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Action Comics volume 1
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An instant hit from his first appearance, Superman's popularity has grown through the decades - and today he is known worldwide as the defender of Truth, Justice and the American Way. But his earliest stories reveal a Superman who took no prisoners, made his own laws and gleefully delivered his own brand of justice - even if it meant dangling a crook by the ankle from above the city, or giving a wife-beater a taste of his own medicine. This was a...
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Action Comics volume 19
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Superman's greatest battles against Brainiac are collected in this volume featuring stories from Action Comics #242, 489-491, 544, 649 and 763, Superman #167, Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #17, Adventures Of Superman #438 and Superman: Metropolis Secret Files #1.
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Written by Geoff Johns Art and cover by Gary Frank & Jonathan Sibal Superstar artist Gary Frank joins writer Geoff Johns for an epic story teaming Superman with an adult version of the Legion of Super-Heroes, originally presented in these issues! When he was a boy, Clark Kent was isolated and alone until he met this teen team from the 31st century. Today, it's been years since Superman saw his childhood friends. Why haven't they returned to visit...
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One of the mainstays of Superman stories from the 1950s and '60s was the Phantom Zone--the mysterious realm where Kryptonian criminals were sent for imprisonment. These stories, never before collected in a single volume, tell what happens when the criminals escape to threaten The Man of Steel and his friends.
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Action Comics volume 1
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DC Comics took a bold step and renumbered the longest-running monthly comic, ACTION COMICS, to #1 for the first time since 1938 as part of the DC Comics-The New 52 event. With this renumbering comes a new creative team featuring comics legend Grant Morrison and fan-favorite artist Rag Morales. While Morrison is no stranger to writing the Superman character, having won three Eisner Awards for his work on ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, ACTION COMICS will be something...
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Action Comics volume 17
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Doomsday has returned! The monster that originally took Superman's life in a battle that destroyed half of Metropolis comes back for another round with the Man of Steel-‚already savagely beating some of Superman's closest allies. Writer Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Knight and Squire) pens a tale that not only puts Superman in a fight for his life-but in a fight for the life of Superboy, Supergirl and all members of the Superman family.
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Action Comics volume 896
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When Lex Luthor finally regained control of LexCorp, he thought he had everything he wanted. But in BLACKEST NIGHT, he briefly became an Orange Lantern and got a taste of true power. Now he'll do anything - anything - to get that power back. Bucklein for a greatest hits tour of the DCU's most wanted as Lex Luthor begins an epic quest for power, all brought to you by writer Paul Cornell (Dr. Who, Captain Britain and MI-13) and artist Pete Woods (WORLD...
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Action Comics volume 9
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Clark Kent is dead! When grave circumstances cause Superman to leave behind his alter ego, an unimpeded Man of Steel must face his deadliest foe to date: Nimrod the Hunter! Metropolis' newest threat has killed everything he's ever tracked, but he's never killed an alien. Will the red and blue Kryptonian be his first? Includes Superman: Action Comics #0 and Annual #1.
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Action Comics volume 13
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Five years ago, Clark Kent moved to Metropolis. Alone buthopeful, he donned a simple t-shirt laden with a giant S, beginning the career of one of the greatest heroes this-or any other-world has seen. Superman has grown with the city around him, and though he is feared by the public, there's no doubt theyneed him to protect them from this universe's gravest threats. But when the multiverse sends its deadliest villains against the Man of Steel, can...
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Action Comics volume 855
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The dynamic writing team of Geoff Johns & Richard Donner joins artist extraordinaire Eric Powell (Eisner Award-winning writer/artist of THE GOON) for SUPERMAN: ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORLD!
Bizarro, the twisted, imperfect duplicate of Superman, has kidnapped Pa Kent, and now the Man of Steel must fly to Bizarro World to rescue his adoptive father. On this cubic world, populated by Bizarro versions of the Justice League of America, Lois Lane and more,...
