Action Comics 685 — +2nd/3rd Printing, Newsstand

Action Comics #1 collection

Action Comics #685

+2nd/3rd Printing, Newsstand

Funeral for a Friend part 2 featuring Matrix Supergirl; NOT Reign of the Supermen. January 1993 cover date; December 3, 1992 on-sale.

Cover artist
Jackson Guice
Publisher
DC Comics
Published
1993
Subject
Supergirl (Matrix)
Homage to
Action Comics #1 (1938)
Research status
Artwork and edition documented; artist credit confirmed
Homage type
Cover homage
Catalog ID
ac1-0014

Known related editions

These use the same core artwork and are grouped as editions rather than separate homage covers.

  • Newsstand edition — see identification source
  • Action Comics (1938) issue 685-B White & Red Logo Cover (2nd Printing)Action Comics (1938) issue 685-B White & Red Logo Cover (2nd Printing)
  • Action Comics (1938) issue 685-C Green Logo Cover (3rd Printing)Action Comics (1938) issue 685-C Green Logo Cover (3rd Printing)

Research sources

Reviewed October 2026. Reported limits and unconfirmed source details are labeled above.

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