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Action Comics
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We have
mentioned most of the DC "War" covers, because DC did
not do many of them, compared to Timely (Marvel), and the other
comics publishers.
Most of the DC war covers are a bit more desirable to old time
collectors, so we've included them here. |
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Classic Cover, 1st appearance, 1st Lois
lane |
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2, 4, 5, 8, 9
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No Superman on the cover |
| 3 |
No Superman on the cover, Very brief
Superman appearance |
| 6 |
No Superman on the cover, 1st Jimmy Olson |
| 7 |
2nd Superman Cover |
| 10 |
Superman vs Airplane Cover |
| 11 |
No Superman on the cover, WW II Cover |
| 12 |
Has an ad for Detective # 27, Superman
on the cover corner begins. |
| 13 |
Superman stops a train on cover |
| 14 |
Superman on cover corner |
| 15 |
Superman saves a sub on cover |
| 16 |
Superman on cover corner |
| 17 |
Superman stops a Tank on cover |
| 18 |
Superman on cover corner |
| 19 |
Superman wrecks cannon cover |
| 20 |
Superman opens a vault cover. Missing
the "S" on his costume. |
| 21 |
Superman at sea, has 2 ads for More Fun
# 52. |
| 22 |
Superman vs. Crane cover |
| 23 |
1st Luthor |
| 29 |
1st Lois Lane on the cover, bound and
gagged rescue |
| 31 |
vs Nazi-like shooting squad cover |
| 32 |
vs Mad Scientist cover |
| 35 |
vs Nazi Foxhole cover |
| 36 |
vs Robots cover |
| 37 |
vs Nazi spy cover |
| 39 |
Air Raid Cover |
| 40 |
vs Nazi Tank cover |
| 43 |
vs Nazi paratrooper cover |
| 44 |
vs Nazi Cannon cover |
| 47 |
1st Lex Luthor on Cover (He's bald) |
| 48 |
vs Nazi airplane cover |
| 52 |
Leading the pack cover |
| 53 |
vs Nazi flamethrowers over |
| 54 |
vs U-boat cover |
| 55 |
helping build a U.S. plane cover |
| 56 |
vs bombs in Egypt |
| 58 |
"Slap a Jap" cover |
| 59 |
vs Nazi tank cover |
| 60 |
helping U.S. soldiers cover |
| 61 |
Atomic Radiation Cover |
| 62 |
rescuing the a wounded G.I. cover |
| 63 |
vs Japanese plane cover |
| 66 |
helping a U.S. courier cover |
| 72 |
vs Mad Scientist cover |
| 76 |
vs Nazi motorcyclists |
| 80 |
1st Mr. Mxyztplk cover (2nd appearance) |
| 81 |
Happy New Year cover (1944) |
| 85 |
Superman's head vs a sawmill classic cover |
| 89 |
Rainbow/1st psychedelic cover in comics? |
| 90 |
opening a spy sub |
| 91 |
vs Nazi spies with a cannon |
| 93 |
Christmas Cover |
| 101 |
Atomic Bomb blast cover |
| 105 |
Santa Claus cover |
| 136 |
Sexy Lois in swimsuit on cover |
| 154 |
More sexy Lois in a swimsuit on the cover |
| 158 |
Origin Retold |
| 241 |
Batman appearance |
| 242 |
1st Brainiac, 1st Kandor |
| 252 |
1st Supergirl |
| 253 |
1st Bizarro/Superman cover |
| 254 |
1st Bizarro Lois |
| 261 |
1xt X-Kryptonite, giving Streaky (cat)
super-powers |
| 267 |
3rd Legion of Superheroes appearance |
| 276 |
6th Legion appearance |
| 283 |
1st 12 cent issue |
| 285 |
Supergirl is revealed to the world |
| 340 |
1st Parasite |
| 344 |
Batman appearance |
| 484 |
Earth II (Golden Age) Superman marries
Lois Lane |
| 583 |
Alan Moore's "last Superman Story",
right before 1986 mini series which started the "Modern"
Superman era. (also see Superman # 423) |
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Superman Comics (1st series)
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| 1 (kind of) |
Actually had no number, reprints Action
Comics stories |
| 4 |
2nd and 3rd Lex Luthor appearance |
| 7 |
1st Perry White |
| 10 |
Luthor is back, now bald |
| 12 |
walking with service men cover |
| 14 |
Classic U.S. Shield/Eagle cover |
| 17 |
vs Hitler and Hirohito cover |
| 20 |
helping wounded seamen cover |
| 23 |
vs Nazi sub cover |
| 24 |
