Action Comics Weekly #617

(September 13, 1988)

Assault On A Green (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Peter David

Pencils:

Richard Howell

Inks:

Arne Starr

Colors:

Anthony Tollin

Letters:

Helen Vesik

Editing:

Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)

Job Number:

G-3796

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Castle [Dr. Castle] (first name given as both Roger and Max); Siphon; Runaround Sue; Lillian Hawkes; Stasis; Incinderella; Lt. Burt Rensaleer

Synopsis:

Hal Jordan tracks down and is attacked by the Freak Show, while Arisia contemplates her relationship.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618.

Seems Like Old Times... (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Pasko

Pencils:

Rick Burchett

Inks:

Rick Burchett

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

Steve Haynie

Editing:

Mike Gold (story)

Job Number:

G-4063

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure; War

Characters:

Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Natalie Reed; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Weng Chan; Olaf Friedriksen; Johannes Van Der Houten; Mr. Kustarto

Synopsis:

Weng brings Olaf to a reunion with the Blackhawks and Olaf and Blackhawk get into a barroom fight.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618.

Puppy Dog Tale; (Fatal Distraction Chapter 3) (Table of Contents)

Wild Dog / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Max Collins

Pencils:

Terry Beatty

Inks:

John Nyberg

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

Tim Harkins

Editing:

Brian Augustyn (story)

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

Characters:

Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Susan King; Harry; unnamed wife of Harry

Synopsis:

Wild Dog breaks up a domestic quarrel and is helped by Wild Pup.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly #616, continued in Action Comics Weekly #618.

Missing Person (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roger Stern

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

Bill Oakley

Editing:

Mike Carlin (story)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]

Synopsis:

Superman helps police get a description of Charles Culpepper's attacker and searches for Bob Galt.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618.

Channel Switching (Table of Contents)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Kupperberg

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Colors:

Petra Scotese

Letters:

Fred Carrillo

Editing:

Renee Witterstaetter (story)

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

The Phantom Stranger; Sylvia Blaine; Ky'lhorr

Synopsis:

The Phantom Stranger helps send an Atlantean king's spirit to its final rest after it is mistakenly called by a medium.

Motives; ([The Cheshire Contract] Chapter 5) (Table of Contents)

Nightwing & Speedy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman

Pencils:

Chuck Patton

Inks:

Tom Poston

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Albert DeGuzman

Editing:

Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)

Job Number:

G-3844

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Cheshire [aka. Jade]; Wen Chen Cheng

Synopsis:

Nightwing fights Cheshire to a standstill as she injures Speedy, though Speedy takes custody of his daughter.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618.