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67-458: [REDACTED] Look up Action  or action in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Action may refer to: Action (philosophy) , something which is done by a person Action (narrative) , a literary mode Action fiction , a type of genre fiction Action game , a genre of video game Film [ edit ] Action film ,

134-918: A team-up title with issue #584 (January 1987) featuring Superman and the New Teen Titans . Other costars during this period included the Phantom Stranger , the New Gods , the Demon , Hawkman and Hawkwoman , the Green Lantern Corps , the Metal Men , Superboy , Big Barda , Mister Miracle , Booster Gold , the Martian Manhunter , the Spectre , Lois Lane and Lana Lang , Checkmate , Wonder Woman , and

201-497: A 1960s band Albums [ edit ] Action (B'z album) (2007) Action! (Desmond Dekker album) (1968) Action Action Action or Action , a 1965 album by Jackie McLean Action! (Oh My God album) (2002) Action (Oscar Peterson album) (1968) Action (Punchline album) (2004) Action (Question Mark & the Mysterians album) (1967) Action (Uppermost album) (2011) Action (EP) ,

268-518: A 1972 song by Scorpions from Lonesome Crow "Actions", a 1980 song by The Stingrays "Action Action Action Action Action", a 2008 song by We Are the Physics from We Are the Physics Are OK at Music Literature [ edit ] Action (comics) , a British comic book published in 1976–1977 Action Comics , a DC Comics comic book series Action: A Book about Sex ,

335-447: A 1984 song by The Fits "Action", a 1960 song by Lance Fortune "Action", a 1988 song by Pearly Gates "Action", a 1988 song by Girlschool from Take a Bite "Action", a 1989 song by Gorky Park from Gorky Park (album) "Action", a 2003 song by Powerman 5000 from Transform "Action", a 1972 song by Scorpions from Lonesome Crow "Actions", a 1980 song by The Stingrays "Action Action Action Action Action",

402-452: A 1994 song by Terror Fabulous featuring Nadine Sutherland "Action", a 2020 song by Black Eyed Peas from Translation "Action", a 1984 song by The Fits "Action", a 1960 song by Lance Fortune "Action", a 1988 song by Pearly Gates "Action", a 1988 song by Girlschool from Take a Bite "Action", a 1989 song by Gorky Park from Gorky Park (album) "Action", a 2003 song by Powerman 5000 from Transform "Action",

469-491: A 2008 song by We Are the Physics from We Are the Physics Are OK at Music Literature [ edit ] Action (comics) , a British comic book published in 1976–1977 Action Comics , a DC Comics comic book series Action: A Book about Sex , a 2016 book by Amy Rose Spiegel Action (newspaper) , a newspaper of Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists Hareket , conservative magazine in Turkish which

536-558: A 2012 EP by NU'EST Action , a 1984 album by Kiddo Songs [ edit ] "Action" (Freddy Cannon song) (1965), the theme song to the TV series Where the Action Is "Action" (Sweet song) (1975), covered by various artists "Action", a version of " Feeling This " by Blink-182 "Action", a 1994 song by Terror Fabulous featuring Nadine Sutherland "Action", a 2020 song by Black Eyed Peas from Translation "Action",

603-485: A 2016 book by Amy Rose Spiegel Action (newspaper) , a newspaper of Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists Hareket , conservative magazine in Turkish which was named after action theory People [ edit ] Action Bronson (born 1983), American rapper, reality television star, author, and talk show host Television and radio [ edit ] Action (Canadian TV channel) Action (French TV channel) The Action Channel (US TV channel) ,

670-492: A Chinese semiconductor company ACTION , an Australian public transport company The Action Network (branded as Action), an American sports betting analytics company Political parties [ edit ] Action (Cypriot political party) , a Cypriot political alliance Action (Greek political party) , a Greek political party Action (Italian political party) , an Italian political party Other organizations [ edit ] ACTION (U.S. government agency) ,

737-410: A Cypriot political alliance Action (Greek political party) , a Greek political party Action (Italian political party) , an Italian political party Other organizations [ edit ] ACTION (U.S. government agency) , a former US government federal domestic volunteer agency Science, technology, and mathematics [ edit ] Action (physics) , an attribute of the dynamics of

