replaced by Paul Cornell. Cornell featured Lex Luthor as the main character in "Action Comics" from issues #890–900 and Death appeared in issue #894, with the agreement of the character's creator, Neil Gaiman.