Action Comics Weekly (1988 series) (DC) #603

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Number	603
Volume
No Volume	No
Display Volume With Number	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No
Publication Date	June 7/1988
Key Date	1988-06-10
Year On Sale	None
Month On Sale	None
Day On Sale	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No
Price	1.5
Page Count	52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 43)
Page Count Uncertain	No
Editing	Mike Gold (series); Robert Greenberger (cover); Brian Augustyn (associate)
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	No
Notes	No cover date. Cover date backed off later issues. Contains 6 stories. The letters column is letters about the Wild Dog mini-series of 1987. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.
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Sequence Number	0
Title	untitled
Unofficial Title?	Yes
Type	cover
Feature	Blackhawk
Genre	Adventure; War
Job Number
Script
No Script	X
Pencils	Kyle Baker (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Kyle Baker (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters
No Letters	X
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]
Synopsis
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Notes	No cover date. Cover date backed off later issues. Contains 6 stories. The letters column is letters about the Wild Dog mini-series of 1987. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.
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Sequence Number	1
Title	Retribution!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Green Lantern
Genre	Superhero
Job Number	G-3859
Script	James Owsley [Christopher Priest]
No Script
Pencils	Gil Kane
No Pencils
Inks	Gil Kane
No Inks
Colors	Anthony Tollin
No Colors
Letters	Albert DeGuzman
No Letters
Editing	Denny O'Neil (story)
No Editing
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]
Synopsis	Hal Jordan and Star Sapphire battle.
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Notes	Continued from Action Comics Weekly 602, continued in Action Comics Weekly 604. Spelling "Zamorans" is used in this story.
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Sequence Number	2
Title	Spread Your Broken Wings And Learn To Fly
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	The Secret Six
Genre	Superhero
Job Number	G-3632
Script	Martin Pasko
No Script
Pencils	Dan Spiegle
No Pencils
Inks	Dan Spiegle
No Inks
Colors	Carl Gafford
No Colors
Letters	Carrie Spiegle
No Letters
Editing	Dick Giordano (story)
No Editing
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Melanie Sommers
Synopsis	The new Secret Six receives their orders and begins action, while the death of the old Secret Six is discovered.
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Notes	Continued from Action Comics Weekly 602, continued in Action Comics Weekly 604.
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Sequence Number	3
Title	Talaoc's Tale; (Chapter 3)
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Deadman
Genre	Occult
Job Number	G-3746
Script	Mike Baron
No Script
Pencils	Dan Jurgens
No Pencils
Inks	Tony DeZuniga
No Inks
Colors	Liz Berube
No Colors
Letters	Steve Haynie
No Letters
Editing	Barbara Randall [Barbara Kesel] (story)
No Editing
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Deadman [Boston Brand]; Major Grace Kasaba; Professor Fulgencio Flores; Talaoc; Mr. Combs; Mr. Currier
Synopsis	Deadman questions Talaoc while the C.I.A. discovers weapons in the pyramid Talaoc was entombed in.
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Notes	Continued from Action Comics Weekly 602, continued in Action Comics Weekly 604.
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Sequence Number	4
Title	More Powerful Than A Locomotive!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	Superhero
Job Number	G-3701
Script	Roger Stern
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	John Beatty
No Inks
Colors	Petra Scotese
No Colors
Letters	Bill Oakley
No Letters
Editing	Mike Carlin (story)
No Editing
Page Count	2
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Charles Culpepper
Synopsis	Superman chases Bob Galt's would-be assassins: one kills another and 2 are captured.
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Notes	Continued from Action Comics Weekly 602, continued in Action Comics Weekly 604.
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Sequence Number	5
Title	Censored; (Moral Stand Chapter 3)
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Wild Dog
Genre	Adventure
Job Number	G-3714
Script	Max Collins
No Script
Pencils	Terry Beatty
No Pencils
Inks	John Nyberg
No Inks
Colors	Michele Wolfman
No Colors
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
No Letters
Editing	Mike Gold (story)
No Editing
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Jack Wheeler; Lt. Andy Flint; B. Lyle Layman; Lou Godder; Susan King; Helen Scournt; members of Legion of Morality
Synopsis	The police begin an investigation into the destruction of Readworld, and Lt. Flint proposes that Jack Wheeler go undercover in the Legion of Morality, which is establishing a new office in the Quad Cities.
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Notes	Continued from Action Comics Weekly 602, continued in Action Comics Weekly 604. John Nyberg as the inker is inferred from previous issues, as none is listed for this story.
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Sequence Number	6
Title	Another Fine War (Chapter 3)
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Blackhawk
Genre	Adventure; War
Job Number	G-3828
Script	Mike Grell
No Script
Pencils	Rick Burchett
No Pencils
Inks	Pablo Marcos
No Inks
Colors	Tom Ziuko
No Colors
Letters	Steve Haynie
No Letters
Editing	Mike Gold (story)
No Editing
Page Count	8
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings
Synopsis	Cynthia Hastings helps outfit Blackhawk for the job.
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Notes	Continued from Action Comics Weekly 602, continued in Action Comics Weekly 604. Should be labeled as Part 3, not Chapter 3 to match other chapters.
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