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804-481: A Dutch discount store chain with branches in many European countries Action (supermarkets) , an Australian supermarket chain Actions Semiconductor , a Chinese semiconductor company ACTION , an Australian public transport company The Action Network (branded as Action), an American sports betting analytics company Political parties [ edit ] Action (Cypriot political party) ,

871-602: A Polish paraglider design Diia , a brand of e-governance in Ukraine Other uses [ edit ] Lawsuit or action See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikiquote has quotations related to Action . Action Force (disambiguation) Action Jackson (disambiguation) Action Man (disambiguation) Action theory (disambiguation) Acteon (disambiguation) Actaeon (disambiguation) Acción (disambiguation) Structural load , forces, deformations, or accelerations applied to

938-574: A comedy series on Fox in 1999–2000 CBS Action (2009–2018), now known as CBS Justice Sky Sports Action, a TV channel Theatre [ edit ] Action (theatre) , a principle in Western theatre practice Action (play) , a 1975 play by Sam Shepard Organizations [ edit ] Businesses [ edit ] Action (store) , a Dutch discount store chain with branches in many European countries Action (supermarkets) , an Australian supermarket chain Actions Semiconductor ,

1005-521: A copy of Action Comics #1 (June 1938) sold at auction for $ 3 million, besting the $ 317,000 record for a comic book set by a different copy, in lesser condition, the previous year. The sale, by an anonymous seller to an anonymous buyer, was through the Manhattan-based auction company ComicConnect.com. Although DC had initially announced Marc Guggenheim as writer of the title following the War of

1072-488: A crossover arc with the Superman series, entitled " Up, Up and Away! " which told of Clark Kent attempting to protect Metropolis without his powers until eventually regaining them. The " Last Son " storyline was written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner , the director of the 1978 film Superman: The Movie , and was pencilled by Adam Kubert . This story introduces the original character, Christopher Kent , and adapts

1139-409: A feature for National's newest publication. They submitted Superman for consideration. After re-pasting the sample newspaper strips they had prepared into comic book page format, National decided to make Superman the cover feature of their new magazine. After seeing the published first issue, publisher Harry Donenfeld dismissed the featured strip as ridiculous. He ordered it never to be on the cover of

1206-446: A former US government federal domestic volunteer agency Science, technology, and mathematics [ edit ] Action (physics) , an attribute of the dynamics of a physical system Action at a distance , nonlocal interaction in physics Group action (mathematics) Continuous group action Semigroup action Ring Action (mathematics) Action (firearms) , the mechanism that manipulates cartridges and/or seals

1273-654: A further expansion of the Superman mythology. Writer Jerry Coleman and Wayne Boring created the Fortress of Solitude in issue #241 (June 1958) and Otto Binder and Al Plastino debuted the villain Brainiac and the Bottle City of Kandor in the next issue the following month. Gradually, the size of the issues was decreased. The publisher was reluctant to raise the cover price from the original 10 cents and reduced

1340-406: A genre of film Action (1921 film) , a film by John Ford Action (1980 film) , a film by Tinto Brass Action 3D , a 2013 Telugu language film Action (2019 film) , a Kollywood film. Music [ edit ] Action (music) , a characteristic of a stringed instrument Action (piano) , the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed The Action ,

1407-585: A physical system Action at a distance , nonlocal interaction in physics Group action (mathematics) Continuous group action Semigroup action Ring Action (mathematics) Action (firearms) , the mechanism that manipulates cartridges and/or seals the breech Action! (programming language) , for the Atari 8-bit family of microcomputers Action (UML) , in the Unified Modeling Language Dudek Action ,

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1474-660: A publisher for their Superman character—conceived initially as a newspaper strip . Superman was originally a bald madman created by Siegel and Shuster who used his telepathic abilities to wreak havoc on humanity. He appeared in Siegel and Shuster's fanzine Science Fiction . Siegel then commented, "What if this Superman was a force for good instead of evil?" The writer and artist had worked on several features for National Allied Publications' other titles such as Slam Bradley in Detective Comics . They were asked to contribute

