The 1979 classic was originally supposed to be a treasury…
While we wait for November’s official return of DC’s Limited Collectors’ Edition line — featuring the first three issues of George Perez’s 1986 Wonder Woman reboot — we can’t help but think what should be next.
May I not so humbly propose 1979’s Action Comics #500, a beloved anniversary issue featuring The Life Story of Superman, by Martin Pasko, Curt Swan and Frank Chiaramonte, behind a wraparound cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano.
As our pal, Rob Kelly of TreasuryCast, wrote back in 2018: “DC Comics rightfully made a big deal about Action Comics hitting its 500th issue… featuring a 68-page story that trip-hammers through the Man of Steel’s storied past. But it was originally designed as an issue of All-New Collectors’ Edition, tentatively titled “Superman’s Life Story.” Not that Action #500 isn’t a fine comic, but considering that 1978 was Superman’s 40th anniversary, it would have been great to celebrate that in the treasury size.”
Now, 2027 isn’t an anniversary year for the Metropolis Marvel but we are getting the sequel to 2025’s Superman with Man of Tomorrow.
In ’25, DC published the all-new Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All to hype the first James Gunn/David Corenswet flick, so it would be fitting to right a historic wrong this time around.
It’s such a clearcut decision, I can’t see DC not doing it — though perhaps the publisher would wait until summer, and tuck in another new LCE before then.
We’ll find out either way.
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MORE
— WONDER WOMAN Gets First-Ever Classic TREASURY EDITION — and It’s by GEORGE PEREZ. Click here.
— 13 THINGS TO LOVE About BATMAN’s First 1970s Treasury Edition. Click here.
