Action Comics Weekly
#628
(November 29, 1988)
DC,
1988 Series
- 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
- 1988-10-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Mike Gold (credited) (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (credited) (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (credited) (associate editor); Dick Giordano (credited) (executive editor)
Issue Notes
Contains 6 stories. Also contains a promo feature "Daily Planet," with information on the Invasion series.
Blackhawk Returns to Action!
Blackhawk / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Pratt (signed as
P.) - Inks
- George Pratt (signed as P.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Editing
- Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
Heroes
Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Christopher Priest (credited as James Owsley) (script, plot); M. D. Bright (credited) (plot)
- Pencils
- M. D. Bright (credited)
- Inks
- Romeo Tanghal (credited)
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin (credited)
- Letters
- Albert DeGuzman (credited as Albert De Guzman)
- Editing
- Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil) (editor); Dan Raspler (credited) (assistant editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...And here's an update on that building that nearly collapsed this morning. Emergency crews are on the scene... Fire-fighters and paramedics are searching the building for trapped office workers.
- Feature Logo
Green Lantern [silver age]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; unnamed 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) -
in Os Novos Titãs (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #73 (Abril 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues in Action Comics Weekly #629.
Knock 'Em Dead, Part 5
Black Canary / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Sharon Wright (credited)
- Pencils
- Randy DuBurke (credited)
- Inks
- Pablo Marcos (credited)
- Colors
- Gene D'Angelo (credited)
- Letters
- Steven Haynie (credited as Steve Haynie)
- Editing
- Robert Greenberger (credited) (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lt. Cameron? Fisk, downtown.
- Feature Logo
Black Canary- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Deborah Tilden; Cat Maddox; Bob; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Richard Malone (dies); Fisk (downtown officer, only voice)
- Synopsis
- Black Canary and Lt. Cameron exchange information on a murder case, but the murderer strikes again.
- Keywords
- Seattle
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues in Actions Comics Weekly #629.
Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter Three: Arrival
Nightwing; Speedy / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Cherie Wilkerson (credited) (writer, co-plotter); Marv Wolfman (credited) (co-plotter)
- Pencils
- Tom Mandrake (credited)
- Inks
- Tom Mandrake (credited)
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Editing
- Barbara Kesel (credited) (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Northern Ireland-- beautiful, green, and troubed. But Roy Harper is seeking peace, which he hopes to find in the small town his great-grandfather left years ago.
- Feature Logo
Nightwing; 
Speedy- 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.
- Reprints
- in Os Novos Titãs (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #67 (Outubro 1991)
-
in Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies (DC, 2013 series) ([October] 2013)
-
- Keywords
- Northern Ireland
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues in Actions Comics Weekly #629. Nightwing does not appear this issue, but is listed as co-feature.
Wipeout!
Superman / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Roger Stern (credited)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (credited)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (credited)
- Colors
- Tom Ziuko (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Oakley (credited)
- Editing
- Mike Carlin (credited) (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Those creeps are toying with us! They probably plan to blow this jeep apart piece by piece, until they...
- Feature Logo
Superman [rounded u bottom]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Bob Galt
- Synopsis
- Bob Galt helps Superman defeat his attackers.
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Power Within (DC, 2015 series) ([March] 2015)
-
- Keywords
- Daily Planet
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues in Actions Comics Weekly #629.
Invasion First Strike! [Daily Planet Issue Number MXLLLV]
Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The South Pacific ---U. S. troops trapped under enemy fire in the South Pacific were joined in their battle against the alien invasion force by Firestorm, Firehawk, Power Girl, and Starman.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Firestorm [Ronald Raymond; Professor Martin Stein]; Firehawk; Power Girl [Kara Starr]; Starman [Will Payton]; Wonder Woman; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Doom Patrol; Sea Devils; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
Indexer Notes
Information on the Invasion series. Characters mentioned, not pictured.
Remains to Be Seen
Secret Six / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Martin Pasko (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank Springer (credited)
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin (credited)
- Colors
- Carl Gafford (credited)
- Letters
- Albert DeGuzman (credited)
- Editing
- Robert Greenberger (credited) (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you will not accept my apology, Rafael, at least hear an explanation.
- Feature Logo
The Secret Six!- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- 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 of Defense
- Synopsis
- The Secret Six destroys the headquarters of "The Agency" after finding the evidence of their germ warfare activities.
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues 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.
Just Folk
Mister Miracle / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Surviving the American dream
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Big Barda; Oberon
Indexer Notes
Promo for Mister Miracle (DC, 1989 series) series.
[no title indexed]
Action Comics Weekly / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Gold (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Rockwell (cover preview)
- Inks
- Dick Rockwell (cover preview)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-3443
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To whom it may concern:
- Feature Logo
Action Comics Weekly
Indexer Notes
Letters from Reverend Grant R. Kent, Marc Kevin Hall, David Metz, Michelle E. Koller, Michael Allen, Patrick J. Fenimore, J. Michael Ryan, and Tom Roche. Small preview for next issue's cover.
...And a Time to Gather Stones Together
Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Martin Pasko (credited)
- Pencils
- Rick Burchett (credited)
- Inks
- John Nyberg (credited)
- Colors
- Tom Ziuko (credited)
- Letters
- Steven Haynie (credited as Steve Haynie)
- Editing
- Mike Gold (credited) (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mairzey-dotes and dozey-dotes an' li'l lambsey divey...
- Feature Logo
Blackhawk- Genre
- adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Weng Chan; Natalie Reed; Marcia Rossiter [also as Alice Richardson] (dies); Steve Claiborne [also as Leslie Richardson]; Keng Kuan Chee [Mairzey]
- Synopsis
- The Blackhawks fly back to Singapore with a dying Marcia Rossiter (Alice Richardson), Natalie reveals family problems, and a Nazi group experiments with LSD.
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #622; continues in Actions Comics Weekly #629.
I Will Show You Terror in a Handful of Dust
Sandman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He controls your dreams
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dream [Morpheus]
Indexer Notes
Promo for Sandman (DC, 1989 series) series.
Art by Mike Dringenberg per signature on original art. Previously cataloged as by Sam Kieth.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Blackhawk Returns to Action!
Blackhawk -
1.
Heroes
Green Lantern -
2.
Knock 'Em Dead, Part 5
Black Canary -
3.
Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter Three: Arrival
Nightwing; Speedy -
4.
Wipeout!
Superman -
5.
Invasion First Strike! [Daily Planet Issue Number MXLLLV]
Daily Planet -
6.
Remains to Be Seen
Secret Six -
7.
Just Folk
Mister Miracle -
8.
["To whom it may concern:"]
Action Comics Weekly -
9.
...And a Time to Gather Stones Together
Blackhawk -
10.
I Will Show You Terror in a Handful of Dust
Sandman
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