(December 27, 1988)

DC, 1988 Series
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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
1988-11-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Mike Gold (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Contains a text feature "Daily Planet," with information on the Invasion series.

Nightwing & Speedy Under Fire! (Table of Contents)

Nightwing; Speedy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tom Grindberg (signed as TOM GRINDBERG)
Inks
Tom Grindberg (signed as TOM GRINDBERG)
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Robert Greenberger (cover editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Speedy [Roy Harper]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Lian Harper; unnamed terrorists
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Beyond Phobus (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Christopher Priest (credited as James Owsley); M. D. Bright (credited) (co-plotter)
Pencils
M. D. Bright (credited)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)
Editing
Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil) (editor); Dan Raspler (credited) (assistant editor)

Job Number
G-4606
Feature Logo
Green Lantern [silver age]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Lord Malvolio]
Synopsis
Hal Jordan is drawn into an unknown sector of space by Malvolio, who claims he will imprison Hal.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Cat and Mouse, Chapter II (Table of Contents: 2)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
Fred Carrillo (credited)
Inks
Fred Carrillo (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)
Editing
Renee Witterstaetter (credited as Renée Witterstaetter) (editor)

Job Number
G-4131
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The Phantom Stranger
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Phantom Stranger; Dr. Terrence Thirteen; Tannarak; Tala [as Cassandra Craft]; lion creation of Tannarak
Synopsis
Tannarak captures the Phantom Stranger and creates a lion creature, while Tala tracks him disguised as Cassandra Craft.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Knock 'Em Dead, Part 9 (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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)

Job Number
G-4353
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Black Canary
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Deborah Tilden (dies); Cat Maddox; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Jason Marsh; Mr. Larkin
Synopsis
Black Canary becomes injured when she thwarts a murder attempt, and the assailant escapes and kidnaps her intended victim.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Holy War (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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)

Job Number
G-4460
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Superman [rounded u bottom]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Mother Tierra; Listener
Synopsis
Superman battles the Consortium and his cult of worshippers joins in.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Invasion First Strike! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Mike Gold (credited)
Pencils
Curt Swan (cover preview)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (cover preview)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-3501
Feature Logo
Action Comics Weekly

Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter Seven: A Time of Changes (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Cherie Wilkerson (credited)
Pencils
Vince Giarrano (credited)
Inks
Tom Mandrake (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Editing
Barbara Kesel (credited) (editor)

Job Number
G-4314
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Nightwing; Speedy
Genre
superhero
Characters
Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Hunter; Moira; Button; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Mrs. Sebastian; Sinnead (dies); Beryl (on phone); Seamus Paul O'Connor
Synopsis
Speedy and Nightwing are attacked by the Sanas and the Friends of the Empire, and saved by Officer Hunter, after Moira is injured by a bomb.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Doing the Horizontal Goosestep (Table of Contents: 8)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko (credited)
Pencils
Rick Burchett (credited)
Inks
Rick Burchett (credited)
Colors
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters
Steven Haynie (credited as Steve Haynie)
Editing
Mike Gold (credited) (editor)

Job Number
G-4275
Feature Logo
Blackhawk
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Gretchen Koblenz; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Constance Darabont (dies); Dieter; Olaf Friedriksen
Synopsis
Nazis kill Ms. Darabont and impersonate her to obtain the LSD shipment from the Blackhawks.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Nightwing & Speedy Under Fire!
    Nightwing; Speedy
  2. 1. Beyond Phobus
    Green Lantern
  3. 2. Cat and Mouse, Chapter II
    The Phantom Stranger
  4. 3. Knock 'Em Dead, Part 9
    Black Canary
  5. 4. Holy War
    Superman
  6. 5. Invasion First Strike!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Action Comics Weekly
  8. 7. Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter Seven: A Time of Changes
    Nightwing; Speedy
  9. 8. Doing the Horizontal Goosestep
    Blackhawk
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore