The new 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by dc comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Neuman, dc solicited variants drawn by mad artists for titles being published in april 20. The daily planet is under siege as the streets of metropolis prepare for a gang war. First, metropolis was hit with the biggest ground battle in the history of the city and barely survived. Modern lot of action comics comic books by dc superman the new 52 nice. The invisible mafia is invisible no moreand the streets of metropolis will burn if the truth does not get out. The publisher was originally known as national allied publications, and later as national comics publications and as national periodical publications, before taking on its current name of dc comics. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Superman and the men of steel the new 52 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is fully searchable and includes data on creator credits, story details, or other publication details for comic books worldwide. Considering that superman has ghosts connected to him already, in a manner of speaking, it even fits the overall series. We buy your collectibles and offer consignment services. Artist john tyler christopher has done such a great job on all of. Dc has revealed first looks at the 7 out of the 8 upcoming variant covers commissioned from comics superstars, each of which will celebrate a decade in the life of superman as action comics.
Users browsing for modern age comics 1992 now in modern age 1992now usually look at. A website devoted to bringing you the best in the world of conventions, comics and cosplay. Superman must face down a threat from the phantom zone with the help of the phantom stranger. Since 1979 iconic comic shop located in hollywood, california on melrose ave. The true scope of grant morrison and rags morales action comics run begins to come into view, so get those sunglasses ready, cause it is gonna be blinding. Tomasi script along with all the variant covers in the back make this book worth the price. Loot crate february 2017 modern age loot crate exclusive variant cover sealed with coaloot crate exclusive. Action comics is an american comic bookmagazine series that introduced superman, one of.
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The publisher might reset the issue numbering to reflect this, as well. With the truth about the man of steels secret identity out in the open, all the rules of engagement have changedand no one is safe. Grant morrison makes a major change in action comics in this special issue featuring art by travel foreman. Dont miss the boy who stole supermans cape grant morrison weaves the history of clark kents early days in metropolis. With well more than 1,000 covers variants will do that it was remarkably difficult to narrow the list to 50, much less , but i think this is a pretty good representation. The gcd is building the most comprehensive comics database. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. Star wars action figure variant covers checklist marvel. Space detective backup story illustrated by nik poliwko is available now with three exciting variant covers. We pride ourselves on being a friendly comic book store. Written by paul cornell art by marco rudy and ed benes cover by ethan van sciver while presentday lex luthor is busy fighting an array of the dcus most vile foes over in action comics, this annual takes a look back at two formative encounters luthor had before he became the bald mad genius we know and love to hate today. It will have enough minor defects that it is in clearly worse condition than a brand new freshly published comic, magazine, or book. Jan 23, 2020 okay, i admit they got me with the action, detective, and marvel comics variant covers.
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Its most famous for having the debut of superman in its first issue. Action comics is an american comic bookmagazine series that introduced superman, one of the first major superhero characters. Action comics 2016 3rd series action comics philippine series 1938 atlas publishing. Every superman comic book published from the mid to late 1990s including annuals and specials possessed a sequential chapter number on the cover. Heroes like wolverine and spiderman might have storylines where they end up getting their own comics before joining a different team. On top of that, leviathan threw down his gauntlet for the entire world to see, and superman.
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