{"product_id":"action-comics-1103-ryan-sook-foil-variant-lex-luthor-year-one","title":"Action Comics #1103 (2026) | Ryan Sook Foil Variant Cover E | Lex Luthor: Year One Begins | DC Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAction Comics #1103\u003c\/strong\u003e is the October 21, 2026 issue that launches \u003cstrong\u003eLex Luthor: Year One\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mark Waid and Patricio Delpeche's origin story for Superman's greatest enemy. This listing is \u003cstrong\u003eCover E, the Ryan Sook foil variant\u003c\/strong\u003e: a Clark Kent-style shirt rip that reveals not an S-shield but Lex's green-and-gold warsuit, printed on reflective foil stock with a wraparound back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Action Comics #1103\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e DC Comics (DC All In)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e E — Ryan Sook foil variant (wraparound)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover Price:\u003c\/strong\u003e $7.99 — Ages 13+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWriter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark Waid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArt:\u003c\/strong\u003e Patricio Delpeche\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStoryline:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lex Luthor: Year One, Part 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76194134388110351\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOther covers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chris Brunner main; Ryan Sook, Don Aquillo, Ariel Olivetti, Dave Wilkins card stock variants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was Clark Kent's school-age contemporary in Smallville. He has been President of the United States and the world's most wanted super-villain. He is Lex Luthor, and this is his story. Waid and Delpeche, the current \u003cem\u003eAction Comics\u003c\/em\u003e team, open what DC is billing as the definitive origin of the greatest criminal mind in the DC Universe — how a brilliant kid from Smallville became the man who would spend his life trying to prove he is better than Superman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Collect This Issue\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1 of a defining origin arc\u003c\/strong\u003e — \"Year One\" stories (Batman, Superman, Robin) have a long record of becoming the canonical version collectors go back to.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoil Sook cover\u003c\/strong\u003e — Ryan Sook's shirt-rip image is the standout cover of the set, and the foil pressing is the premium edition at a higher price point than the card stock variants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMark Waid on Luthor\u003c\/strong\u003e — Waid wrote \u003cem\u003eSuperman: Birthright\u003c\/em\u003e, the modern origin that redefined Lex for a generation; this is his return to that material.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWraparound\u003c\/strong\u003e — the back cover carries a classic \u003cem\u003eSuperman in Action Comics\u003c\/em\u003e corner-box design, so it displays as a full spread.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIs this a foil cover?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Cover E is printed on reflective foil stock; the orange logo band and the warsuit pick up the metallic finish. It is the $7.99 premium variant, not one of the $5.99 card stock covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDo I need to have read Action Comics before this?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. #1103 is built as a jumping-on point — the start of a Lex Luthor origin story that stands on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIs this the same Ryan Sook cover as Cover B?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. Sook drew two covers for #1103: a $5.99 card stock variant and this $7.99 foil variant. They are different images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition and Shipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew, unread, bagged and boarded. Ships from St. Louis, MO on or after the October 21, 2026 street date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67743847186522,"sku":"76194134388110351","price":9.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/3359\/4458\/files\/action-comics-1103-sook-foil-front.jpg?v=1792254876","url":"https:\/\/epic-panels-comics.com\/es\/products\/action-comics-1103-ryan-sook-foil-variant-lex-luthor-year-one","provider":"Epic Panels Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}