Seventy-five years ago today, Action Comics #1 was
released by National Allied Publications, one part of the company that would eventually become DC Comics. This
fine magazine, an effort by Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster and Clevelander Jerry
Seigel, was the culmination of a collaboratory friendship that began while both
lads attended Glenville High School in eastern Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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| Cover of National Allied Publication's Action Comics #1 (April 1938) |
To
say Action Comics #1 made an impact on pop culture in both the United
States and the Western world is an understatement. This book started a
wave of superhero comics that would eventually sell in the millions and become
the Golden Age of comic books. From there, Superman and both his heroic
associates and villainous competitors would go on to star in a plethora of
stories, cross over into other mediums and bring us a deluge of exciting
entertainment. Superman is still a big seller at the comic shops today, and if
this film trailer is any indication,
he will continue to thrill and inspire us for years to come.
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| Superman talks to the people of planet Earth in DC Comics' Superman For Earth (1991) |
Happy
Birthday, Superman! Thanks for looking after us all these years!
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