1541-534: A small village of indomitable Gauls. Schwartz ended his run as editor of the series with issue #583 (September 1986) which featured the second part of the " Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? " story by Alan Moore and Curt Swan. Following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths , writer/artist John Byrne relaunched the Superman franchise in The Man of Steel limited series in 1986. Action Comics became

1608-564: A structure or its components All pages with titles beginning with Action All pages with titles containing action Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Action . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Action&oldid=1257001149 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1675-564: A structure or its components All pages with titles beginning with Action All pages with titles containing action Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Action . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Action&oldid=1257001149 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1742-469: A subsidiary of Luken Communications Action (radio) , a 1945 radio program Action (TV series) , a comedy series on Fox in 1999–2000 CBS Action (2009–2018), now known as CBS Justice Sky Sports Action, a TV channel Theatre [ edit ] Action (theatre) , a principle in Western theatre practice Action (play) , a 1975 play by Sam Shepard Organizations [ edit ] Businesses [ edit ] Action (store) ,

1809-439: A three-month hiatus on two separate occasions. The first of these occurred during the summer of 1986, with issue #583 bearing a cover date of September, and issue #584 listing January 1987. The regular Superman titles were suspended during this period to allow for the publication of John Byrne's six-issue The Man of Steel limited series. Publication was again suspended between issues #686 and #687 (February and June 1993) following

1876-429: A type of genre fiction Action game , a genre of video game Film [ edit ] Action film , a genre of film Action (1921 film) , a film by John Ford Action (1980 film) , a film by Tinto Brass Action 3D , a 2013 Telugu language film Action (2019 film) , a Kollywood film. Music [ edit ] Action (music) , a characteristic of a stringed instrument Action (piano) ,

1943-464: A villain who would later become Superman's arch-enemy , was introduced in issue #23 (April 1940). The original Toyman was created by writer Don Cameron and artist Ed Dobrotka in issue #64 (September 1943). By 1942, artist Wayne Boring , who had previously been one of Shuster's assistants, had become a major artist on Superman. Under editor Mort Weisinger , the Action Comics title saw

2010-403: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Action [REDACTED] Look up Action  or action in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Action may refer to: Action (philosophy) , something which is done by a person Action (narrative) , a literary mode Action fiction ,

2077-522: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Action Comics Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster saw their creation, Superman (also known as Kal-El, originally Kal-L), launched in Action Comics #1 on April 18, 1938 ( cover dated June), an event which began the Golden Age of Comic Books . Siegel and Shuster had tried for years to find

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2144-539: Is not yet trusted by Metropolis citizens and wears a basic costume consisting of a caped T-shirt, jeans and work boots. The first issue has had five printings as of March 2012. The first story arc of the relaunched series, entitled Superman and the Men of Steel for the collected edition, begins very early in Superman's career as he starts making a name for himself as a champion of the oppressed in Metropolis. He captures

2211-817: The Man-Bat . The first Action Comics Annual was published in 1987 and featured Superman teaming with Batman in a story written by Byrne and drawn by Arthur Adams . A DC Comics Bonus Book was included in issue #599 (April 1988). From May 24, 1988 – March 14, 1989, the publication frequency was changed to weekly, the title changed to Action Comics Weekly , and the series became an anthology. Prior to its launch, DC cancelled its ongoing Green Lantern Corps title and made Green Lantern and his adventures exclusive to Action Comics Weekly . The rest of these issues featured rotating serialized stories of other DC heroes, sometimes as try-outs that led to their own limited or ongoing series. Characters with featured stories in

2278-406: The " Reign of Doomsday " storyline. The final issue of the original series was Action Comics #904. The title was relaunched from issue #1, as part of 2011's The New 52 by the creative team of writer Grant Morrison and artist Rags Morales . As with all of the books associated with the relaunch, Clark Kent appears younger than the previous incarnation of the character. Action Comics focus on

2345-637: The "Death of Superman" and "Funeral for a Friend" storylines, before Action Comics returned in June 1993 with the "Reign of the Supermen" arc. The series was published weekly from May 24, 1988, to March 14, 1989. (See detail in The Modern Age section above.) The temporarily increased frequency of issues allowed Action Comics to further surpass the older Detective Comics in the number of individual issues published. It surpassed Detective Comics in

