Action Comics Weekly #623

(October 25, 1988)

Priest (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)

Job Number:

G-4263

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Priest

Synopsis:

Hal Jordan tracks the beam that destroyed his power battery to another planet, where the being who caused it gets Hal to intervene in an interplanetary war.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 622, continued in Action Comics Weekly 624.

My Week In Valhalla (Chapter 1) (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas

Pencils:

Rick Stasi

Inks:

Rick Magyar

Colors:

Nansi Hoolahan

Letters:

Jean Simek

Editing:

Mike Gold (story)

Job Number:

G-4207

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; Ralph Decker; Mr. Randall; Elvira Thickert; Zack McCullers (dies); Dawn McCullers; Dudley; Joel

Synopsis:

After Captain Marvel accidently kills a man, Billy Batson tries to make amends with the family.

Indexer Notes

Continued in Action Comics Weekly 624.

Seventeen; [(Grave Doings Part 5)] (Table of Contents)

Deadman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mike Baron

Pencils:

Kelley Jones

Inks:

Tony DeZuniga; Pablo Marcos

Colors:

Daniel Vozzo

Letters:

Helen Vesik

Editing:

Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)

Job Number:

G-4342

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Deadman [Boston Brand]; Wellman Legros; zombies; Madame Waxahachie (first name given as both Molly and Mabel); Clara; Letrita Brogden; Lisa Brogden; spirit of Stella Peckshaw; spirit of Delia Peckshaw; Luke Estes

Synopsis:

Deadman and Madame Waxahachie track the spirits of the Peckshaw twins who have assembled their army of zombies.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 621, continued in Action Comics Weekly 624. Should be labeled Part 5 to match other chapters.

Revelations (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-4374

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

The Consortium details its reasons for desiring to destroy Superman.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 622, continued in Action Comics Weekly 624.

Standard Allowable Abductions (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]; Shelley; Steve Traeger; Mr. Drake

Synopsis:

Members of the Secret Six escape from "The Agency" with Steve Traeger.

Indexer Notes

Continued from Action Comics Weekly 622, continued in Action Comics Weekly 624. Mitch Hoberman does NOT appear in this issue.

The Devil Was A Baby (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Paul Kupperberg

Pencils:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Inks:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Colors:

Petra Scotese

Letters:

Dan McKinnon

Editing:

Renee Witterstaetter (story)

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

The Phantom Stranger; Sister Camille; Father Davis; Satan

Synopsis:

A priest dispatches Satan after he holds The Phantom Stranger at bay.