Action Comics 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 and as National Periodical Publications, before taking on its current name of DC Comics. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues. A second volume of "Action Comics" beginning with issue #1 ran from 2011 to 2016. "Action Comics" returned to its original numbering beginning with issue #957 (Aug. 2016). Jerry Siegel
Action Comics 1 the Century" commemorative stamp series along with a "First Day of Issue" cancellation. It was sold by the U.S. Postal Service, shrinkwrapped, for $7.95. The complete issue, save for the inside front, inside back, and outside back cover, was reprinted in 2000 as part of DC Comics' "Millennium Edition" series of reprints of famous DC comics. The 1988, 1998 and 2000 reprints were published to the page-size standard of the 1988–2000 period, and not the larger page size utilized by "Action Comics" in 1938. In early 2011, DC Comics announced plans to reboot and reset 52 of its ongoing titles,