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Joshua Middleton's '80s Cover for Action Comics #1000 Finally Unveiled

Published Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:23:42 -0600

Last updated Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:23:52 -0600

When DC Comics unveiled their through-the-decades variant covers for Action Comics #1000 celebrating 80 years of Superman, the one by Josh Middleton celebrating the '80s was missing.

Until now.

Thanks, Josh… and here are all the others.

ACTION COMICS #1000 1930s Variant cover by Steve Rude (FEB180143)

ACTION COMICS #1000 1940s Variant cover by Michael Cho (FEB180144)

ACTION COMICS #1000 1950s Variant cover by Dave Gibbons (FEB180145)

ACTION COMICS #1000 1960s Variant cover by Michael Allred (FEB180146)

ACTION COMICS #1000 1970s Variant cover by Jim Steranko (FEB180147)

ACTION COMICS #1000 1990s Variant cover by Dan Jurgens and Kevin Nowlan (FEB180149)

ACTION COMICS #1000 2000s Variant cover by Lee Bermejo (FEB180150)

The ACTION COMICS #1000 1980s variant cover by Joshua Middleton (FEB180148) is coming soon. And the blank cover is… blank.

ACTION COMICS #1000
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams
Retailers: This issue will ship with ten covers. Please see the order form for details.
Celebrate 1000 issues of Action Comics with an all-star lineup of top talent as they pay tribute to the comic that started it all! From today's explosive action to a previously unpublished tale illustrated by the legendary Curt Swan to the Man of Tomorrow's future-this very special, oversized issue presents the best of the best in Superman stories!
FEATURING ALL-NEW ART AND STORIES BY:
• BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
• JOHN CASSADAY
• OLIVIER COIPEL
• PAUL DINI
• JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ
• PATRICK GLEASON
• BUTCH GUICE
• GEOFF JOHNS
• DAN JURGENS
• TOM KING
• JIM LEE
• CLAY MANN
• BRAD MELTZER
• JERRY ORDWAY
• TIM SALE
• LOUISE SIMONSON
• SCOTT SNYDER
• CURT SWAN
• PETER J. TOMASI
• MARV WOLFMAN
…AND MORE!
DECADES-SPANNING OPEN-TO-ORDER VARIANT COVERS BY:
• STEVE RUDE (1930s)
• MICHAEL CHO (1940s)
• DAVE GIBBONS (1950s)
• MICHAEL ALLRED (1960s)
• JIM STERANKO (1970s)
• JOSHUA MIDDLETON (1980s)
• DAN JURGENS (1990s)
• LEE BERMEJO (2000s)
…PLUS A BLANK VARIANT COVER!
In Shops: Apr 18, 2018
SRP: $7.99