Media Release -- Hot off the finale of the MAN OF STEEL miniseries, writer Brian Michael Bendis joins forces with artist Patrick Gleason for ACTION COMICS #1,001 - and now, DC announces that this issue will have an additional variant cover!

ACTION COMICS #1,001 1:100 variant cover will have a black and white cover featuring the cover art by Patrick Gleason orderable under item code MAY189269.

In this issue, the devastating repercussions from the MAN OF STEEL miniseries still reverberate as Metropolis enters a new age! The Daily Planet teeters on the brink of disaster! And a new criminal element has made its way onto the streets of Superman's hometown!

ACTION COMICS #1001 is written by Brian Michael Bendis with art and cover by Patrick Gleason and two open to variant order covers by Francis Manapul and David Mack.

ACTION COMICS #1001 (MAY180464, MAY180465, MAY180466 and MAY189269) is on Final Order Cutoff on July 2 with an on-sale date of July 25.