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Action Comics #1051

DC · Series began 2011 · March 2023

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Dates

Cover date
March 2023
On sale
January 24, 2023
In stores
January 24, 2023
Pages
52

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Editions and covers (15)

Copies of #1051 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Story arc: Rise of Metallo

This is part 1 of 6. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Action Comics #1051
  2. Action Comics #1052
  3. Action Comics #1053
  4. Action Comics #1054
  5. Action Comics #1055
  6. Action Comics #1056

Also part of: Power Girl Returns, Lois & Clark 2

Creators

pencils: Dan Mora, Rafa Sandoval, Lee Weeks, Marguerite Sauvageinks: Dan Mora, Rafa Sandoval, Lee Weeks, Marguerite Sauvagecolors: Dan Mora, Matt Herms, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Marguerite Sauvagescript: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Dan Jurgens, Leah Williamsletters: Dave Sharpe, Rob Leigh, Becca Careyediting: Jillian Grant, Paul Kaminski, Brittany Holzherr

Stories

  • Speeding Bullets, Part 1 · 20 pages

    The Super-family reunites, as Superman promises to take a more proactive role in helping humanity. Clark and Lois announce that they are adopting Otho-Ra and Osul-Ra. As John Henry and Natasha unveil their new Steelworks building, Metallo, under the directive of Luthor, shows up to sabotage the grand opening of Steelworks.

  • Home Again Part One · 10 pages

    Lois and Clark decide to take a break from the public eye and return to the farm where they raised Jon from when he was born. Meanwhile in Metropolis, Lloyd Crayton disappears from S.T.A.R. Labs, where has been treated since he transformed back from being the monster Doombreaker.

  • Head Like a Whole Part One · 10 pages

    Under Lilith's guidance, Power Girl attempts to use her new psionic powers to help Beast Boy who is suffering from trauma after being shot in the face by Deathstroke.

Publisher’s description

ACTION COMICS REBORN! Action Comics #1051 begins a new format for DC's most action-packed title, offering not one, not two, but three epic adventures of Superman and the entire Super-Family! Following the bombshell events of Action Comics #1050, the world's relationship with Superman is forever changed, the upper limits of his supercharged powers have yet to be reached, and the House of El's transformation of Metropolis, led by Steel, has begun. But Lex Luthor has found the perfect instrument with which to undo everything Superman is working to achieve: Metallo, whose hatred of Superman is matched only by his hatred for Luthor himself. Then, in Lois and Clark 2: Doom Rising, Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks return to tell the tale of young Jon Kent on the farm with his parents, learning about his abilities, coming of age...and battling the Doombreaker?! And finally, Power Girl returns in part one of a three-part story spinning out of Lazarus Planet! This issue marks the first appearance of new characters, new costumes, and a new era of Action Comics! It all starts here!

Characters

John CorbenMetallo

Reprinted in

Power Girl Returns (2023), Titans: Beast World: Evolution (2024), Superman: Action Comics (2024), Superman: Lois and Clark: Doom Rising (2024)

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