ACTION COMICS COMIC BOOKS, ACTION COMICS GRAPHIC NOVELS, HARDCOVERS, STATUES, BUSTS, TRADE PAPERBACKS Shop For ACTION COMICS Comic Books All good things have to start somewhere, and while comic books already existed, they were literally re-born in 1938, with the publication of Action Comics, the vehicle that introduced Superman to the public. Originally, Action Comics was an anthology type publication, featuring various characters in short stories. And while the overwhelming popularity of Superman would spawn his own series of comic books the next year, he continued to appear in the anthology, sometimes as just a two-page featurette. Other characters who shared the pages of Action Comics, were Tex Thompson who would become The Americommando, the magician Zatara, and a humorous series revolving around Henry Hayfoot, a policeman. The publishing company started out as Detective Comics Inc., then became National Comics, and National Periodical Publications before merging into DC Comics in 1945, with Action Comics as its premier production. But they were reluctant to raise the ten cent price of the books, and began reducing the number of stories. Still, new characters continued to emerge, and with the introduction of Supergirl in 1959, they had to move out on their own to other titles, and Action Comics became the main pipeline for delivering the Superman title to its readers. Today, Action Comics is still primarily the territory of Superman, with the occasional appearance of another short story or two. It is the second longest series of comic books, with more than 800 issues, partly due to a brief stint in 1988-1989 when it tried a weekly format. Shop here for Action comics and trade paperbacks, graphic novels! Visit our online comic book store main page