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* HeroicSacrifice: In #399, an overloading nuclear reactor threatens to "turn the Earth into a ball of flame", requiring Superman to carry it into space and hurl it into the sun. Then, Superman's drawn through a portal several centuries into the future, where scientists are testing a device that has not only brought ''him'' to the future, but George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and George Custer. Superman is, much to their regret, the only one able to escape the containment field they are held in, and quickly learns a rather skewed (to him) version of his own death, where he perished saving the world from the ''very disaster'' he was just attempting to stop. (The other three historic figures had also been pulled to this place mere hours before their deaths in order to prevent a GrandfatherParadox.) Superman at first has second thoughts about going back, but then does so - only to discover, to his shock, that he manages to survive. Eventually, he starts to realize that he wasn't in the future of ''his'' Earth, but an alternate one, where history is similar, but not identical. (''However'', the final panel makes this ''very'' cold comfort for him, as he realizes that world's Superman died, and the citizens of the Earth he saved are now mourning for him.)
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* RiseFromYourGrave: Superman did this in #469-470 after having apparently been killed (and insta-buried) by Terra-Man. Since he retained his powers, it was not a very surprising feat. The twist set up by the villain was that he came back looking like Terra-Man, leading him to be hunted by other superheroes [[MistakenForOwnMurderer for obvious reasons]].
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* AnthologyComic: Until Superman just [[SpotlightStealingSquad flat-out took over]]. It still often featured a backup story of some sort featuring other characters, up through the Bronze Age.
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* HaveAGayOldTime: In #756, a retired super-villain announces that he was once known as the Molester. The reactions of his friends force him to point out that back in the day, "molest" meant "to bother" (and he couldn't pick "Joker" or "Prankster" because they were already taken).
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* BellyDancer: In issue #592, Big Barda is temporarily hypnotized by Sleez and is forced to dance for his entertainment.
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* "[[ComicBook/BrainiacRebirth Actioin Comics #544-546: Brainiac: Rebirth]]"
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The book reached issue 904 before being renumbered with a new #1 for DC's 2011 ''Comicbook/{{New 52}}'' relaunch. As part of the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' initiative, the old numbering was restored, with issue #52 followed by #957 (Vol. 2 0-52 counting as #905-956).
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The book reached issue 904 before being renumbered with a new #1 for DC's 2011 ''Comicbook/{{New ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' relaunch. As part of the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' initiative, the old numbering was restored, with issue #52 followed by #957 (Vol. 2 0-52 counting as #905-956).
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If you were looking for the [[BritishComics British comic serial]] ''named'' "Action!", see [[Comicbook/{{Action}} here]].
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* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: Issues #584-642 were a weird era for the title. From #584 to #600, the title was a team-up book akin to the old ''ComicBook/MarvelTeamUp'' with Superman allying himself with a different hero each issue. From #601-642, the title returned to its AnthologyComic roots, but it proved to be such a failure that the title was put on hiatus for six months.
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* "[[ComicBook/TheCheshireContract Action Comics Weekly #613-618: The Cheshire Contract]]"
* "[[ComicBook/RocksAndHardPlaces Action Comics Weekly #627-634: Rocks and Hard Places]]"
* "[[ComicBook/ActionComicsExiles Action Comics Weekly #636-640: Exiles]]"
* "[[ComicBook/RocksAndHardPlaces Action Comics Weekly #627-634: Rocks and Hard Places]]"
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* AweInspiringDinosaurShot: In ''Action Comics #259: "The Cave-Girl of Steel"'' (1959), Supergirl travels to the prehistoric age to find dinosaurs, and becomes fascinated by the ferocious countenance of a looming ''Ceratosaurus'' and the sheer size of a ''Brontosaurus''.
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* "[[ComicBook/SupergirlsSuperPet Action Comics #261: Supergirl's Super Pet]]"
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* TheDiscoveryOfFire: In ''Action Comics #259: "The Cave-Girl of Steel"'', Supergirl travels back in time and meets prehistoric humans, whom she teaches to create fire and to use it to ward off an attacking sea serpent.
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* DumbDinos: In ''Action Comics #259: "The Cave-Girl of Steel"'' (1959), Supergirl travels to the prehistoric age and finds dinosaurs, depicted as sluggish and slow-witted creatures which are easily fooled and scared away. A Brontosaur even hurts itself as trying to shake Supergirl off his neck.
