Action Comics is the comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics, Inc., and later as National Comics and as National Periodical Publications, before taking on its current name of DC Comics, a subsidiary of Time Warner.
Issues 601-642 are filed under Action Comics Weekly.
Some issues are named "Superman in Action Comics," "Superman Action Comics," etc.
Issues Bill Finger appears in. View all issues in volume
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Issue #282
Superman's Toughest Day
Nov. 1, 1961 -
Issue #277
The Conquest of Superman
June 1, 1961 -
Issue #250
The Eye of Metropolis
March 1, 1959 -
Issue #248
The Man No Prison Could ...
Jan. 1, 1959 -
Issue #219
Superman's Treasure Hoard
Aug. 1, 1956 -
Issue #216
The Super-Menace of Metropolis
May 1, 1956 -
Issue #211
The Superman Spectaculars
Dec. 1, 1955 -
Issue #210
Here's Your Free Ticket to ...
Nov. 1, 1955 -
Issue #197
The Stolen 'S' Shirts
Oct. 1, 1954 -
Issue #196
The Adventures of Mental Man
Sept. 1, 1954 -
Issue #194
The Outlaws from Krypton
July 1, 1954 -
Issue #168
The Menace of Planet Z
May 1, 1952 -
Issue #166
The Three Scoops of Death
March 1, 1952 -
Issue #165
The Man Who Conquered Superman
Feb. 1, 1952 -
Issue #162
Superman Vs. It
Nov. 1, 1951 -
Issue #136
Superman, Show-Off
Sept. 1, 1949 -
Issue #132
The Secret of the Kents ...
May 1, 1949 -
Issue #20
Superman and the Screen Siren
Jan. 1, 1940 -
Issue #19
Superman and the Purple Plague
Dec. 1, 1939 -
Issue #18
Superman's Super-Campaign
Nov. 1, 1939 -
Issue #17
The Return of the Ultra-Humanite
Oct. 1, 1939
