Volume 1
Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1: Superman and the Men of Steel
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 new for both old and new readers and present humanity's first encounters with Superman, before he became one of the World's Greatest Super Heroes. Set a few years in the past, it's a bold new take on a classic hero. Collects ACTION COMICS #1-8.
Volume 2
Superman - Action Comics Vol. 2: Bulletproof
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'snever killed an alien. Will the red and blue Kryptonian be his first? Legendary writer Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, BATMAN) continues his best-selling, critically acclaimed run on SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS, with art by Rags Morales (IDENTITY CRISIS), Gene Ha (TOP 10) and a host of comics' finest illustrators. graphic novel collects SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS #9-12, #0 and ANNUAL #1.
Volume 3
Superman - Action Comics Vol. 3: At the End of Days
The NEW YORK TIMES best-selling creative team Grant Morrison and Rags Morales' landmark run on SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS ends here in SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS VOLUME 3: AT THE END OF DAYS! 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 even he turn them back? Collects SUPERMAN 13-17.
Volume 4
Superman - Action Comics Vol. 9: Last Rites
NO MORE POWERS.
NO MORE SECRET IDENTITY.
NO MORE SUPERMAN?
Superman's downfall, impossible as it seems, has come at the hands of Vandal Savage. After eons of seeking a method to draw back to Earth the meteor that granted him immortality, Savage has discovered he can realize that goal by tapping into the Man of Steel's super-abilities, and in turn the combined might of the Justice League.
With the Last Son of Krypton powerless to stop him, the immortal is primed to recall the comet that granted him eternal power. And as it nears Earth, it also awakens Savage's genetic signature within members of the world's unsuspecting populace. Literally growing mad with power, Savage's progeny will stop at nothing to ensure their patriarch succeeds.
Superman's salvation-and Earth's-may lie in the one substance that's lethal to the Man of Steel. Should he use it and somehow defeat Savage, one thing will be certain: regardless of the outcome, Superman as the world knows him will be no more.
The acclaimed creative duo of Greg Pak (BATMAN/SUPERMAN) and Aaron Kuder (GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS) plus fan-favorite scribe Peter J. Tomasi (SUPERMAN) usher in the Man of Steel's final days in SUPERMAN - ACTION COMICS VOL. 9: LAST RITES, with help from a team of all-star artists including Ardian Syaf (BATGIRL), Paul Pelletier (AQUAMAN), Dale Eaglesham (SECRET SIX) and Scot Eaton (NEW 52: FUTURES END)! Collects issues #48-52.
Issue 1
Action Comics (2011-) #1
The one and only Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN) returns to the Man of Steel, joined by sensational artist Rags Morales (IDENTITY CRISIS), to bring you the story of Superman, updated for the Modern Age! This extra-sized debut issue is the cornerstone of the entire DC Universe!
Issue 2
Action Comics (2011-) #2
After last issue's shocking conclusion, the Man of Steel has been captured! And if the world wasn't ready for a man with super powers, they're utterly unprepared for the rage of a Superman cornered! The cornerstone character of the new DCU continues his debut adventure.
Issue 3
Action Comics (2011-) #3
As Grant Morrison's reenvisioning of the Man of Steel continues, the people of Metropolis turn on their new champion! But why? Plus, shocking secrets from Krypton revealed!
Issue 4
Action Comics (2011-) #4
Is your mind prepared for an encounter with the deadly Terminauts? What awful master do they serve? What horrible fate awaits Superman and the city of Metropolis? The true scope of Grant Morrison and Rags Morales' ACTION COMICS run begins to come into view!
Issue 5
Action Comics (2011-) #5
Featuring art by Andy Kubert! As the assault from an alien threat takes a turn for the worse for Metropolis, key facts about Superman's past are brought to light for the first time! And how can certain elements from the Man of Steel's future help to prevent the theft of the millennium?
Issue 6
Action Comics (2011-) #6
The Superman of the present day must team up with suspiciously different versions of the Legion of Super-Heroes to save the jeans-wearing Superman of five years ago! Plus, a backup tale by Sholly Fisch and ChrisCross that spins directly out of the lead story.
Issue 7
Action Comics (2011-) #7
Metropolis has been captured! To save it, Superman must push the limits of his nascent powers as never before. Aboard the ship that has the city captive, the Man of Steel finds an important tool that may help him defeat Metal-zero and his boss!
Issue 8
Action Comics (2011-) #8
In this epic conclusion of Grant Morrison and Rags Morales' majestic opening storyline, the Man of Steel goes toe to tentacle with the all-new Brainiac for the final fate of Metropolis. It's the Superman versus the Collector of Worlds!
Issue 9
Action Comics (2011-) #9
Featuring characters from parallel Earths, including President Superman and introducing new villain Superdoom! Guest artist Gene Ha joins writer Grant Morrison for this tale of not one, not two, but three Earths!
Issue 10
Action Comics (2011-) #10
Clark Kent is a dead man; Nimrod the Hunter is on Superman's trail. He's killed every living thing he's ever tracked—but he's never killed an alien!