2412-527: The 1970s when that series was bimonthly for a number of years. This change lasted from issue #601 to issue #642. During this time, Superman appeared only in a two-page story per issue; he was still the only character to appear in every issue of the series. An issue #0 (October 1994) was published between issues #703 and #704 as part of the Zero Month after the "Zero Hour: Crisis in Time" crossover event. There

2479-476: The 1991 story wherein Clark Kent finally revealed his identity as Superman to Lois Lane . Several major Superman storylines crossed over with Action Comics including "Emperor Joker" in 2000 and " Our Worlds at War " in 2001. John Byrne returned to Action Comics for issues #827–835 working with writer Gail Simone in 2005–2006. After the " One Year Later " company-wide storyline, Action Comics had

2546-615: The Blackhawks (in flashback), Deadman, and the Phantom Stranger. The story ran counter to DC editorial policy at the time as it portrayed Hal Jordan and Clark Kent as old friends who knew each other's secret identities. This was not considered canon in 1989 and Gaiman was unwilling to change this aspect of the story (as each serial in ACW was edited by different editors, continuity was not being maintained by DC editorial). The story

2613-403: The Mysterians album) (1967) Action (Uppermost album) (2011) Action (EP) , a 2012 EP by NU'EST Action , a 1984 album by Kiddo Songs [ edit ] "Action" (Freddy Cannon song) (1965), the theme song to the TV series Where the Action Is "Action" (Sweet song) (1975), covered by various artists "Action", a version of " Feeling This " by Blink-182 "Action",

2680-410: The Supermen limited series, he was replaced by Paul Cornell . Cornell featured Lex Luthor as the main character in Action Comics from issues #890–900 and Death appeared in issue #894, with the agreement of the character's creator, Neil Gaiman . In April 2011, the 900th issue of Action Comics was released. It served as a conclusion for Luthor's "Black Ring" storyline and a continuation for

2747-416: The attention of the military and scientist Lex Luthor, who are both interested in testing his capabilities as well as discovering what kind of threat he represents. Following the completion of Morrison's storyline, writer Andy Diggle and artist Tony Daniel became the new creative team on the title with issue #19. Unlike the previous issues, the setting for the Action Comics series would now take place in

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2814-715: The backup feature. The Green Arrow and the Black Canary became a backup feature in #421 and ran through #458, initially rotating with the Human Target and the Atom . Between issues #423 (April 1973) and #424 (June 1973), the series jumped ahead by one month due to DC's decision to change the cover dates of its publishing line. A new version of the Toyman was created by Cary Bates and Curt Swan in issue #432 (February 1974). Issues #437 (July 1974) and #443 (Jan. 1975) of

2881-703: The breech Action! (programming language) , for the Atari 8-bit family of microcomputers Action (UML) , in the Unified Modeling Language Dudek Action , a Polish paraglider design Diia , a brand of e-governance in Ukraine Other uses [ edit ] Lawsuit or action See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikiquote has quotations related to Action . Action Force (disambiguation) Action Jackson (disambiguation) Action Man (disambiguation) Action theory (disambiguation) Acteon (disambiguation) Actaeon (disambiguation) Acción (disambiguation) Structural load , forces, deformations, or accelerations applied to

2948-541: The classic Superman film villains, General Zod , Ursa and Non into the regular DC Universe continuity. Issue #851 (August 2007) was presented in 3-D . Starting with issue #875 (May 2009), written by Greg Rucka and drawn by Eddy Barrows , Thara Ak-Var and Chris Kent, took Superman's place as the main protagonists of the comic, while Superman left Earth to live on New Krypton. A Captain Atom backup feature began in issue #879 (September 2009). On February 22, 2010,

3015-464: The early days of Superman's career, while the Superman series focus on Superman's present. Superheroes at large have appeared only in the past five years, and are viewed with at best, suspicion, and at worst, outright hostility. The storyline in Action Comics takes place about a year before the events of Justice League #1, and was referred to by DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio as "DC Universe Year Zero" while JL operates as "Year One." The Man of Steel

3082-522: The end of its initial run, Action Comics was no exception, and the first issue of the new series was released on September 7, 2011. In February 2016, it was announced that as part of the DC Rebirth relaunch, Action Comics would resume its original numbering system, starting with issue #957 (Aug. 2016) and ship on a twice-monthly schedule. The Action Comics series is included in many trade paperbacks and hardcovers. These generally reprint only