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Two of Geoff Johns's (Justice League, Aquaman, Blackest Night, Green Lantern, The Flash) most acclaimed stories of his now classic Action Comics run are now collected here, for the first time together! Along with co-writer Richard Donner (director of the original Superman feature films), Johns will take us on an epic journey that will leave Superman re-examining everything about himself. A rocket lands in Metropolis containing a boy Superman thinks...
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Action Comics volume 890
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When Lex Luthor finally regained control of LexCorp, he thought he had everything he wanted. But in BLACKEST NIGHT, he briefly became an Orange Lantern and got a taste of true power. Now he'll do anything to get that power back. Buckle up for a greatest hits tour of the DCU's most wanted as Lex Luthor begins an epic quest for power, all brought to you by writer Paul Cornell (Dr. Who, Captain Britain and MI-13) and artist Pete Woods (WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON)....
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"Cornelius and Alowicious are just your average comic book store employees, but when trouble strikes, they are ... Action Cat and Adventure Bug! Join their epic all-ages adventures as they face off--with the help of Adorable Cat and Shelly Bug--against their archnemesis, Evil Cat, and his fiendish friends!"--Page [4] of cover.
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Action Comics volume 19
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Determined to turn the people of Metropolis against the Man of Steel and finally vanquish him from the Earth, Lex Luthor unleashes a virus on Metropolis capable of rewriting the DNA of those infected, including Superman. While Superman's immune system eventually fights off the infection, but not before a hybrid Superman is created through the virus' ability to rewrite DNA. This new hybrid Superman is the only being capable of defeating the true Superman...
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Action Comics volume 25
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This BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie-in features the reintroduction of a major character as a cocky young Superman battles the forces of nature to save Gotham City. Superman must also figure out who or what is the Ghost Soldier, and what mysterious ties does he have to The Man of Steel? Will he side with Superman as he is caught in the middle of the military's battle with subterranean monsters?
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Action Comics volume 30
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Doomsday is here. The most brutal force Superman has ever faced is back, killing all life everywhere he goes. But defeating the beast is just the beginning. The evil of Doomsday has taken root inside Superman himself, turning him into an even deadlier, more destructive monster...and leaving the Earth defenseless for an invasion from beyond. However, Superman does not fight his battle alone. Lois Lane. Lana Lang. Steel. Batman. Some are superheroes,...
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Action Comics volume 36
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The Man of Steel faces off against the unimaginable in this chilling story from acclaimed creative team Greg Pak (BATMAN/SUPERMAN) and Aaron Kuder (GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS). Superman may be from Krypton, but Smallville, Kansas will always be Clark Kent's hometown. So when a mysterious fog rolls in, cutting the town off from the outside world, the Man of Steel is the first to leap into action. But there's a monster lurking in the mist-one that...
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Action Comics volume 8
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When Superman saves an innocent man from being killed, he discovers two disturbing facts: 1) the man he saved is part of a cult that worships the Man of Steel, and 2) the man's would-be killer is part of another faction dedicated to wiping them out! Even worse, both groups are gaining super-powers due to a mysterious, space-born source that Superman must discover before it is too late! Plus: When a young man gains superhuman powers, he must quickly...
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From the pages of Aw Yeah Comics! Art Baltazar and Franco's greatest superheroes, Action Cat and Adventure Bug, star in their very own story! Our heroes run an amazing comics shop, but Evil Cat lurks behind the scenes to do . . . what else? Evil! Beware his new secret weapon, the lizard gun! Action Cat's first series! All-ages comedy mayhem!
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Action Comics volume 41
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Superman's secret identity has been revealed and his powers are failing him, but not even that can stop the Man of Steel from protecting the innocent when a mysterious shadow monster appears in Metropolis. But the biggest threat Clark Kent faces when he returns home comes from the people he once called his friends and neighbors. While some still stand by him, others-including the Metropolis police department-are fearful and angry...too angry. Is this...
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