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Action Comics 1087

ACTION COMICS #1087

Cover Date: August 2025
Cover Price: $4.99
Publication Date: 2025-06-11

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Cover Credits:
Art: Ryan Sook (signed)


Variant Covers:
Cover B
(Card Stock Variant)
Art: David Talaski (signed)
Cover C
(Card Stock Variant)
Art: Leirix (signed)
Cover D
(Inc 1:25 Card Stock Variant)
Art: Skylar Patridge (signed)
Cover E
(Superman Movie Card Stock Variant)
Pencils: Dan Jurgens (signed)
Inks: Norm Rapmund (signed)
Colors: Alex Sinclair (signed)

Story: "Birthday" (22 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMark Waid
ArtSkylar Patridge
ColorsIvan Plascencia
LetteringSteve Wands
Assistant editingJillian Grant
Senior editingPaul Kaminski

Feature Character(s):

Superman (Clark Kent; also, as Superboy, in flashback in between ??? and issue #1088)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (in flashback in between ??? and issue #1088)
Martha Kent (in flashback in between ??? and issue #1088)
Mayor Perry White (last/next in ???)
Supergirl (last/next in ???)

Villain(s):

Raze (first appearance; a terrorist; in flashback preceding issue #1090)

Guest Appearance(s):

Captain Comet (in flashback in between flashback in issue #1091 and issue #1088)

Other Character(s):

General Sam Lane (in flashback in between ??? and issue #1089)

Cameo Appearance(s):

All-Star Squadron
Amazing-Man (as a statue)
Blue Beetle (as a statue)
Crimson Avenger (as a statue)
Liberty Belle (as a statue)
Justice Society of America
The Flash (as a statue)
Green Lantern (as a statue)
Hawkman (as a statue)

Location(s):

Multiverse
Universe-0
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Expo of Tomorrow
Space Museum
Kansas
Smallville
The Kent Farm

Comment(s):

The flashback takes place on June 18, Clark's 15th birthday and continues is the next issue.
The flashback marks Clark's first appearance as Superboy.

Solicitation:

Witness Mark Waid's triumphant return to the title alongside rising star artist Skylar Patridge as they take Clark Kent back to his early years on Kent Farm. This can't-miss story, with ties to the present, takes the Boy of Steel to unexpected heights as he figures out what being a hero truly means. First stop: Metropolis's Expo of Tomorrow! Will Clark be able to blend into the crowd, or is Superboy about to make his public debut?!


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