(December 13, 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. This cover is preprinted as a pinup page in Action Comics Weekly 629. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.
Will
Green Lantern; Captain Atom / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- James Owsley [Christopher Priest]; Mark Bright [M.D. Bright]
- Pencils:
- Mark Bright [M.D. Bright]
- Inks:
- Romeo Tanghal
- Colors:
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters:
- Albert DeGuzman
- Editing:
- Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
- Job Number:
- G-4444
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; alien in form of Randy Violent; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]
- Synopsis:
- Captain Atom fights Hal Jordan and leaves him exhausted in the desert and goes back to attack an alien.
- Reprints:
- in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #10 (Gennaio 1991)
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.
Knock 'Em Dead (Part 7)
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)
- Job Number:
- G-4323
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero; Adventure
- Characters:
- Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Deborah Tilden; Cat Maddox; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Anna; Ron Tompkins
- Synopsis:
- Black Canary breaks up a police arrest and the suspect goes free, only to be captured by another murderer.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.
...The Mockingbird Still Singing O'er Its Grave...
The Secret Six / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Martin Pasko
- Pencils:
- Frank Springer
- Inks:
- Frank McLaughlin
- Colors:
- Carl Gafford
- Letters:
- Tim Harkins
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger (story)
- Job Number:
- G-3808
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Carlo DiRienzi (dies); Walter Fenady (dies); Ms. Heppel; Max (dies); Mr. Thorsen; Mr. Giddens; Gus Markesson; Rafael DiRienzi [Mockingbird?
- Synopsis:
- The Secret Six kills the last of "The Agency" personnel after they attack, Rafael DiRienzi disappears after his father is killed, and a new Mockingbird appears.
Indexer Notes
Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 629.
The Power From Beyond!
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)
- Job Number:
- G-4424
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Mother Tierra; Listener
- Synopsis:
- Superman tries to trace the energy that his worshippers gain their powers from, as the Consortium rushes to their hideout.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.
Attacks; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 5)
Speedy / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Cheri Wilkerson
- Pencils:
- Tom Mandrake
- Inks:
- Tom Mandrake
- Colors:
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters:
- Agustin Mas
- Editing:
- Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4312
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Hunter; Moira; Button
- Synopsis:
- Speedy tries to rescue the kidnapped Button from the Friends of The Empire after they firebomb his house.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.
Mr. Blackhawk Goes To Washington
Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Martin Pasko
- Pencils:
- Rick Burchett
- Inks:
- Rick Burchett
- Colors:
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters:
- Steve Haynie
- Editing:
- Mike Gold (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4237
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure; War
- Characters:
- Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Steve Claiborne [aka. Leslie Richardson]; Natalie Reed; Gretchen Koblenz; Wendell Hardesty; Keng Kuan Chee [Mairzey]; President Harry S. Truman; Dean Forrestal; Admiral Hillenkoetter; George
- Synopsis:
- Blackhawk accepts a deal to work for the U.S. government, which pulls Steve Claiborne [aka. Leslie Richardson] off the case, while a Nazi group plots to ambush Blackhawk.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.
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.
Will
Green Lantern; Captain Atom -
2.
Knock 'Em Dead (Part 7)
Black Canary -
3.
...The Mockingbird Still Singing O'er Its Grave...
The Secret Six -
4.
The Power From Beyond!
Superman -
5.
Attacks; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 5)
Speedy -
6.
Mr. Blackhawk Goes To Washington
Blackhawk -
7.
Invasion First Strike!
Daily Planet
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