With Action Comics speeding toward its landmark 1,000th issue on Superman’s 80th anniversary (April 18), DC revealed a series of variant covers for this must-have issue, capturing the look and feel of the Man of Steel throughout different eras of his 80-year run.
Some of comics’ most prolific artists will be lending their considerable talents to celebrate Superman’s incredible impact on comics, literature and popular culture through these variant covers:
1930s by Steve Rude
1940s by Michael Cho
1950s by Dave Gibbons
1960s by Michael Allred
1970s by Jim Steranko
1990s by Dan Jurgens and Kevin Nowlan
2000s by Lee Bermejo