PHILADELPHIA – More than seven decades after Superman made his debut in "Action Comics," DC said Friday the long-running title will restart at No. 1 in September with the Man of Steel sporting a full-blue suit sans his long-standing red trunks.
The publisher's announcement, first reported by the Los Angeles Times on its website, also included details on new titles for Supergirl and Superboy, too, as well as a solo Superman series that will be written by George Perez and drawn by Jesus Merino.
The cover to "Superman" No. 1 shows the hero in a blue suit, red boots and cape and large "S" on his chest.
Perez reinvigorated Wonder Woman during a five-year run in the 1980s for DC. He also guided "The New Teen Titans" to success with writer Marv Wolfman. In 1985, he illustrated the company's mammoth "Crisis On Infinite Earths" maxi-series that restricted the DC Universe.
"Action Comics" has been a cornerstone of DC's comic titles and its first issue — published in June 1938 — featured the debut of Superman, aka Clark Kent, a mild-mannered newspaper reporter for The Daily Planet who was actually a Kryptonian raised by Kansas farming couple Jonathan and Martha Kent.
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