3149-489: The first issue with Superman. An unnamed "office boy" with a bow tie makes a brief appearance in the story "Superman's Phony Manager" published in Action Comics #6 (November 1938), which is claimed to be Jimmy Olsen 's first appearance by several reference sources. New superpowers depicted for the first time for the character included X-ray vision and super-hearing in issue #11 (April 1939) and telescopic vision and super-breath in issue #20 (January 1940). Luthor ,

3216-441: The first time in the story "Luthor Unleashed!" and Brainiac's appearance changes from the familiar green-skinned android to the metal skeletal-like robot in the story "Rebirth!". Keith Giffen 's Ambush Bug character made appearances in issues #560, #563, and #565. Action Comics #579, written by Jean-Marc Lofficier and drawn by Giffen, featured an homage to Asterix where Superman and Jimmy Olsen are drawn back in time to

3283-484: The lead writer on the series, as well as its companion series Superman . Action Comics is the longest-running DC Comics series by number of issues, followed by Detective Comics . A departure from a strict monthly schedule was four giant-size Supergirl reprint issues published as a 13th issue annually: issues #334 (March 1966), #347 (March–April 1967), #360 (March–April 1968), and #373 (March–April 1969). Action Comics has not had an uninterrupted run, having been on

3350-439: The mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed The Action , a 1960s band Albums [ edit ] Action (B'z album) (2007) Action! (Desmond Dekker album) (1968) Action Action Action or Action , a 1965 album by Jackie McLean Action! (Oh My God album) (2002) Action (Oscar Peterson album) (1968) Action (Punchline album) (2004) Action (Question Mark &

3417-408: The new creative team on the series with issue #25 (Jan. 2014). This series concluded with issue #52 (July 2016), which was part of the "Final Days of Superman" storyline which depicted the death of the "New 52" version of Superman. As part of DC Comics' DC Rebirth relaunch in June 2016, Action Comics reverted to its original numbering beginning with Action Comics #957. Written by Dan Jurgens ,

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3484-512: The number of stories. For a while, Congo Bill and Tommy Tomorrow were the two features in addition to Superman. Writer Robert Bernstein and artist Howard Sherman revamped the "Congo Bill" backup feature in issue #248 (January 1959) in a story wherein the character gained the ability to swap bodies with a gorilla and his strip was renamed Congorilla . The introduction of Supergirl by Otto Binder and Al Plastino occurred in issue #252 (May 1959). Following this debut appearance, Supergirl adopted

3551-475: The present. Diggle announced his resignation as the writer of the series shortly before his first issue went on sale. Diggle left the title with only one issue completed (he would be co-writer for #20 and co-plot issue #21), with Daniel taking on full scripting and art duties for the two following issues completing the three-part story arc "Hybrid". Scott Lobdell wrote the series after Diggle and Daniel's departure. Writer Greg Pak and artist Aaron Kuder became

3618-580: The regular cover, blank variant cover, eight covers spanning eight decades from the 1930s-2000s, nineteen other variant covers from variant artists, and a hardcover Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition . Brian Michael Bendis became the new writer for the Action Comics series starting with issue #1001. Starting with issue #1029, the title became a part of the Infinite Frontier relaunch in March 2021. Phillip Kennedy Johnson became

3685-653: The run included the Black Canary , Blackhawk , Captain Marvel , Catwoman , Deadman , Nightwing , the Phantom Lady , the Phantom Stranger , the Secret Six , Speedy , and Wild Dog . Titles spun off from Action Comics at this time included a Catwoman miniseries and a Blackhawk ongoing, in both cases by the same creative teams that worked on the weekly serials. During and after Action Comics Weekly' s run, two Green Lantern Special s were published in late 1988 and

3752-749: The second in spring 1989, the latter special wrapping up the storylines from the Green Lantern serials in Action Comics Weekly . Each issue featured a two-page Superman serial, a feature that, according to an editorial in the first weekly issue, was intended as a homage to the Superman newspaper strips of the past. The final issue of the weekly was originally intended to feature a book-length encounter between Clark Kent and Hal Jordan by writer Neil Gaiman . While Gaiman's story primarily teamed up Green Lantern and Superman, it also featured other characters from Action Comics Weekly , including

