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[LordOfLore]

Press release. It’s also Superman’s 80th birthday.

During DC’s kick off “Meet the Publishers” panel at New York Comic Con today, Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee announced there will be a star-studded celebration to commemorate the 1000th issue of ACTION COMICS, the longest running and first-ever superhero comic to reach 1000! The Publishers also revealed a new commemorative logo for the celebration.

In March 2018, DC will publish several special titles to honor the milestone:

New hardcover book: Join us for an 80th anniversary celebration of the single most important comic in American history: ACTION COMICS #1 and the birth of Superman. Revisit classic stories from over the decades featuring the debuts of Superman, Supergirl, Brainiac, the Fortress of Solitude, the Human Target and so much more. Read Superman stories by generations of top writers and artists and enjoy sparkling essays from literary wizards who've won Pulitzers and become bestsellers, including Jules Feiffer. Plus a historical essay by guest editor Paul Levitz, and all 1000 ACTION covers collected in a new poster. And as a bonus, an UNPUBLISHED 1940s Superman tale believed to be by Jerry Siegel and the Joe Shuster studio salvaged from the DC files fifty years ago and hidden away until now.

ACTION COMICS #1000, written by Pete Tomasi and Dan Jurgens, will be published as a special, oversized edition featuring an all-star talent line-up writing back-up stories, including a story co-written by Geoff Johns and Superman film director, Richard Donner.

About ACTION COMICS 1000

In 1938, two kids from Cleveland, Ohio - Joe Shushter and Jerry Siegel - created a character they thought would represent the best of humanity in a troubled time with few beacons of hope for the future. That character went on to become one of the brightest and most well-known creations in all of pop culture: Superman. And it all began in ACTION COMICS. DC is proud to celebrate the 1000th edition of this seminal title that created the entire superhero genre - bringing joy, hope and inspiration to Superman fans around the world for 80 years.

 

[TAJ]

These companies only care about original numbering when it would have been a milestone so why should I?
By 'revisit' do they mean reprinted stuff or something like the backup stories in Classic X-Men?

 

[Shaanyboi]

These companies only care about original numbering when it would have been a milestone so why should I?

So are there not 1000 Action Comics issues?

 

[Boss Doggie]

didn't they already do something like DC 100000?

 

[TAJ]

So are there not 1000 Action Comics issues?

There are, but 200* of them are #1s.



*not really, but it seems that way

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Neat. This and Detective Comics #1000 are going to be the first physical copies of a comic I buy in a really long time. Otherwise I'm all digital but I'm a sucker for anniversary issues.

These companies only care about original numbering when it would have been a milestone so why should I?
By 'revisit' do they mean reprinted stuff or something like the backup stories in Classic X-Men?

Action Comics was only renumbered once I believe, during New 52. That's fairly impressive.

 

[Maple-Tech]

There are, but 200* of them are #1s.



*not really, but it seems that way

pretty sure there are only 2 #1's. Same with detective

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

didn't they already do something like DC 100000?

That was about what the books would hypothetically look like when they hit issue #1,000,000 (which would take tens of thousands of years). This is celebrating their flagship book legitimately hitting it's 1,000th issue.

 

[Tizoc]

didn't they already do something like DC 100000?

That issue came from the future mang

 

[unpopularblargh]

There are, but 200* of them are #1s.



*not really, but it seems that way

This isn't Marvel, now.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Dc one million was incredible btw.

 

[Shauni]

There are, but 200* of them are #1s.



*not really, but it seems that way

Yeah, I mix up 2 and 200 all the time as well