(November 29, 1988)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- DC
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched; On-Going
Issue Notes
Contains 6 stories. Also contains a promo feature "Daily Planet", with information on the Invasion series. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.
Heroes
Green Lantern; Captain Atom / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- James Owsley [Christopher Priest] (co-plotter); Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] (co-plotter)
- Pencils:
- Mark Bright [M.D. Bright]
- Inks:
- Romeo Tanghal
- Colors:
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters:
- Albert DeGuzman
- Editing:
- Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; alien in form of Randy Violent; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]; Janel Powell; Mr. East; Joseph Buchannon; Chuck
- Synopsis:
- Captain Atom enlists military intelligence to track down the alien and when he finds it he leaves Hal Jordan supporting a building after they argue.
- Reprints:
- in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #9 (Dicembre 1990)
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 627, continued in Action Comics Weekly 629.
Knock 'Em Dead (Part 5)
Black Canary / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Sharon Wright
- Pencils:
- Randy DuBurke
- Inks:
- Pablo Marcos
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- Steve Haynie
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero; Adventure
- Characters:
- Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Deborah Tilden; Cat Maddox; Bob; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Richard Malone (dies)
- Synopsis:
- Black Canary and Lt. Cameron exchange information on a murder case, but the murderer strikes again.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 627, continued in Actions Comics Weekly 629.
Arrival; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 3)
Speedy / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Cheri Wilkerson; Marv Wolfman (co-plotter)
- Pencils:
- Tom Mandrake
- Inks:
- Tom Mandrake
- Colors:
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Editing:
- Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Speedy [Roy Harper]; Lian Harper; Mr. Hunter
- Synopsis:
- Speedy arrives at his vacation home after attempts on his life and a kidnapping of Lian.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 627, continued in Actions Comics Weekly 629.
Wipeout!
Superman / comic story / 2 pages
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]; Bob Galt
- Synopsis:
- Bob Galt helps Superman defeat his attackers.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 627, continued in Actions Comics Weekly 629
Remains To Be Seen
The Secret Six / comic story / 8 pages
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]; Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; Rafael DiRienzi; August Durant (corpse); Walter Fenady; Mr. Drake; Mr. Giddens; Mr. Thorsen; U.S. Secretary o
- Synopsis:
- The Secret Six destroys the headquarters of "The Agency" after finding the evidence of their germ warfare activities.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 627, continued in Actions Comics Weekly 629. Many of the word balloons in the conversation between Mr. Fenady and the U.S. Secretary of Defense are pointing to the wrong person.
...And A Time To Gather Stones Together
Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Martin Pasko
- Pencils:
- Rick Burchett
- Inks:
- John Nyberg
- Colors:
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters:
- Steve Haynie
- Editing:
- Mike Gold (story)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure; War
- Characters:
- Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Weng Chan; Natalie Reed; Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson] (dies); Steve Claiborne [aka. Leslie Richardson]; Keng Kuan Chee [Mairzey]
- Synopsis:
- The Blackhawks fly back to Singapore with a dying Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson], Natalie reveals family problems, and a Nazi group experiments with LSD.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 622; continued in Actions Comics Weekly 629
Invasion First Strike!
Daily Planet / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Firestorm [Ronald Raymond and Professor Martin Stein]; Firehawk; Power Girl [Kara Starr]; Starman [Will Payton]; Wonder Woman ; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Doom Patrol; Sea Devils; Aquaman [Art
Indexer Notes
Information on the Invasion series.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Heroes
Green Lantern; Captain Atom -
2.
Knock 'Em Dead (Part 5)
Black Canary -
3.
Arrival; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 3)
Speedy -
4.
Wipeout!
Superman -
5.
Remains To Be Seen
The Secret Six -
6.
...And A Time To Gather Stones Together
Blackhawk -
7.
Invasion First Strike!
Daily Planet
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- Gregory Fischer
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- Brian Mowbray
- Donald Dale Milne
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