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Action Comics #1000, the deluxe edition.

Van Pelt Library PN6728.S9 A28 2018b
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jurgens, Dan, author, artist.
Tomasi, Peter, author.
Wolfman, Marv, author.
Johns, Geoff, 1973- author.
Donner, Richard, author.
Snyder, Scott, author.
King, Tom, 1978- author.
Simonson, Louise, author.
Dini, Paul, author.
Meltzer, Brad, author.
Bendis, Brian Michael, author.
Levitz, Paul, author.
Adams, Neal, 1941-2022, author.
Contributor:
Siegel, Jerry, 1914-1996, contributor.
Shuster, Joe, 1914-1992, contributor.
Lee, Jim, 1964- artist.
Williams, Scott, 1960- artist, illustrator.
Sinclair, Alex, artist, illustrator.
Rapmund, Norm, artist.
Gleason, Patrick, artist.
Romita, John, Jr., artist.
Miki, Danny, illustrator.
Swan, Curt, artist.
Guice, Jackson, illustrator.
Schaffenberger, Kurt, illustrator.
Coipel, Olivier, artist.
Albuquerque, Rafael, 1981- artist.
Mann, Clay, artist.
Ordway, Jerry, artist.
García-López, José Luis, artist.
Nowlan, Kevin, illustratror.
Simonson, Walter, artist, illustrator.
Cassaday, John, artist.
Jiménez, Jorge, 1986- artist, illustrator.
DC Comics, Inc., publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Superman (Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc.
Superman.
Superboy (Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc.
Superboy.
Supergirl (Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc.
Supergirl.
Supergirl (Fictitious character).
Superboy (Fictitious character).
Superman (Fictitious character).
Superheroes--Comic books, strips, etc.
Superheroes.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Superheroes.
Local Subjects:
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Superheroes.
Genre:
Comics (Graphic works)
Science fiction comics.
Cartoons (Humor)
Graphic novels.
Superhero comics.
Superhero comic books, strips, etc.
Fiction.
Physical Description:
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Edition:
Deluxe edition.
Other Title:
Action comics number one thousand
Place of Publication:
Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2018]
Summary:
"Action Comics #1 gave birth to America's greatest Superhero, Superman! Now celebrate 1,000 issues of Action Comics with this collector's item hardcover, Action Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition. Including an all-star lineup of writers and artists such as Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Tom King, Brad Meltzer, Scott Snyder, Jim Lee, John Cassaday, Olivier Coipel and an unpublished story from Marv Wolfman and legendary Man of Steel artist Curt Swan, plus more! The monumental, best selling Action Comics #1000 is now available in this epic deluxe hardcover edition. This new edition includes that iconic comic book, scripts for each of the stories, variant covers, design sketches by Jim Lee, other behind the scenes material and more! Also included is the comic book that started it all, Action Comics #1 with Superman's very first appearance! Celebrate over eight decades of the Man of Steel with this unforgettable collector's edition graphic novel"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Action comics no. 1000 / cover art by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair
From the city that has everything / writer/layouts Dan Jurgens ; finishes, Norm Rapmund ; colors, Hi-Fi ; letters, Rob Leigh
Never-ending battle / story and words, Peter J. Tomasi ; art, Patrick Gleason ; colors, Alejandro Sanchez ; letters, Tom Napolitano
Pinup / pencils, John Romita Jr. ; inks, Danny Miki ; colors, Peter Steigerwald
An enemy within / script, Marv Wolfman ; pencils, Curt Swan ; inks, Butch Guice (p. 40-43), Kurt Schaffenberger (p. 44) ; colors, Hi-Fi ; letters, Rob Leigh
The car / story, Geoff Johns and Richard Donner ; art, Olivier Coipel ; colors, Alejandro Sanchez ; letters, Nick Napolitano
The fifth season / script, Scott Snyder ; art, Rafael Albuquerque ; colors, Dave McCaig ; letters, Tom Napolitano
Of tomorrow / script, Tom King ; art, Clay Mann ; colors, Jordie Bellaire ; letters, John Workman
Five minutes / script, Louise Simonson ; art, Jerry Ordway ; colors, Dave McCaig ; letters, Carlos M. Mangual
Actionland! / script, Paul Dini ; pencils, José Luis García-López ; inks, Kevin Nowlan ; colors, Trish Mulvihill ; letters, Josh Reed
Pinup / pencils and inks, Walter Simonson ; colors, Brennan Wagner
Faster than a speeding bullet / script, Brad Meltzer ; art, John Cassaday ; colors, Laura Martin ; letters, Chris Eliopoulos
Pinup / pencils, inks, and colors, Jorge Jimenez
The truth / script, Brian Michael Bendis ; pencils, Jim Lee ; inks, Scott Williams ; colors, Alex Sincliar ; letters, Cory Petit
The game / storytellers, Paul Levitz and Neal Adams ; colors, Hi-Fi ; letters, Dave Sharpe
Variant cover gallery
Sketchbook and extras
Action comics no. 1.
Notes:
"Collection cover art by Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair"
"Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster - Superboy created by Jerry Siegel - Supergirl based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family"
"Originally published in single magazine form in Action comics 1, 587, 595, 1000; Superman 1, 20, 81, 102, 142, 242; Superman annual 1; Superman : the secret year 3; Superman adventures 7; Dark Knight returns 4; Green Lantern 5; Kingdom come 2"--Indicia.
Extras include a bonus story by Paul Levitz and Neal Adams, variant covers, scripts, cover sketches, and Action comics no. 1.
ISBN:
9781401285975
140128597X
OCLC:
1051778610
Publisher Number:
99982190974

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