Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition

Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Superman's debut in ACTION COMICS #1 -- and DC is celebrating this date with the publication of the new hardcover ACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN! It's an extraordinary party as we revisit stories from across the decades, featuring key character debuts, essays and more in a collection curated by Paul Levitz! ((Please note, this hardcover DOES NOT contain ACTION COMICS #1000!))

Highlights of this collection include:
-A new cover by legendary artist and DC Publisher Jim Lee
-A never-before-published twelve-page Golden Age Superman story believed to have been written by Jerry Siegel with art by the Joe Shuster Studio
-Text pieces including: an editor's note by Paul Levitz, a tribute to ACTION COMICS by Laura Siegel Larson (daughter of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel), an introduction by Jules Feiffer, plus essays by Tom DeHaven ("It's Superman!"), David Hadju ("The Ten-Cent Plague"), Larry Tye ("Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most EnduringHero") and Gene Luen Yang (SUPERMAN, NEW SUPER-MAN and the National Book Award finalist "American Born Chinese")!
-The new five-page story "The Game," written by Paul Levitz with art by Neal Adams

The Superman stories from this collection include:
-"The Coming of Superman," from ACTION COMICS #1, written by Jerry Siegel with art by Joe Shuster
-"Revolution in San Monte," from from ACTION COMICS #2, written by Jerry Siegel with art by Joe Shuster
-"The Terrible Toyman!" from ACTION COMICS #64, written by Don Cameron with art by Ed Dobrotka and George Roussos, featuring the debut of Toyman
-"The Super-Key to Fort Superman," from ACTION COMICS #241, written by Jerry Coleman with art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye, featuring the first appearance of the Fortress of Solitude
-"The Super-Duel in Space," from ACTION COMICS #242, written by Otto Binder with art by Al Plastino, featuring the debut of Brainiac
-"The Supergirl from Krypton!" from ACTION COMICS #252, written by Otto Binder with art by Al Plastino, featuring the debut of Supergirl
-"The World's Greatest Heroine!" from ACTION COMICS #262, written by Jerry Siegel with art by Jim Mooney
-"The Superman Super-Spectacular!" from ACTION COMICS #309, written by Edmond Hamilton with art by Curt Swan and George Klein, featuring an appearance by President John F. Kennedy
-"Superman Takes a Wife," from ACTION COMICS #484, written by Cary Bates with art by Curt Swan and Joe Giella
-"If Superman Didn't Exist..." from ACTION COMICS #554, written by Marv Wolfman with art by Gil Kane
-"Squatter," from ACTION COMICS #584, written by John Byrne with art by Byrne and Dick Giordano
-"Ma Kent's Photo Album," from ACTION COMICS #655, written by Roger Stern with art by Kerry Gammill and Dennis Janke
-"Secrets in the Night," from ACTION COMICS #662, written by Roger Stern with art by Bob McLeod
-"A Hero's Journey," from ACTION COMICS #800, written by Joe Kelly with art by Pasqual Ferry, Duncan Rouleau, Lee Bermejo and others
-"The Boy Who Stole Superman's Cape," from ACTION COMICS #0, written by Grant Morrison with art by Ben Oliver

Other key ACTION COMICS stories in this title include:
-"The Mystery of the Freight Train Robberies," from ACTION COMICS #1,written by Fred Guardineer with art by Guardineer, featuring the debut of Zatara
-"The Origin of the Vigilante," from ACTION COMICS #42, written by Mort Weisinger with art by Mort Meskin, featuring the debut of the Vigilante
-"The Assassin-Express Contract!" from ACTION COMICS #419, written by Len Wein with art by Carmine Infantino and Dick Giordano, featuring the debut of the Human Target
Country USA
Brand DC Comics
Manufacturer Dc Comics
Binding Hardcover
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2018-04-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781401278878

Country	USA
Brand	DC Comics
Manufacturer	Dc Comics
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2018-04-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781401278878

Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition

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