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''Action Comics'' first saw publication on April 18, 1938, though its first issue was cover dated June 1938. It's most famous for having the debut of Franchise/{{Superman}} in its first issue. What many people do not realize, however, is that ''Action Comics'', like most ComicBooks of its day, was an [[AnthologyComic anthology]] containing multiple unrelated stories. As such, ''Action Comics'' #1 also marked the debut of Zatara the magician, perhaps better known today as the father of ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}.
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''Action Comics'' first saw publication on April 18, 1938, though its first issue was cover dated June 1938. It's most famous for having the debut of Franchise/{{Superman}} ComicBook/{{Superman}} in its first issue. What many people do not realize, however, is that ''Action Comics'', like most ComicBooks of its day, was an [[AnthologyComic anthology]] containing multiple unrelated stories. As such, ''Action Comics'' #1 also marked the debut of Zatara the magician, perhaps better known today as the father of ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}.
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* ''[[ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber1 Action Comics #1: Superman, Champion of the Oppressed]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/RevolutionInSanMonte Action Comics #2: Revolution in San Monte]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheBlakelyMineDisaster Action Comics #3: The Blakely Mine Disaster]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton1959 Action Comics #252: The Supergirl from Krypton]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupergirlsThreeSuperGirlfriends Action Comics #276: Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends!]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheUnknownSupergirl Action Comics #278-285: The Unknown Supergirl]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheDeathOfLuthor Action Comics #286: The Death of Luthor]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheGirlWithTheXRayMind Action Comics #295-298: The Girl with the X-Ray Mind]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheUntoldStoryOfArgoCity Action Comics #309-310 and 314-316: The Untold Story of Argo City]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheSuperRevengeOfLexLuthor Action Comics #332-333 and 335: The Super-Revenge of Lex Luthor]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/BrainiacsBlitz Action Comics #339: Brainiac's Blitz]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheLeperFromKrypton Action Comics #363-366: The Leper from Krypton]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheImmortalSuperman Action Comics #385-387: The Immortal Superman]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheGreatPhantomPeril Action Comics #471-473: The Great Phantom Peril]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheLifeStoryOfSuperman Action Comics #500: The Life Story of Superman]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/ThePlanetEaterTrilogy Action Comics #528-530: The Planet-Eater Trilogy]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TwoForTheDeathOfOne Action Comics #534-541: Two for the Death of One]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow Action Comics #583: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay Action Comics #775: What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/LastSon Action Comics #844-846, #851, and Annual #11: Last Son]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupermanAndTheLegionOfSuperHeroes Action Comics #858-863: Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac Action Comics #866-870: Superman: Brainiac]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheHuntForReactron Action Comics #881-882: The Hunt for Reactron]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheBlackRing Action Comics #890-900: The Black Ring]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/ReignOfDoomsday Action Comics #900-904: Reign of Doomsday]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 Action Comics (Vol. 2) #0-9: Grant Morrison's Action Comics]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupermanDoomed Action Comics (Vol. 2) #30-35: Superman: Doomed]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupermanReborn Action Comics #975–976: Superman: Reborn]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheOzEffect Action Comics #985-992: The Oz Effect]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/RevolutionInSanMonte Action Comics #2: Revolution in San Monte]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheBlakelyMineDisaster Action Comics #3: The Blakely Mine Disaster]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton1959 Action Comics #252: The Supergirl from Krypton]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupergirlsThreeSuperGirlfriends Action Comics #276: Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends!]