| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Alex Sinclair | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 1 | Introduction | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 3 | script: Tom Peyer | |
| 2 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Jack Adler | Clark Kent, Butch Matson, Rick Radomski, Superman |
| 3 | Superman Origin | comic story | 1 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Strauss Engraving Company; letters: Joe Shuster | Clark Kent Origin, Superman Origin |
| 4 | The Coming of Superman | comic story | 11.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Strauss Engraving Company | Bea Carroll, Evelyn Curry, Alex Greer, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Butch Matson, Senator Barrows, Superman, George Taylor |
| 5 | Action Comics | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Strauss Engraving Company | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 6 | Revolution in San Monte | comic story | 12.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Strauss Engraving Company | Alex Greer, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, George Taylor |
| 7 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | colors: Strauss Engraving Company | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 8 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Strauss Engraving Company | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 9 | The Origin of Superman | comic story | 2 | script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Strauss Engraving Company; letters: Joe Shuster | Clark Kent, Martha Kent Death, Jonathan Kent Death, Superman |
| 10 | Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength--! | comic story | 1 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Strauss Engraving Company | |
| 11 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 12 | Europe at War, Part Two | comic story | 12.88 | script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy | Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Superman, George Taylor |
| 13 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.12 | pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily | |
| 14 | Lois Lane -- Superwoman! | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Dr. Skowl (villain, introduction, death) |
| 15 | The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk! | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: Ira Yarbrough | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Mr. Mxyztplk (introduction) |
| 16 | The 3 Supermen from Krypton! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino | Superman; Lois Lane; Mala; U-Ban; Kizo |
| 17 | Three Supermen from Krypton! | comic story | 13 | pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino | Superman; Kizo; Mala; U-Ban; Jor-El (flashback); Perry White; Lois Lane |
| 18 | The Return of Planet Krypton! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Ray Burnley; colors: Jack Adler | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 19 | The Return of Planet Krypton! | comic story | 12 | script: William Woolfolk; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane |
| 20 | How Perry White Hired Clark Kent! | comic story | 8.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino | Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White |
| 21 | Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp | Superman |
| 22 | Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity! | comic story | 13.67 | script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lex Luthor (villain); Lana Lang; Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Chief Parker; Superman Robots; Lois Lane; Ed Lacy (villain); Benny the Blaster (villain) |
| 23 | Brainiac and Luthor Team Up to Destroy Superman! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Brainiac, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman |
| 24 | The Team of Luthor and Brainiac! Part I: The Deadly Duo! | comic story | 9 | script: Edmond Hamilton, Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Brainiac Origin, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor Origin, Superman |
| 25 | Part II: The Downfall of Superman! | comic story | 9 | script: Edmond Hamilton, Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Brainiac, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman |
| 26 | Part III: The Hour of Kandor's Vengeance! | comic story | 8.67 | script: Edmond Hamilton, Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Brainiac, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman |
| 27 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] |
| 28 | The Superman-Batman Split! | comic story | 9 | script: Cary Bates; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams, Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ronald Jason; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] |
| 29 | Part II: A Tale of 3 Teams | comic story | 9 | script: Cary Bates; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams, Dick Giordano | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Ronald Jason; Desmond Jason |
| 30 | A Girl Mightier Than Superman? | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Superman; Althera |
| 31 | The Secrets of Superman's Fortress | comic story | 14 | script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson | Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman Robots; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Supergirl Robots; Althera |
| 32 | Who Was That Dog I Saw You with Last Night? | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood | Clark Kent, Krypto, Superman |
| 33 | Who Was That Dog I Saw You with Last Night? | comic story | 13 | script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Bob Oksner | unnamed gang of art thieves (villains); Superman; Clark Kent; Krypto; Lois Lane; Chelsea the Dog |
| 34 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Tatjana Wood | Superman; Faora; Zod; Jax-Ur; Kru-El |