Classic American Flag cover |
| 29 |
Lois walking service guys cover |
| 30 |
1st Mr Mxyztplk (or Mxyzptlk) |
| 32 |
vs lightning cover |
| 38 |
Atomic Bomb story, Supes reading Batman
#32 on cover |
| 48 |
Superman first travels through time |
| 53 |
Origin retold |
| 76 |
Batman appearance, they share secret I.D.'s |
| 100 |
Cover showcases older issues |
| 106 |
Origin Retold |
| 128 |
Bruce Wayne helps Superman |
130 |
1st Krypto, the Super-dog |
| 147 |
7th Legion of Superheroes |
| 149 |
8th Legion |
| 150 |
1st 12 cent issue |
| 166 |
Christmas cover |
| 199 |
1st Superman/Flash race (Flash 175, World's
Finest 198, 199 race too) |
| 233 |
All Kryptonite on Earth is destroyed |
| 279 |
Batman, Batgirl appearance |
| 423 |
Alan Moore's "The Last Superman Story"
(see Action 583) |
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More Old
Superman Stuff of note |
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Superman versus Muhammad Ali took place
in an oversized comic in 1978. The comic had the catchy title of
All-New Collector's Edition # C-56, but Supes vs Ali was
featured prominently, with a slew of guest stars, on the Neal Adams
cover. (Neal did the inside work, too.) Without his powers, Superman
didn't have a chance against Ali. |
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Man of Steel (1986
mini, John Byrne) |
| 1 |
re-telling origin story, with a few new facts |
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re-intro Lois Lane, Jimmy Olson |
| 3 |
re-intro Batman |
| 4 |
re-intro Lex Luthor |
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Lex becomes a problem, 1st new Bizarro story. |
| 6 |
Superman learns about his Kryptonian heritage. |
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Action Comics |
| 584 |
New start for Superman in Action Comics |
| 601 |
Becomes Action Comics weekly until # 642 |
| 662 |
Clark reveals secret I.D. To Lois |
| 683 |
Doomsday |
| 684 |
Doomsday |
| 687 |
1st Eradicator, "Son of Krypton" |
| 714 |
Joker appearance |
| 720 |
Lois breaks off engagement |
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Adventures of Superman |
| 424 |
New beginning for series old "Superman" |
| 440 |
Batman appearance |
| 453 |
Superman/Flash race |
| 467 |
Batman appearance |
| 496 |
Doomsday |
| 497 |
Doomsday |
| 500 |
The return of Superman |
| 541 |
Lois and Clark honeymoon |
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Superman (volume 2) |
| 1 |
re-intro Metallo |
| 2 |
Lex decides that mild mannered Clark Kent can't possibly
be Superman. |
| 7 |
1st Rampage |
| 9 |
Joker appearance |
| 11 |
re-intro Mr. Mxyzptlk |
| 21 |
1st Matrix, who becomes new Supergirl |
| 44 |
Batman appearance |
| 50 |
Clark proposes to Lois |
| 53 |
Clark Reveals I.D. to Lois, part 2 |
| 73 |
Doomsday |
| 74 |
Doomsday |
| 75 |
R.I.P. Death of Superman |
| 82 |
The return of Superman |
| 100 |
Death of Clark Kent (he gets better, though) |
| 123 |
Becomes Superman Red/Superman Blue |
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Superman: The Man of
Steel |
| 17 |
1st Doomsday |
| 18 |
Doomsday |
| 19 |
Doomsday |
| 22 |
1st Steel |
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Superman: The Man of
Tomorrow |
| 3 |
Joker appearance |
| 5 |
Lex Luthor Gets married |
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Superman: The Wedding
Album |
| 1 |
Superman and Lois get married |
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Other Superman Stuff |
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Doomsday Annual 1 |
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Doomsday Wars 1, 2, 3 |
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Superman/Doomsday - Hunter/Prey 1, 2, 3 |
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Superman Forever |
