Action Comics #1000 (DC/2018)

Action Comics #1000 (Deluxe Hardcover Edition)

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The comic which started the super-hero phenomenon with Superman in 1938 reached a landmark 1,000th issue this year. The regular edition was an "Eighty Page Giant" and came with a plethora of variant cover including retailer editions. DC also produced this a deluxe Hardcover edition for the hardcore fan.

Which would include me.

I started reading Superman sometime in the early sixties, I don't remember the exact issue that started me off but throughout childhood and for the bulk of my adult years Superman has been central to my entertainment mainly as a comic but also through Movies and TV shows, the last of which was the superb Smallville.

This edition contains a number of stories about the hero, his place in the DC universe his continuing feud with the evil Lex Luthor and part one of a story yet to be explained. There's loads of extras including all the variant covers, scripts and a reprint of the very first Superman stories.

Clark's evolved over the years and even been through some major reboots but our Superman along with Lois Lane are still there. Plus of course his son Jon. You knew he had a son didn't you? So does Batman and Damien is a right little bugger.

There's not much else I can say except that Superman has entertained me for decades both in Action Comics, his own Superman title and in the 60's & 70's as Superboy who also appeared in the Legion of Superheroes in Adventure Comics and Clark himself was in the Justice League of America.

Here's a visual tribute to the last thousand issues and hopefully these will inspire the next 1,000 for a new generation!