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Starting with issue #875 (May 2009), written by [[Greg Rucka]] and drawn by [[Eddy Barrows]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20543 | title=Greg Rucka: Man of ''Action''|first= Jeffrey|last= Renaud|date= March 24, 2009|website= [[Comic Book Resources]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090429085936/http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20543|archive-date=April 29, 2009 |access-date= April 19, 2012}}</ref> [[Thara Ak-Var]] and Chris Kent, took Superman's place as the main protagonists of the comic, while Superman left Earth to live on New Krypton. A [[Captain Atom]] backup feature began in issue #879 (September 2009).

 

 

Although DC had initially announced [[Marc Guggenheim]] as writer of the title following the ''[[War of the Supermen]]'' limited series,<ref>{{Cite web|first=Alex |last=Segura |url=http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2009/12/10/dcu-in-2010-marc-guggenheim-steps-in-as-writer-on-action-comics/ |title=DCU in 2010: Marc Guggenheim Steps in as Writer on ''Action Comics'' |work=The Source |publisher=DC Comics.com |date=December 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403105036/http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2009/12/10/dcu-in-2010-marc-guggenheim-steps-in-as-writer-on-action-comics |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=April 19, 2012 }}</ref> he was replaced by [[Paul Cornell]].<ref>{{Cite web | first=Alex | last=Segura | url=http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2010/04/12/paul-cornell-steps-in-as-new-action-comics-writer/ | title=Paul Cornell Steps in as New ''Action Comics'' Writer | work=The Source | publisher=DC Comics.com | date=April 12, 2010 | access-date=April 12, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100415050712/http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2010/04/12/paul-cornell-steps-in-as-new-action-comics-writer/| archive-date= April 15, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Cornell featured [[Lex Luthor]] as the main character in ''Action Comics'' from issues #890–900<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26828 | first=Kiel | last=Phegley | title=Paul Cornell: A DC Exclusive |date= June 22, 2010|website= Comic Book Resources |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100624074613/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26828 |archive-date=June 24, 2010 |access-date= April 19, 2012}}</ref> and [[Death (DC Comics)|Death]] appeared in issue #894, with the agreement of the character's creator, [[Neil Gaiman]].<ref name=cbr27068>{{cite web | first=Kiel | last=Phegley | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=27068 | title=Lex Luthor Faces Death | website=Comic Book Resources | date=July 8, 2010 | access-date=July 10, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100710092338/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=27068| archive-date= July 10, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> In April 2011, the 900th issue of ''Action Comics'' was released. It served as a conclusion for Luthor's "Black Ring" storyline and a continuation for the "[[Reign of Doomsday]]" storyline. The final issue of the original series was ''Action Comics'' #904.