Millennium Edition: Action Comics

    (DC, 2000)
™ and © 2000 DC Comics

Are you one of the hundred or so—at most—people in existence who owns an original copy of this June 1938 comic book that introduced the hero known as Superman? If not, there’s not much better of a way to enjoy it than the Millennium Edition reprint. Reading it, you sense that this Superman might become pretty popular: bullets bounce off him, he hoists a car over his head with ease, and in his alter-ego of wimpy reporter Clark Kent, he gets to hang out with the intelligent, sassy, and lovely dame known as Lois Lane. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s hero displays admirable wit, too.

But while Superman had the most staying power, it is but one of many tales in the reprint of early issues. It also presents rancher Chuck Dawson, who fights crooked cattlemen; master magician Zatara, who uses spells and magic tricks—and powers—to battle the mob; wealthy adventurer Tex Thomson; and the illustrated adventures of Marco Polo, among others.
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  • 1
    #1
    Feb 2000
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Homer Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will Ely, Robert Greenberger, Frank Thomas, Russell Cole, Gardner Fox  ·  A: Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Homer Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely, Russell Cole
    Reprints from Action Comics #1 (Jun 1938); 1st Appearance of Superman (Clark Kent/Kal-El); 1st Appearance of Tex Thomson; 1st Appearance of Tong (Zatara’s assistant); 1st Appearance of Zatara (John Zatara); Origin of Superman (Clark Kent/Kal-El); Russell Cole drawing as Bill Alger; Russell Cole writing as Bill Alger; B&w and color
    No copies available
  • 1/NS
    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Joe Shuster
    Feb 2000
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Homer Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Sven Elven, Will Ely, Robert Greenberger, Frank Thomas, Russell Cole, Gardner Fox  ·  A: Bernard Baily, Bill Alger, Fred Guardineer, Homer Fleming, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Will Ely, Russell Cole
    Reprints from Action Comics #1 (Jun 1938); 1st Appearance of Superman (Clark Kent/Kal-El); 1st Appearance of Tex Thomson; 1st Appearance of Tong (Zatara’s assistant); 1st Appearance of Zatara (John Zatara); Origin of Superman (Clark Kent/Kal-El); Russell Cole drawing as Bill Alger; Russell Cole writing as Bill Alger; B&w and color
    No copies available
  • 252
    #252
    Jul 2000
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Robert Bernstein, Otto Binder  ·  A: Al Plastino, Howard Sherman
    1st appearance of Supergirl; Origin of Supergirl
    No copies available
  • 252/NS
    #252 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition
    Jul 2000
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Robert Bernstein, Otto Binder  ·  A: Al Plastino, Howard Sherman
    1st appearance of Supergirl; Origin of Supergirl
    No copies available