With “Action Comics” speeding toward its landmark 1,000th issue on Superman’s 80th anniversary (April 18), not only will we see a series of variant covers capturing the look and feel of the Man of Steel throughout different eras of his 80-year run, but certain comic book stores will also have their own exclusive variant covers available in limited numbers.
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Some of comics’ most prolific artists will be lending their considerable talents to celebrate Superman’s incredible impact on comics, literature and popular culture through these variant covers:
- 1930s by Steve Rude (FUTURE QUEST, FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS
- 1940s by Michael Cho (BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE)
- 1950s by Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN)
- 1960s by Michael Allred (BUG!: THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER)
- 1970s by Jim Steranko (CATWOMAN: SELINA’S BIG SCORE)
- 1980s by Joshua Middleton
- 1990s by Dan Jurgens (ACTION COMICS) and Kevin Nowlan (HAWKMAN: FOUND)
- 2000s by Lee Bermejo (LUTHOR)
- Blank Variant Edition
Comic book store exclusive variant covers revealed include:
- Forbidden Planet Exclusive Jock Variant
- Yesteryear Comics Exclusive Jason Fabok Variant
- Third Eye Comics Exclusive Kaare Andrews Variant
- Summit Comics & Games Exclusive George Perez Variant
- Bulletproof Comix Exclusive Gabriele Dell’Otto Variant
- Uncanny Comic Shop Exclusive Tony S. Daniel Variant
- Kings Comics Exclusive Nicola Scott Variant
- BuyMeToys.com Exclusive Artgerm Variant
- Dynamic Forces Exclusive Dan Jurgens Variant
- Exclusive Francesco Mattina Variant
- Midtown Comics Exclusive Olivier Copiel Variant
- 7 Ate 9 Comics Exclusive Felipe Massafera Variant
- Newbury Comics Exclusive Pat Gleason Variant
- Unknown Comic Books Exclusive Tyler Kirkham Variant
- Vault Collectibles Exclusive Dave Dorman Variant
- Dynamic Forces Exclusive Curt Swan Variant
- Dynamic Forces Exclusive Ken Haeser Variant
- Legends Comics and Games Fresno Exclusive Neal Adams Variant
- Torpedo Comics Exclusive Jim Lee Variant
- Fried Pie Exclusive Doug Mahnke Variant
ACTION COMICS #1000 swoops into comic books stores on April 18, 2018.
Wow! That’s a lot.
So many Amazing covers to celebrate Superman’s 80th anniversary. I hope that in 20 years, they will come up with something extra special to celebrate Superman’s 100th anniversary.
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