Action Comics Weekly #603

([June 7, 1988])

Retribution! (Table of Contents: 1)

Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Christopher Priest (credited as James Owsley)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited)

Inks

Gil Kane (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Editing

Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor)

Job Number

G-3859

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]

Synopsis

Authorities believe that John Stewart crashed the F-14 into Coast City. Hal Jordan and Star Sapphire battle.

Reprints

• in Os Novos Titãs (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #65 (Agosto 1991)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #602; continues in Action Comics Weekly #604. Spelling "Zamorans" is used in this story.

Spread Your Broken Wings and Learn to Fly (Table of Contents: 2)

Secret Six / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Pasko (credited)

Pencils

Dan Spiegle (credited)

Inks

Dan Spiegle (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited)

Letters

Carrie Spiegle (credited)

Editing

Dick Giordano (credited) (editor)

Job Number

G-3632

Genre

superhero; adventure

Characters

Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; 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.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #602; continues in Action Comics Weekly #604.

Chapter Three: Talaoc's Tale! (Table of Contents: 3)

Deadman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Baron (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited)

Colors

Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)

Letters

Steven Haynie (credited as Steve Haynie)

Editing

Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall) (editor)

Job Number

G-3746

Genre

superhero

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.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #602; continues in Action Comics Weekly #604.

More Powerful Than a Locomotive! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roger Stern (credited)

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

John Beatty (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

Bill Oakley (credited)

Editing

Mike Carlin (credited) (editor)

Job Number

G-3701

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Charles Culpepper

Synopsis

Superman chases Bob Galt's would-be assassins, one kills another and 2 are captured.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Power Within (DC, 2015 series) ([March] 2015)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #602; continues in Action Comics Weekly #604.

Moral Stand, Chapter Three: Censored (Table of Contents: 5)

Wild Dog / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Max Allan Collins (credited)

Pencils

Terry Beatty (credited)

Inks

John Nyberg (credited) (uncredited)

Colors

Michele Wolfman (credited)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Editing

Mike Gold (credited) (editor)

Job Number

G-3714

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Jack Wheeler [Wild Dog]; Lt. Andy Flint; B. Lyle Layman (villain); Lou Godder; Susan King; Helen Scournt; Legion of Morality (villains)

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.

Reprints

• in Liga da Justiça (Editora Abril, 1989 series) #17 (Maio 1990)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #602; continues in Action Comics Weekly #604. John Nyberg as the inker is inferred from previous issues, as none is listed for this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Action Comics Weekly / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Gold (credited)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Steven Craig Horn, Robert MacFarlane, Mike Wekenmann, Red Devil, Malcolm Bourne, Lane Miller, Jeff Gelb, Jamie S. Rich, and Robert T. Jeschonek.

Another Fine War, Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 7)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Grell (credited)

Pencils

Rick Burchett (credited)

Inks

Pablo Marcos (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

Steven Haynie (credited as Steve Haynie)

Editing

Mike Gold (credited) (editor)

Job Number

G-3828

Genre

adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero

Characters

Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings

Synopsis

Cynthia Hastings helps outfit Blackhawk for the job.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #602; continues in Action Comics Weekly #604. Should be labeled as Part 3, not Chapter 3 to match other parts.