Action Comics Weekly #630

(December 13, 1988)

Will (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Christopher Priest; M. D. Bright (co-plotter)

Pencils

M. D. Bright

Inks

Romeo Tanghal

Colors

Anthony Tollin

Letters

Albert DeGuzman

Editing

Denny O'Neil (editor); Dan Raspler (assistant editor)

Job Number

G-4444

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)
• in Os Novos Titãs (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #74 (Maio 1992)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631.

Knock 'Em Dead, Part 7 (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Canary / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Sharon Wright

Pencils

Randy DuBurke

Inks

Pablo Marcos

Colors

Gene D'Angelo

Letters

Steven Haynie

Editing

Robert Greenberger (editor)

Job Number

G-4323

Genre

superhero

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

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631.

...The Mockingbird Still Singing O'er Its Grave... (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Martin Pasko

Pencils

Frank Springer

Inks

Frank McLaughlin

Colors

Carl Gafford

Letters

Tim Harkins

Editing

Robert Greenberger (editor)

Job Number

G-3808

Genre

superhero

Characters

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 (new 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

Story concludes from Action Comics Weekly #629.

The Power from Beyond! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Roger Stern

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

Tom Ziuko

Letters

Bill Oakley

Editing

Mike Carlin (editor)

Job Number

G-4424

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Kal-El; 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.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Power Within (DC, 2015 series) ([March] 2015)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Action Comics Weekly / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Gold

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-3499

Invasion First Strike! (Table of Contents: 6)

Daily Planet / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

?

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.

Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter V: Attacks (Table of Contents: 7)

Nightwing and Speedy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Cherie Wilkerson

Pencils

Tom Mandrake

Inks

Tom Mandrake

Colors

Adrienne Roy

Letters

Agustin Más

Editing

Barbara Kesel (editor)

Job Number

G-4312

Genre

superhero

Characters

Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Hunter; Moira; Button; Lian Harper

Synopsis

Speedy tries to rescue the kidnapped Button from the Friends of The Empire after they firebomb his house.

Reprints

• in Os Novos Titãs (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #68 (Novembro 1991)
• in Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies (DC, 2013 series) ([October] 2013)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631. Nightwing does not appear but is listed as co-feature.

Mr. Blackhawk Goes to Washington (Table of Contents: 8)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Pasko

Pencils

Rick Burchett

Inks

Rick Burchett

Colors

Tom Ziuko

Letters

Steven Haynie

Editing

Mike Gold (editor)

Job Number

G-4237

Genre

adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero

Characters

Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Steve Claiborne [also as 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 (Leslie Richardson) off the case, while a Nazi group plots to ambush Blackhawk.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631.