The publisher's announcement, first reported
by the Los Angeles Times on its website, also included details on new titles
for Supergirl and Superboy, too, as well as a solo Superman series that will be
written by George Perez and drawn by Jesus Merino.
The cover to
"Superman" No. 1 shows the hero in a blue suit, red boots and cape
and large "S" on his chest. Perez reinvigorated Wonder Woman during a
five-year run in the 1980s for DC. He also guided "The New Teen
Titans" to success with writer Marv Wolfman. In 1985, he illustrated the
company's mammoth "Crisis On Infinite Earths" maxi-series that
restructured the DC Universe.
"Action Comics" has been a cornerstone
of DC's comic titles and its first issue - published in June 1938 - featured
the debut of Superman, aka Clark Kent, a mild-mannered newspaper reporter for
The Daily Planet who was actually a Kryptonian raised by Kansas farming couple
Jonathan and Martha Kent. "Action Comics" is DC's longest-running
series in terms of issues, having reached No. 901 this month.