Issue 11
Action Comics (2011-) #11
Superman's new secret identity revealed, and Lois continues her investigation into the mystery of Earth's first Superman! Plus, in the backup story: we know where Superman got his armor costume, but where did he get all those 'S' T-shirts?
Issue 12
Action Comics (2011-) #12
What is the horrific secret behind 'the forgotten Superman?' What happens when Superman is too late to save Lois Lane? And what staggering new threat is the Man of Steel about to face?
Issue 13
Action Comics (2011-) #13
Superman's best friend Krypto returns! Superman ventures into the Phantom Zone to face a mysterious threat and receives some help from an old family friend.
Issue 14
Action Comics (2011-) #14
Brainiac first warned of the Multitude, and now Superman comes face to face with them—on Mars! Plus: in the backup story, what appointment is so important that Superman would drop everything to attend it?
Issue 15
Action Comics (2011-) #15
Superman is on trial for his life—and the jury is the Anti-Superman Army! Ultimate villains spring the ultimate trap at the end of time itself, and the identity of the Little Man is finally revealed!
Issue 16
Action Comics (2011-) #16
The Man of Steel vs. the worst foe the multiverse has ever seen: Superdoom, a demon Superman from an alternate universe! With the Little Man's true identity revealed, learn more about his plan and why he hates Superman so much.
Issue 17
Action Comics (2011-) #17
In the penultimate chapter to writer Grant Morrison's critically acclaimed run, the Man of Steel faces one of his greatest opponents yet as he prepares for a battle that spans not only time and space but imagination itself!
Issue 18
Action Comics (2011-) #18
Grant Morrison concludes his ACTION COMICS run with the final battle between Superman and the Man from the 5th Dimension—with all of creation at stake!
Issue 19
Action Comics (2011-) #19
Welcome the new creative team of writer Andy Diggle and artist Tony S. Daniel! Journey inside the nefarious mind of Lex Luthor, who bares his scars and how he got them.
Issue 20
Action Comics (2011-) #20
Superman battles an enemy of his own making in the horrible Hybrid—but what else does Lex Luthor have in store for the Man of Steel and the people of Metropolis?
Issue 21
Action Comics (2011-) #21
Lex Luthor's battle armor has given him an advantage in his showdown with the Man of Steel. Now that they're on more equal footing, someone's bound to get hurt!
Issue 22
Action Comics (2011-) #22
A group of warriors from space comes to Earth in search of their new king—and they've set their sights on Superman to lead them.
Issue 23
Action Comics (2011-) #23
Superman battles the constructs of an immense alien civilization that has built a feudal system based on pure evil.
Issue 24
Action Comics (2011-) #24
When Brainiac shrank Metropolis, they were infected in the process. Now, Superman battles their effects on the city—and the secrets of 'The Twenty' are revealed.
Issue 25
Action Comics (2011-) #25
A BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie-in issue! A cocky young Superman battles the forces of nature to save Gotham City, while a woman from his past tries to do the same thing on a smaller scale. But both are headed for a collision course.
Issue 26
Action Comics (2011-) #26
All hell breaks loose as Superman is caught between an alien menace and the super-powered soldier the U.S. Army has sent to kill it.
Issue 27
Action Comics (2011-) #27
Superman takes on the brutal Beast Lord as startling revelations are made about our Earth's underground world. Plus: more on the mysterious Ghost Soldier.
Issue 28
Action Comics (2011-) #28
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?
Issue 29
Action Comics (2011-) #29
Superman must protect the sub-terrans from Ghost Soldier and the U.S. Armed Forces, but in doing so is he about to become Public Enemy No. 1?
Issue 30
Action Comics (2011-) #30
Following the events of FOREVER EVIL, Superman confronts Lex Luthor--but the world has turned around for these two: the hero has become the villain and the villain the hero.
Issue 31
Action Comics (2011-) #31
"Superman: Doomed!" part 2, continued from SUPERMAN: DOOMED (2014) #1. Superman barely survived his battle with Doomsday and now realizes that his wounds are not healing. Not only that, but he's also suffering disturbing physical and emotional side effects, and changing into something he never expected. Continued in SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN (2013- ) #8!
Issue 32
Action Comics (2011-) #32
Following the events of FOREVER EVIL, Superman confronts Lex Luthor--but the world has turned around for these two: the hero has become the villain and the villain the hero.
Issue 33
Action Comics (2011-) #33
"Superman: Doomed!" part 8, continued from BATMAN/SUPERMAN (2013- ) #11. Superman finally succumbs to the Doomsday virus and transforms into SUPERDOOM. Is anybody in the universe safe from his vast power and fury? Continued in SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN (2013- ) #10.
Issue 34
Action Comics (2011-) #34
"Superman: Doomed" Part 12! Continued from ACTION COMICS ANNUAL (2011- ) #3! The Earth lies in ruins and everyone's survival is in question in the penultimate chapter to the "Doomed" saga! Continued in SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #11!