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheUnknownSupergirl Action Comics #278-285: The Unknown Supergirl]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheDeathOfLuthor Action Comics #286: The Death of Luthor]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheGirlWithTheXRayMind Action Comics #295-298: The Girl with the X-Ray Mind]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheUntoldStoryOfArgoCity Action Comics #309-310 and 314-316: The Untold Story of Argo City]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheSuperRevengeOfLexLuthor Action Comics #332-333 and 335: The Super-Revenge of Lex Luthor]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/BrainiacsBlitz Action Comics #339: Brainiac's Blitz]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheLeperFromKrypton Action Comics #363-366: The Leper from Krypton]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheImmortalSuperman Action Comics #385-387: The Immortal Superman]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheGreatPhantomPeril Action Comics #471-473: The Great Phantom Peril]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheLifeStoryOfSuperman Action Comics #500: The Life Story of Superman]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/ThePlanetEaterTrilogy Action Comics #528-530: The Planet-Eater Trilogy]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TwoForTheDeathOfOne Action Comics #534-541: Two for the Death of One]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow Action Comics #583: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay Action Comics #775: What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/LastSon Action Comics #844-846, #851, and Annual #11: Last Son]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupermanAndTheLegionOfSuperHeroes Action Comics #858-863: Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac Action Comics #866-870: Superman: Brainiac]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheHuntForReactron Action Comics #881-882: The Hunt for Reactron]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheBlackRing Action Comics #890-900: The Black Ring]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/ReignOfDoomsday Action Comics #900-904: Reign of Doomsday]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 Action Comics (Vol. 2) #0-9: Grant Morrison's Action Comics]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupermanDoomed Action Comics (Vol. 2) #30-35: Superman: Doomed]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/SupermanReborn Action Comics #975–976: Superman: Reborn]]''
* ''[[ComicBook/TheOzEffect Action Comics #985-992: The Oz Effect]]''
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Oppressed]]"
*''[[ComicBook/RevolutionInSanMonte "[[ComicBook/RevolutionInSanMonte Action Comics #2: Revolution in San Monte]]''
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*''[[ComicBook/TheBlakelyMineDisaster "[[ComicBook/TheBlakelyMineDisaster Action Comics #3: The Blakely Mine Disaster]]''
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Krypton]]"
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Girl-Friends!]]"
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Supergirl]]"
*''[[ComicBook/TheDeathOfLuthor "[[ComicBook/TheDeathOfLuthor Action Comics #286: The Death of Luthor]]''
Luthor]]"
*''[[ComicBook/TheGirlWithTheXRayMind "[[ComicBook/SupergirlsGreatestChallenge Action Comics #287: Supergirl's Greatest Challenge]]"
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City]]"
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Luthor]]"
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*''[[ComicBook/TheLeperFromKrypton "[[ComicBook/TheLeperFromKrypton Action Comics #363-366: The Leper from Krypton]]''
Krypton]]"
*''[[ComicBook/TheImmortalSuperman "[[ComicBook/TheImmortalSuperman Action Comics #385-387: The Immortal Superman]]''
Superman]]"
*''[[ComicBook/TheGreatPhantomPeril "[[ComicBook/TheGreatPhantomPeril Action Comics #471-473: The Great Phantom Peril]]''
Peril]]"
*''[[ComicBook/TheLifeStoryOfSuperman "[[ComicBook/TheLifeStoryOfSuperman Action Comics #500: The Life Story of Superman]]''
Superman]]"
*''[[ComicBook/ThePlanetEaterTrilogy "[[ComicBook/ThePlanetEaterTrilogy Action Comics #528-530: The Planet-Eater Trilogy]]''
Trilogy]]"
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*''[[ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow "[[ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow Action Comics #583: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?]]''
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*''[[ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay "[[ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay Action Comics #775: What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?]]''
Way?]]"
*''[[ComicBook/LastSon "[[ComicBook/LastSon Action Comics #844-846, #851, and Annual #11: Last Son]]''
Son]]"
*''[[ComicBook/SupermanAndTheLegionOfSuperHeroes "[[ComicBook/SupermanAndTheLegionOfSuperHeroes Action Comics #858-863: Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes]]''
Super-Heroes]]"
*''[[ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac "[[ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac Action Comics #866-870: Superman: Brainiac]]''
Brainiac]]"
*''[[ComicBook/TheHuntForReactron "[[ComicBook/TheHuntForReactron Action Comics #881-882: The Hunt for Reactron]]''
Reactron]]"
*''[[ComicBook/TheBlackRing "[[ComicBook/TheBlackRing Action Comics #890-900: The Black Ring]]''
Ring]]"
*''[[ComicBook/ReignOfDoomsday "[[ComicBook/ReignOfDoomsday Action Comics #900-904: Reign of Doomsday]]''
Doomsday]]"
*''[[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 "[[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 Action Comics (Vol. 2) #0-9: Grant Morrison's Action Comics]]''
Comics]]"
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Doomed]]"
*''[[ComicBook/SupermanReborn "[[ComicBook/SupermanReborn Action Comics #975–976: Superman: Reborn]]''
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