Action Comics Superman teaming with Batman in a story written by Byrne and drawn by Arthur Adams. A DC Comics Bonus Book was included in issue #599 (April 1988). From May 24, 1988 – March 14, 1989, the publication frequency was changed to weekly, the title changed to "Action Comics Weekly", and the series became an anthology. Prior to its launch, DC cancelled its ongoing "Green Lantern Corps" title, and made Green Lantern and his adventures exclusive to "Action Comics Weekly". The rest of these issues featured rotating serialized stories of other DC heroes, sometimes as try-outs that led to their own
Batman action figures of Batman action figures. These figures were only released in Japan in 2003, but DC Direct released the same figures in America in 2004. Later, another Japanese toy company, Takara, created a new line of Batman action figures under their long lived Microman Toyline, which was sold in the U.S. market in the 1970s under the name Micronauts. Featuring more articulation than the Yamato line, these figures also saw their American debut in 2004. In 2003, Mattel won the rights to produce Batman and other DC Comics character figures from Hasbro. Before losing control, Hasbro released its final sets of