(May 31, 1988)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- DC
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched; On-Going
Issue Notes
No cover date. Cover date backed off later issues. Contains 6 stories. No letter column. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.
Green Lantern Learns The Meaning of Fear!
Green Lantern / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- George Perez
- Inks:
- George Perez
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger (cover)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Indexer Notes
Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 601.
Requiem
Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- James Owsley [Christopher Priest]
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Gil Kane
- Colors:
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters:
- Albert DeGuzman
- Editing:
- Denny O'Neil (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Katma Tui (corpse ONLY); John Stewart; Arisia; Kilowog
- Synopsis:
- Hal Jordan attempts and fails to stop Star Saphire's rampage.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603. Spelling "Zamorans" is used in this story.
Showdown; (Chapter 2)
Deadman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mike Baron
- Pencils:
- Dan Jurgens
- Inks:
- Tony DeZuniga
- Colors:
- Liz Berube
- Letters:
- Steve Haynie
- Editing:
- Barbara Randall [Barbara Kesel] (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Occult
- Characters:
- Deadman [Boston Brand]; Major Grace Kasaba; Professor Fulgencio Flores; Talaoc; Mr. Jones
- Synopsis:
- Deadman discovers that C.I.A. section chief Grace Kasaba has been possessed by Talaoc, who tries to fight Deadman.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603.
Dog Gone; (Moral Stand Chapter 2)
Wild Dog / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Max Collins
- Pencils:
- Terry Beatty
- Inks:
- John Nyberg
- Colors:
- Michele Wolfman
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing:
- Mike Gold (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure
- Characters:
- Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lt. Andy Flint; Susan King; Len [Susan King's camerman]; B. Lyle Layman; Lou Godder; Mr. H. Hovey; Helen Scournt; Reverend Smuggworthy
- Synopsis:
- The Legion of Morality begins an attack on pornography while Wild Dog lays low.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603.
They Can Run, But They Can't Hide!
Superman / comic story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Roger Stern
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- John Beatty
- Colors:
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters:
- Bill Oakley
- Editing:
- Mike Carlin (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Charles Culpepper
- Synopsis:
- Bob Galt's would-be assassins try to escape from Superman.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603.
Look What Fell Out of The Sky Today
The Secret Six / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Martin Pasko
- Pencils:
- Dan Spiegle
- Inks:
- Dan Spiegle
- Colors:
- Carl Gafford
- Letters:
- Carrie Spiegle
- Editing:
- Dick Giordano (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Mockingbird [August Durant] (dies); original Secret Six [King Savage (dies); Lili Deneuve (dies); Kit Langman (dies); Carlo DiRienzi; Tiger Force (dies)]; second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo
- Synopsis:
- Five of the original Secret Six (all except Carlo DiRienzi) die by sabotuers, while the new Secret Six receive their gear.
Indexer Notes
Characters: Dr. Maria Verdugo added by EarthFurst, 2005-06-08 (Per Sandell ed.)
Another Fine War (Part 2)
Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mike Grell
- Pencils:
- Rick Burchett
- Inks:
- Pablo Marcos
- Colors:
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters:
- Steve Haynie
- Editing:
- Mike Gold (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure; War
- Characters:
- Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings; Mr. Zalecki
- Synopsis:
- Blackhawk excapes from Mr. Zalecki and his friends with the help of Cynthia Hastings, and she outlines a job for him.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603.
Focus
The Atom / text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Brian Augustyn
- Editing:
- Brian Augustyn (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]
Indexer Notes
Article relates the history of The Atom [Ray Palmer].
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Requiem
Green Lantern -
2.
Showdown; (Chapter 2)
Deadman -
3.
Dog Gone; (Moral Stand Chapter 2)
Wild Dog -
4.
They Can Run, But They Can't Hide!
Superman -
5.
Look What Fell Out of The Sky Today
The Secret Six -
6.
Another Fine War (Part 2)
Blackhawk -
7.
Focus
The Atom
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- Donald Dale Milne
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