A Golden Age Superman classic and two other Facsimiles arrive in August…
DC Comics has three Facsimile Editions this August, including 1940’s first appearance of Luthor in Action Comics #23, and two others that were previously announced.
Dig the official solicitations released by DC on Friday:
ACTION COMICS #23 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by JERRY SIEGEL and GARDNER FOX
Art by JOE SHUSTER, FRED GUARDINEER, SHELDON MOLDOFF, and BERNARD BAILY
Cover by JOE SHUSTER
Foil variant cover by JOE SHUSTER ($9.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($7.99)
See the first appearance of the man whose diabolical genius turns nations against one another and whose technological wizardry defeats even the most indomitable minds! The man whose unparalleled intellect is matched only by his insatiable hunger for power! The man destined to become the greatest enemy the Man of Steel has ever known! The man called…Luthor!
$6.99 US | 68 pages
ON SALE 8/27/25
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DETECTIVE COMICS #880 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JOCK
Foil variant cover by JOCK ($6.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)
Super Powers variant cover by JASON GEYER and ALEX SAVIUK ($4.99 US)
It all comes down to this! The Joker is on the loose in the catacombs beneath Gotham City, more vicious and frightening than ever. But even as Batman closes in on the Clown Prince of Crime, he begins to suspect that the city may be the target of an even deadlier threat—one that could shake Gotham City to
its core.
$3.99 US | 36 pages
ON SALE 8/6/25
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BATMAN: HARLEY QUINN #1 FACSMILE EDITION
Written by PAUL DINI
Art by YVEL GUICHET
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Foil variant cover by ALEX ROSS ($7.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($5.99 US)
Super Powers variant cover by JASON GEYER and ALEX SAVIUK ($5.99 US)
You loved her on-screen antics in Batman: The Animated Series! You thrilled as she careened her criminal capers into comics with The Batman Adventures! Now get a front-row seat for Harley Quinn’s calamitous core continuity debut—and see why Gotham City has never been the same!
$4.99 US | 52 pages
ON SALE 8/13/25
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A few thoughts:
— The Super Powers variants for Detective #880 and Batman: Harley Quinn #1 have not yet been released, but we know they’ll feature Dick Grayson Batman and Harley, as you see above. We’ll bring you the covers once we get them.
— Only one more Super Powers cover in this wave: Batman #635: Red Hood, which will come out in September.
— Obligatory Price Comparisons: An unslabbed original Action Comics #23 in decent shape recently sold on eBay for $8,100. An unslabbed, NM Detective #800 went for about $200. An unslabbed, high-grade Harley #1 went for $177.50.
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MORE
— SUPERMAN vs. SHAZAM! TREASURY FACSIMILE EDITION Is Coming This Month — Let’s Peek Inside. Click here.
— DC to Release 1939’s SUPERMAN #1 as a Facsimile Edition — in Full GOLDEN AGE SIZE. Click here.
May 16, 2025
Would really like to see more Silver Age releases by DC. With the Superman movie coming out this summer, The classic Superman Red and Superman Blue story would be great for young readers or maybe even the Silver Age Death of Superman
May 17, 2025
The Superman Red/Blue is an absolute favorite of mine. I first read it in the ‘70s GIANT reprint issue. I’d buy that as a facsimile in either form!
May 16, 2025
Man, DC slowed down for once. Whew.
Although I agree that I’m surprised we don’t have a larger library of Superman facsimiles. I can think of maybe four off the top of my head. This has been a very Bat-dominant program.
Dan, will DC do any more consecutive facsimile runs? Doing the complete length of Batman Hush and COIE was great. I’d personally like to see the first year of Wolfman/Perez’s Teen Titans.
May 17, 2025
Surprised we haven’t seen Brainiac’s first appearance and Superman #53 his first expanded origin, Superman #300….