In April 1938, National Allied Publications (the corporate predecessor of DC Comics) put Action Comics #1 on sale, introducing Superman and, by most accounts, the superhero genre. Editor Vin Sullivan's rushed decision to fill the issue with Siegel and Shuster's previously rejected material proved to be one of the most consequential publishing choices in comics history.
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Milestone Year WhenAction Comics #1 went on sale April 18, 1938, though the issue itself carried a cover date of June 1938, the common newsstand practice of the era. 1 Connections
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Published on April 18, 1938 (cover dated June 1938), by National Allied Publications, a corporate predecessor of DC Comics, it is considered the first true superhero comic.
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- Credited To: Jerry Siegel
- Credited To: Joe Shuster
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