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DC Comics' Offerings Up, Up And Away For Superman Day, 18th of April
DC Comics' Offerings Up, Up And Away For Superman Day, on Friday, the 18th of April, 2025
Article Summary
- Celebrate Superman Day on April 18, marking the iconic debut of Action Comics #1 in 1938.
- Exclusive Superman Day editions: All-Star Superman and Superman Unchained with new art.
- Get special editions of classic Superman stories by Grant Morrison and Jeph Loeb.
- Featuring Action Comics #1 Facsimile with homage cover by Dan Mora at $9.99.
The 18th of April, 1938, was the publication date for Action Comics #1, the longest-running comic book in the world (beating out The Beano by a few weeks) and the home of Superman ever since. And now, on Friday, the 18th of April 2025, it is Superman Day, and DC Comics has curated a list of Superman Day exclusive titles featuring the Man of Steel to go on sale from that day.
- All-Star Superman Deluxe Superman Day Edition hardcover (new dust jacket featuring art by Frank Quitely)
- Superman Unchained Deluxe Superman Day Edition hardcover (new dust jacket featuring art by Jim Lee)
- All-Star Superman #1 Special Edition by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
- Superman For All Seasons Book One Special Edition by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
- An excerpt of the upcoming middle-grade graphic novel Jimmy Olsen's SuperCyclopedia by Gabe Soria and Sandy Jarrell
- Action Comics #1 Golden Age–Size Facsimile Edition featuring an homage cover by superstar artist Dan Mora
All-Star Superman #1 Special Edition (main cover), Superman For All Seasons Book One Special Edition (main cover), and Jimmy Olsen's SuperCyclopedia Special Edition are promotional comics sold in bundles of 25 for $7.50 NET (30 cents NET per copy).
Action Comics #1 Golden Age–Size Facsimile Edition has a $9.99 cover price, with two open-to-order variant covers for $10.99, and an open-to-order foil variant cover for $14.99.
- All-Star Superman #1 Superman Day Special Edition. Main Cover by Frank Quitely. Sold in bundles of 25 for $7.50 NET (30 cents NET per copy)
- Open-to-Order Foil Variant Cover by Frank Quitely $9.99
- Open-to-Order Blank Sketch Variant Cover $4.99
- Superman for All Seasons #1 Superman Day Special Edition Main Cover by Tim Sale & Bjarne Hansen Sold in bundles of 25 for $7.50 NET (30 cents NET per copy)
- Open-to-Order Foil Variant Cover by Tim Sale & Bjarne Hansen $9.99
- Jimmy Olsen's SuperCyclopedia Superman Day Special Edition Main Cover by Sandy Jarrell Sold in bundles of 25 for $7.50 NET (30 cents NET per copy)
- Action Comics #1 (Golden Age) Sized Facsimile Edition Superman Day 2025 Main Cover by Joe Shuster $9.99
- Open-to-Order Homage Variant Cover by Dan Mora $10.99
- Open-to-Order Foil Variant Cover by Joe Shuster $14.99
- Open-to-Order Blank Sketch Variant Cover $10.99
