([June 14, 1988])

DC, 1988 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
1988-04-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Mike Gold (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor)

Issue Notes

No cover date. Cover date backed off later issues. No letter column.

On-sale date from Direct Currents #3, confirmed from copyright registration.

Showdown for Wild Dog (Table of Contents)

Wild Dog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Klaus Janson (signed)
Inks
Klaus Janson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Robert Greenberger (cover)

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Legion of Morality

Indexer Notes

Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly #603.

I, the Jury (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Christopher Priest (credited as James Owsley)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Don Simpson (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)
Editing
Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor)

Job Number
G-3863
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]
Synopsis
Star Sapphire frames John Stewart for her faked murder, while she has Hal Jordan imprisoned on Golgotha.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #603; continues in Action Comics Weekly #605 and Green Lantern Special #1. Opening sequence of Green Lantern Special #1 is the same as the ending sequence of this story. Spelling "Zamorans" is used in this story.

Moral Stand, Chapter Four: Unleashed! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Max Allan Collins (credited)
Pencils
Terry Beatty (credited)
Inks
John Nyberg (credited)
Colors
Michele Wolfman (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)
Editing
Mike Gold (credited) (editor)

Job Number
G-3757
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lt. Andy Flint; B. Lyle Layman (villain); Lou Godder; Susan King; Legion of Morality (villains)
Synopsis
The Legion of Morality continues its terrorist attacks, and Wild Dog arrives to attempt to stop one.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #603; continues in Action Comics Weekly #605.

Haunts of the Very Rich (Table of Contents: 3)

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-3643
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Rafael DiRienzi; Warren Lichtfield; Elvis Brockman
Synopsis
The Secret Six sneaks into Elvis Brockman's estate and scares a confession out of him. The second team sneaks into Technodyne Industries and is apprehended while destroying some equipment.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #603; continues in Action Comics Weekly #605.

Final Escape? (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
Curt Swan (credited)
Inks
John Beatty (credited)
Colors
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Editing
Mike Carlin (credited) (editor)

Job Number
G-3702
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Charles Culpepper
Synopsis
Superman apprehends the final one of Bob Galt's assailants, who then appears to blow himself up.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #603; continues in Action Comics Weekly #605.

[Chapter Four] Genie in a Bottle (Table of Contents: 5)

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-3752
Genre
superhero
Characters
Deadman [Boston Brand]; Major Grace Kasaba; Professor Fulgencio Flores; Talaoc; Mr. Combs; Mr. Currier
Synopsis
Deadman fails at an attempt to control an alien spaceship, and is captured by the C.I.A. Talaoc seems to disappear.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #603; continues in Action Comics Weekly #605.

Batman: The Cult (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Focus / in-house column / 2 pages (report information)

Another Fine War, Part 4 (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-3907
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings; Robert Massie; The Red Dragon [Sheah Chun Ryan]; The Red Dragon's pirates; André Blanc-Dumont
Synopsis
Blackhawk and Cynthia Hastings arrive at the Red Dragon's lair and are captured.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #603; continues in Action Comics Weekly #605.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Showdown for Wild Dog
    Wild Dog
  2. 1. I, the Jury
    Green Lantern
  3. 2. Moral Stand, Chapter Four: Unleashed!
    Wild Dog
  4. 3. Haunts of the Very Rich
    Secret Six
  5. 4. Final Escape?
    Superman
  6. 5. [Chapter Four] Genie in a Bottle
    Deadman
  7. 6. Batman: The Cult
    Focus
  8. 7. Another Fine War, Part 4
    Blackhawk
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Dan Creel
  • Hector G. Dueñas G.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore