(October 18, 1988)

DC, 1988 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
weekly with the exception of the last week of the year
On-sale Date
1988-09-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Mike Gold (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Contains 6 stories.

Green Lantern Cleans Up! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Robert Greenberger (cover editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; common crooks

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

The Edge of Forever (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Christopher Priest (credited as James C. Owsley); M. D. Bright (credited as Mark Bright) (co-plotter)
Pencils
M. D. Bright (credited as Mark Bright)
Inks
José Marzán Jr.
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Albert DeGuzman
Editing
Denny O'Neil (editor); Dan Raspler (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Dex; Hawk; Chip; Al
Synopsis
Hal Jordan tracks the yellow beam that destroyed his power battery to the edge of Sector 2814.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #621; continues in Action Comics Weekly #623. Contains a scene which is a flashback to Green Lantern Special #1.

Fatal Distraction, Chapter Eight: To Help a Child (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Max Allan Collins (credited as Max Collins)
Pencils
Terry Beatty
Inks
John Nyberg
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Tim Harkins
Editing
Brian Augustyn (editor)

Job Number
G-4225
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Lt. Andy Flint; Susan King; Len (Susan King's camerman); unnamed female serial killer
Synopsis
The serial killer turns herself in to the police after wounding Wild Pup.

Indexer Notes

Story concludes from Action Comics Weekly #621.

[We Don't Need the Super-Hero] (Table of Contents: 3)

Starman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern
Pencils
Tom Lyle
Inks
Robert Campanella
Colors
Daniel Vozzo
Letters
Agustin Más
Editing
Robert Greenberger (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Starman [Will Payton]; Jayne Payton; unnamed villain in a S.T.A.R. Labs armored suit; Vincent Garvey; Don
Synopsis
Starman defeats someone in a S.T.A.R. Labs armored suit.
Reprints

Seeds of Doubt (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Bill Oakley
Editing
Mike Carlin (editor)

Job Number
G-4337
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; John Hodges; Mr. Billings
Synopsis
Superman and Bob Galt leave some muggers behind, while The Consortium decides to destroy Superman.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #621; continues in Action Comics Weekly #623.

Dead Man on Campus (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
Frank Springer
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Albert DeGuzman
Editing
Robert Greenberger (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Billy Abrahams; Shelley; Steve Traeger; Gus Markesson; Lurene; Mr. Drake; Walter Fenady; August Durant (flashback); Mikhail (flashback)
Synopsis
The Agency continues to track the Secret Six, and Ladonna learns some of August Durant's background.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #621; continues in Action Comics Weekly #623.

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

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

Script
Mike Gold
Pencils
Brent Anderson (cover preview)
Inks
Brent Anderson (cover preview)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-3384

The Big Blowoff (Table of Contents: 7)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
Rick Burchett
Inks
Rick Burchett
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Steven Haynie
Editing
Mike Gold (editor)

Job Number
G-3384
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Olaf Friedriksen; Weng Chan; Marcia Rossiter [also as Alice Richardson] (dies); Steve Claiborne [also as Leslie Richardson]; Johannes Van Der Houten (may die); Johannes Van Der Houten's army; Mr. K
Synopsis
The Blackhawks escape from Van Der Houten, but Marcia Rossiter (Alice Richardson) dies.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #621; continues in Action Comics Weekly #628.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Green Lantern Cleans Up!
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. The Edge of Forever
    Green Lantern
  3. 2. Fatal Distraction, Chapter Eight: To Help a Child
    Wild Dog
  4. 3. [We Don't Need the Super-Hero]
    Starman
  5. 4. Seeds of Doubt
    Superman
  6. 5. Dead Man on Campus
    The Secret Six
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Action Comics Weekly
  8. 7. The Big Blowoff
    Blackhawk
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