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 From today’s explosive action to a previously unpublished tale illustrated by the legendary Curt Swan to the Man of Tomorrow’s future—this very special, oversized issue presents the best of the best in Superman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 BENDISJOHN CASSADAYOLIVIER COIPELPAUL DINIJOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZPATRICK GLEASONBUTCH GUICEGEOFF JOHNSDAN JURGENSTOM KINGJIM LEECLAY MANNBRAD MELTZERJERRY ORDWAYTIM SALELOUISE SIMONSONSCOTT SNYDERCURT SWANPETER J. TOMASIMARV 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!ContentsFrom the City That Has EverythingNever-Ending BattleAn Enemy WithinThe GameThe CarThe Fifth SeasonOf TomorrowFive MinutesActionLand!Faster Than A Speeding BulletThe TruthList of covers and their creators:CoverNameCreator(s)Sidebar LocationRegRegular CoverJim Lee, Scott Williams & Alex Sinclair1Var1930's Variant CoverSteve Rude41Var1940's Variant CoverMichael Cho42Var1950's Variant CoverDave Gibbons & Angus McKie43Var1960's Variant CoverMichael Allred & Laura Allred44Var1970's Variant CoverJim Steranko & Laura Martin45Var1980's Variant CoverJoshua Middleton46Var1990's Variant CoverDan Jurgens, Kevin Nowlan & Alex Sinclair47Var2000's Variant CoverLee Bermejo48VarBlank Variant CoverNone49REBulletproof Comics Exclusive Variant Cover, Limited to 2,500Gabriele Dell'Otto24REBulletproof Comics Exclusive Virgin Variant Cover, Limited to 1,500Gabriele Dell'Otto25REBulletproof Comics Exclusive Virgin Sketch Convention Cover, Limited to 1,000Gabriele Dell'Otto2, 34REBuyMeToys.com Exclusive Variant CoverArtgerm20REBuyMeToys.com Exclusive Vintage Variant CoverArtgerm19REBuyMeToys.com Exclusive Line Art Variant CoverArtgerm18REConvention Silver Foil Variant CoverJim Lee, Scott Williams & Alex SinclairMissingLEDC Boutique Limited Edition Gold Foil CoverLee Bermejo10REDynamic Forces Exclusive Variant Cover, Limited to 4,000Curt Swan23REDynamic Forces Exclusive Wraparound Color Variant Cover, Limited to 8,000Dan Jurgens7, 16, 28REDynamic Forces Exclusive Wraparound B&W Variant Cover, Limited to 1,938Dan Jurgens9, 22REFelipe Massafera Ultimate Edition Exclusive Variant Cover, Limited to 250Felipe Massafera8REForbidden Planet Exclusive Variant Cover, Limited to 2,500Jock29REForbidden Planet Exclusive Virgin Variant Cover, Limited to 1,500Jock15REFrankie's Comics Exclusive Variant Cover, Limited to 3,000Francesco Mattina4, 27REFrankie's Comics Exclusive Virgin Variant Cover, Limited to 1,000Francesco Mattina3REFried Pie Exclusive Con Variant CoverDoug Mahnke33REJim Lee Tour Variant CoverJim Lee26REKings Comics Exclusive Variant CoverNicola Scott21RELegends Comics and Games Exclusive Variant CoverNeal Adams & Alex Sinclair32, 38REMidtown Comics Exclusive Variant CoverOlivier Coipel50REMidtown Comics Exclusive Black & White Variant CoverOlivier Coipel17RENewbury Comics Exclusive Variant Cover, Limited to 2,500Patrick Gleason & Alejandro Sanchez11RENewbury Comics Exclusive Virgin Variant Cover, Limited to 1,500Patrick Gleason & Alejandro Sanchez37RENewbury Comics Exclusive Black & White Variant Cover, Limited to 1,000Patrick Gleason & Alejandro Sanchez40VarSDCC Silver Foil Variant CoverJim Lee, Scott Williams & Alex SinclairMissingRESummit Comics & Games Exclusive Variant Cover, Limited to 2,500George Perez35REThird Eye Comics Exclusive Variant CoverKaare Andrews30REThe Uncanny Comic Shop Exclusive Variant CoverTony Daniel5REThe Uncanny Comic Shop Exclusive Virgin Variant CoverTony Daniel6REUnknown Comics Exclusive Variant CoverTyler Kirkham13REUnknown Comics Exclusive Virgin Variant CoverTyler Kirkham14REVault Collectibles Exclusive Variant Cover, Limited to 2,500Dave Dorman39REYesteryear Comics Exclusive Variant Cover, Limited to 2,500Jason Fabok & Brad Anderson12REYesteryear Comics Exclusive Virgin Variant Cover, Limited to 1,500Jason Fabok & Brad Anderson31 , Action Comics #1000 is an anthology, as we get our first taste of Brian Michael Bendis at DC Comics. Teaming up with Jim Lee, Bendis certainly starts his tenure , Action Comics #1000 Cover Pencils by Jim Lee Superman; Action Comics #1000 Cover Inks by Scott Williams Superman [Action Comics #1] Superman ["As a distant planet was destroyed by old age"] Superman [The Coming of Superman] Superman; The Man of Steel Turns 80! Superman.