Action Comics #961

Dates

Cover date

Early October 2016

On sale

August 10, 2016

In stores

August 10, 2016

Pages

36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #961 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Clay Mann Cover

  Barcode 76194134388496111

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• Gary Frank Cover

  Barcode 76194134388496121

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 09256730410361

  This edition’s page
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  Variant CoverMetron

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Story arc: Path of Doom

This is part 5 of 6. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Action Comics #957
2. Action Comics #958
3. Action Comics #959
4. Action Comics #960
5. Action Comics #961
6. Action Comics #962

Creators

Stories

• Path of Doom, Part Five · 20 pages

  Protecting his family from Doomsday with Wonder Woman's help for the moment, Superman sends them away to the JLA watchtower so he can concentrate on defeating the monster. But Mr. Oz has notions of dealing with Doomsday himself.

Publisher’s description

With his family’s safety hanging in the balance, Superman confronts Doomsday to finally bring the beast’s destructive rage to an end. To save his wife and son, Superman must overcome the monster that once killed him, or die trying!

Reprinted in

Superman: Action Comics (2017), Superman: Action Comics Rebirth Deluxe Edition (2017), Superman: Action Comics by Dan Jurgens Omnibus (2025)