Action Comics Weekly #622

(October 18, 1988)

The Edge Of Forever (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

James Owsley [Christopher Priest] (co-plotter); Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] (co-plotter)

Pencils:

Mark Bright [M.D. Bright]

Inks:

Jose Marzan Jr.

Colors:

Anthony Tollin

Letters:

Albert DeGuzman

Editing:

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

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Kal-El aka. 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:

• in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #4 (Luglio 1990)

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 621, continued in Action Comics Weekly 623. Contains a scene which is a flashback to Green Lantern Special 1.

To Help a Child; (Fatal Distraction Chapter 8) (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)

Job Number:

G-4225

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

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

Concluded from Action Comics Weekly #621.

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

Starman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roger Stern

Pencils:

Tom Lyle

Inks:

Robert Campanella

Colors:

Daniel Vozzo

Letters:

Agustin Mas

Editing:

Robert Greenberger (story)

Content Information

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.

Seeds Of Doubt (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)

Job Number:

G-4337

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; John Hodges; Mr. Billings

Synopsis:

Superman and Bob Galt leave some muggers behind, while The Consortium decides to destroy Superman.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 621, continued in Action Comics Weekly 623.

Dead Man On Campus (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Martin Pasko

Pencils:

Frank Springer

Inks:

Frank McLaughlin

Colors:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

Albert DeGuzman

Editing:

Robert Greenberger (story)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; 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

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 621, continued in Action Comics Weekly 623. Mitch Hoberman does NOT appear in this issue.

The Big Blowoff (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-3384

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure; War

Characters:

Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Olaf Friedriksen; Weng Chan; Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson] (dies); Steve Claiborne [aka. 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 [aka. Alice Richardson] dies.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 621, continued in Action Comics Weekly 628.