| 35 | The Great Phantom Peril! | comic story | 17 | script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Tex Blaisdell; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda | Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl; Faora Hu-Ul; Jax-Ur; General Zod; Professor Vakox; Kru-El; at least nine escaped Phantom Zone criminals; Jackson Porter; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Steve Lombard; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] |
| 36 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Jim Starlin; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Superman |
| 37 | Between Friend and Foe! | comic story | 17 | script: Jim Starlin, Marv Wolfman; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda | Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Superman |
| 38 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Howard Chaykin | Jor-El, Clark Kent, Lara, Superman |
| 39 | The Exile at the Edge of Eternity | comic story | 10 | script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; colors: Jim Steranko; letters: Jim Steranko | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 40 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne | John Corben, Clark Kent, Metallo, Superman |
| 41 | Heart of Stone | comic story | 23 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza | John Corben, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Metallo, Superman, Emmett Vale |
| 42 | Superman Returns to Action Comics | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; letters: Todd Klein | Clark Kent, Superman |
| 43 | Superman on Earth | comic story | 22 | script: George Pérez; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley | Allie, Darkseid, Jose Delgado, Desaad, Morgan Edge, The Eradicator, Gangbuster, Cat Grant, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Matrix, Jimmy Olsen, Superman |
| 44 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Jon Bogdanove; colors: Jon Bogdanove | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 45 | Man of Steel / Man of Fire! | comic story | 40 | script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Bob McLeod, Dan Jurgens; inks: Dennis Janke, Jerry Ordway, Bob McLeod, Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Sarah Olsen; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Maggie Sawyer; Sam Foswell; Whit; Allie; Professor Emil Hamilton; Perry White; Alice White; Keith Robert Parks (first appearance); Myra; Sharon; Cerberus (villain, first appearance); Eradicator (villain, |
| 46 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Brett Breeding | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Superboy |
| 47 | Resurrections | comic story | 22 | script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Lois Lane; Superboy (clone); Supergirl [Matrix]; Team Luthor; Terri Henshaw (flashback); Jim Garrison (flashback); Steven (flashback); Lex Luthor (villain); Mongul (villain); Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw] (villain; origin) |
| 48 | New Powers... ...New Challenges! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Patrick Martin | Atomic Skull [Joe Marten]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 49 | The Saving Skull | comic story | 22 | script: David Michelinie; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore, Digital Chameleon; letters: Bill Oakley | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane [also as Zelda]; Perry White; Dirk Armstrong; Maggie Sawyer; Scorn; Mr. Marsten; Amos; Mr. Horton; Chief Warner; Atomic Skull [Joe Marten] |
| 50 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Tim Sale; inks: Tim Sale; colors: Mark Chiarello | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 51 | Kryptonite, Book One | comic story | 22 | script: Darwyn Cooke; pencils: Tim Sale; inks: Tim Sale; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Richard Starkings | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Anthony Gallo [Tony Gallo]; Royal Flush Gang (villains) |
| 52 | City in a Bottle! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Rags Morales; inks: Rags Morales; colors: Brad Anderson | Superman |
| 53 | Doomsday Decision | comic story | 20 | script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Rags Morales; inks: Rick Bryant; colors: Brad Anderson; letters: Patrick Brosseau | Superman; Steel [John Henry Irons]; General Sam Lane; Jor-El; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Glen Glenmorgan; Sgt. Casey; The Collector of Worlds |
| 54 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Doug Mahnke; inks: Jaime Mendoza; colors: Wil Quintana | Superman [Clark Smith; Kal-El] |
| 55 | Superman Rebirth | comic story | 20 | script: Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason; pencils: Doug Mahnke; inks: Jaime Mendoza; colors: Wil Quintana; letters: Rob Leigh | Superman [Clark Smith; Kal-El]; Lois Smith; Jon Smith; Lana Lang; Superman [Clark Kent] (flashback); Doomsday (flashback); Wonder Woman (flashback); Jimmy Olsen (of the post-Crisis universe, flashback); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (statue); Martha Kent (statue) |
| 56 | Revealed to the World! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ivan Reis; inks: Joe Prado; colors: Alex Sinclair | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 57 | Truth | comic story | 23 | script: Brian Michael Bendis; pencils: Ivan Reis; inks: Joe Prado; colors: Alex Sinclair; letters: Dave Sharpe | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Adam Strange; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Jon Kent [Superboy] (photo); Trish Q; Steve Lombard; unidentified Daily Planet staffers; unidentified media members; Justice League [Mera; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Wonder Woman [Diana of The |
| 58 | Superman through the Ages | illustration | 7 | pencils: Curt Swan, Dan Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, Evan Shaner; inks: Curt Swan, Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke, Evan Shaner; colors: Evan Shaner | |