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Action Comics #1

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Summary

Action Comics #1 is a comic book[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of comic book entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,347 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.[3]
  • Part of the series: Action Comics[4]
  • Language of work or name: English[5]
  • Country of origin: United States[6]
  • Publication date: April 18, 1938[7]
  • Characters: Superman[8], Zatara[9], Tex Thompson[10], Lois Lane[11]
  • Form of creative work: anthology[12]

Why It Matters

Action Comics #1 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ckb', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'no', 'pt']
    Instance of → comic book
    Form of creative work → anthology
    Language of work or name → English
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bookbrainz work id: cad62eb5-0446-4500-b584-fcee3571ee36, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290269|batch #290269]]"
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