3819-458: The secret identity of an orphan "Linda Lee" and made Midvale Orphanage her base of operations. In Action Comics #261 (February 1960), her pet cat Streaky was introduced by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney . Supergirl joined the Legion of Super-Heroes in issue #276. She acted for three years as Superman's "secret weapon", until her existence was revealed in Action Comics #285 (January 1962). In

3886-441: The series ships twice-monthly and serves as a continuation of the comic book series Superman: Lois and Clark , which featured the pre- Flashpoint Superman alongside his wife, Lois Lane, and their son, Jon Kent . For the series' 1000th issue —released on April 18, 2018, the 80th anniversary of the premiere issue—DC returned Superman to his traditional costume with the red trunks and yellow belt. Action Comics #1000 collects

3953-606: The series were in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format. Martin Pasko wrote issue #500 (October 1979) which featured a history of the Superman canon as it existed at the time and was published in the Dollar Comics format. The superheroine Vixen made her first appearance in Action Comics #521 (July 1981). To mark the 45th anniversary of the series, Lex Luthor and Brainiac were both given an updated appearance in issue #544 (June 1983). Lex Luthor dons his war suit for

4020-449: The series. Subsequent reports of the first issue's strong sales and follow up investigations revealed that Superman was the reason. Thus, the character returned to the covers, becoming a permanent presence in issue 19 onward. Initially, Action Comics was an anthology title featuring several other stories in addition to the Superman story. Zatara , a magician, was one of the other characters who had his own stories in early issues. There

4087-793: The title and was joined by scripter Roger Stern the following month. As writer of the series, Stern contributed to such storylines as "Panic in the Sky" and " The Death of Superman ". He created the Eradicator in Action Comics Annual #2 and later incorporated the character into the "Reign of the Supermen" story arc beginning in The Adventures of Superman #500. The Eradicator then took over Action Comics as "the Last Son of Krypton" in issue #687 (June 1993). Stern wrote

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4154-523: The view of comics historian Les Daniels , artist Curt Swan became the definitive artist of Superman in the early 1960s with a "new look" to the character that replaced Wayne Boring's version. Bizarro World first appeared in the story "The World of Bizarros!" in issue #262 (April 1960). Writer Jim Shooter created the villain the Parasite in Action Comics #340 (Aug. 1966). Mort Weisinger retired from DC in 1970 and his final issue of Action Comics

4221-548: Was an issue #1,000,000 (November 1998) during the " DC One Million " crossover event in October 1998 between issues #748 and #749. On June 1, 2011, it was announced that all series taking place within the shared DC Universe would be either canceled or relaunched with new #1 issues, after a new continuity was created in the wake of the Flashpoint event. Although being DC's longest running series, having reached issue #904 at

4288-512: Was issue #392 (September 1970). Murray Boltinoff became the title's editor until issue #418. Metamorpho was the backup feature in issues #413–418 after which the character had a brief run as the backup in World's Finest Comics . Julius Schwartz became the editor of the series with issue #419 (December 1972) which also introduced the Human Target by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino in

4355-422: Was named after action theory People [ edit ] Action Bronson (born 1983), American rapper, reality television star, author, and talk show host Television and radio [ edit ] Action (Canadian TV channel) Action (French TV channel) The Action Channel (US TV channel) , a subsidiary of Luken Communications Action (radio) , a 1945 radio program Action (TV series) ,

4422-621: Was pulled and a different story, written by Elliot S. Maggin , was run. Gaiman's story was finally published as a one-shot in Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame in November 2000. The Action Comics Weekly experiment lasted only until the beginning of March 1989 and after a short break, issue #643 (July 1989) brought the title back onto a monthly schedule. Writer/artist George Pérez took over

4489-490: Was the hero Tex Thompson , who eventually became Mr. America and later the Americommando . Vigilante enjoyed a lengthy run in this series. Sometimes stories of a more humorous nature were included, such as those of Hayfoot Henry , a policeman who talked in rhyme. The series saw the introduction of several characters and themes that would become longstanding elements of the Superman mythos. Lois Lane made her debut in

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