Issue 35
Action Comics (2011-) #35
In the aftermath of "Doomed," what is left of the Man of Steel? And what has become of Smallville?
Issue 36
Action Comics (2011-) #36
The deck is stacked against Superman when Smallville is poisoned by the appearance of dark magic and ancient horrors!
Issue 37
Action Comics (2011-) #37
Evil supernatural forces in Smallville continue to become stronger—and Superman has no way to stop them. Will this damnation contamination spread to the rest of the world?
Issue 38
Action Comics (2011-) #38
The Horror of Smallville has been unleashed on the world! Superman must stop the evil undead threat of the Ultra-Humanite from crushing humanity!
Issue 39
Action Comics (2011-) #39
The terror from Smallville has spread across the globe, and now Superman must make a sacrifice to save it!
Issue 40
Action Comics (2011-) #40
The Man of Steel faces off against Bizarro! It am going to not be great!
Issue 41
Action Comics (2011-) #41
The epic new storyline "TRUTH" begins! For Superman, there's no more holding back!
Issue 42
Action Comics (2011-) #42
The Superman epic you never expected—"Truth" continues! Who will stand by Clark Kent?
Issue 43
Action Comics (2011-) #43
"Truth" continues as Superman defies the Metropolis police and faces a new threat from the shadows!
Issue 44
Action Comics (2011-) #44
The epic "Truth" arc reaches its finale as Superman makes some brutal choices and discovers the source of the Shadow Warriors.
Issue 45
Action Comics (2011-) #45
As this new epic begins, the Man of Steel's identity as Clark Kent has been exposed. He's been beaten and pushed to the brink in his quest to regain his powers while his enemies have gathered their forces. And now, Clark must ask himself the ultimate question: Should he even continue as Superman?
As the action begins, a new hero emerges to fight for Justice—and against Superman!
Issue 46
Action Comics (2011-) #46
Once upon a time, the idea that Clark Kent could be corrupted would have been unthinkable, but now one villain is about to take advantage of his troubles! As more and more people turn on the Man of Steel, how long before Superman turns to the dark side? What evil force is orchestrating all this?
Issue 47
Action Comics (2011-) #47
The ebony powers of the woman known as Wrath are unleashed on Superman. Will the Man of Steel fall to the dark side?
Issue 48
Action Comics (2011-) #48
"The Savage Dawn" begins! Following recent events in the SUPERMAN ANNUAL, Superman is becoming increasingly desperate to regain his powers! The situation is dire, as he must rescue his fellow Justice Leaguers and save the lives of the soldiers facing Vandal Savage!
Issue 49
Action Comics (2011-) #49
"Savage Dawn" continues! Now powered by Kryptonite, Superman is confronted by the first of Vandal Savage's children! It's a creature with unrelenting bloodlust and the power to match it!
Issue 53
Action Comics feat Cyborg Superman (2013-) #231
Deep in space sits a cybernetic force of evil unlike any other. What terrible connection does Cyborg Superman share with Krypton? And what alien force commands the robotic terror?
Issue 54
Action Comics feat Zod (2013-) #232
General Zod storms into The New 52! Witness the origin of this genocidal maniac, and learn how far he will go to destroy those who oppose him.
Issue 55
Action Comics feat Lex Luthor (2013-) #233
Evil genius, sadistic businessman, sociopathic inmate--Lex Luthor is all this and more. Now released from prison, there is nothing to stop Luthor from getting his way...not even Superman.
Issue 56
Action Comics feat Metallo (2013-) #234
Before he became Metal-Zero, John Corben had two great loves: his country and Lois Lane. Awakening from a coma after the events of ACTION COMICS (2011- ) #8, Corben finds himself betrayed by both--and now his Kryptonite heart beats only for revenge.
Issue 57
Action Comics (2011-) #0
Grant Morrison weaves the history of Clark Kent's early days in Metropolis with the tale of 'The Boy Who Stole Superman's Cape!'
Issue 58
Action Comics Annual (2012-) #1
In the wake of Brainiac's attack on Metropolis, Superman faces his first Earth-born villain: the Kryptonite Man! Plus: A special backup story by the screenwriter of Chronicle, Max Landis.
Issue 59
Action Comics Annual (2012-) #2
"Krypton Returns" part 1! What does this mean for the universe? Superman, Supergirl and Superboy are enlisted by the Oracle to go back to their homeworld and correct what the villainous H'El has done. Continued in SUPERBOY (2011- ) #25!
Issue 60
Action Comics Annual (2012-) #3
"Superman: Doomed!" Part 11! Continued from SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL #1! As an epic space battle rages above the Earth, how will humanity and the other heroes of the DC Universe cope with this Day of Doom? Continued in ACTION COMICS #34!
Issue 61
Action Comics: Futures End (2014-) #1
With the Man of Steel missing, ordinary people around the world start to mysteriously exhibit his strengths and abilities.