(December 20, 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.
The Phantom Stranger Combats His Greatest Foes!
The Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Jim Starlin (signed)
- Inks:
- Jim Starlin (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger (cover)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Occult
- Characters:
- The Phantom Stranger
Indexer Notes
Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 630.
Détente
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-4468
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; alien in form of Randy Violent; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]
- Synopsis:
- Captain Atom attempts unsuccessfully to track an alien into space, then rescues Hal Jordan from a desert, after which Hal finds his power battery in the hands of some common crooks and confronts them to recharge his ring and capture them.
- Reprints:
- in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #10 (Gennaio 1991)
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 630, continued in Action Comics Weekly 632.
Knock 'Em Dead (Part 8)
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-4324
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero; Adventure
- Characters:
- Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Ron Tompkins (dies); Ken Glazier; Cat Maddox
- Synopsis:
- Black Canary tracks Cat Maddox, who commits another murder and eludes capture.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 630, continued in Action Comics Weekly 632.
Cat And Mouse (Chapter 1)
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul Kupperberg
- Pencils:
- Fred Carrillo
- Inks:
- Fred Carrillo
- Colors:
- Petra Scotese
- Letters:
- Albert DeGuzman
- Editing:
- Renee Witterstaetter (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4134
Content Information
- Genre:
- Occult
- Characters:
- The Phantom Stranger; Cassandra Craft; Dr. Terrence Thirteen; Tannarak; Tala
- Synopsis:
- The Phantom Stranger confronts Tannarak and Tala, after Tala appears to defeat Cassandra Craft.
Indexer Notes
Continued in Action Comics Weekly 632. Pages 6 and 7 are reversed in order.
Point Blank
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-4459
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Mother Tierra
- Synopsis:
- Superman fights the Consortium after discovering it is receiving the same rays from outer space that his worshippers are.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 630, continued in Action Comics Weekly 632.
Old Friends, New Enemies; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 6)
Speedy / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Cherie Wilkerson
- Pencils:
- Vince Giarrano
- Inks:
- Tom Mandrake
- Colors:
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters:
- Agustin Mas
- Editing:
- Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4313
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Hunter; Moira; Button; Dick Grayson; Mr. Clapton; Mrs. Sebastian
- Synopsis:
- Nightwing returns to Ireland after Speedy defeats some Sanas and some police are found to be causing murders as the Friends of The Empire.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 630, continued in Action Comics Weekly 632.
Kissoff--That's a Russian Word, Isn't It?
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-4238
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure; War
- Characters:
- Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Natalie Reed; Gretchen Koblenz; Keng Kuan Chee [Mairzey]; President Harry S. Truman; Dean Forrestal; Admiral Hillenkoetter; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Constance Darabont; Dieter; Simon
- Synopsis:
- The Blackhawks discuss espionage with President Truman while some C.I.G. operatives kidnap Natalie Reed, and a Nazi plot to steal LSD begins.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 630, continued in Action Comics Weekly 632.
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
-
1.
Détente
Green Lantern; Captain Atom -
2.
Knock 'Em Dead (Part 8)
Black Canary -
3.
Cat And Mouse (Chapter 1)
The Phantom Stranger -
4.
Point Blank
Superman -
5.
Old Friends, New Enemies; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 6)
Speedy -
6.
Kissoff--That's a Russian Word, Isn't It?
Blackhawk -
7.
Invasion First Strike!
Daily Planet
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