(December 27, 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 text feature "Daily Planet", with information on the Invasion series. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.
Nightwing & Speedy Under Fire!
Nightwing & Speedy / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Tom Grindberg (signed)
- Inks:
- Tom Grindberg (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger (cover)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Speedy [Roy Harper]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Lian Harper; unnamed terrorists
Beyond Phobus
Green Lantern / 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-4606
Content Information
- 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
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.
Cat And Mouse (Chapter 2)
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-4131
Content Information
- Genre:
- Occult
- 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
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.
Knock 'Em Dead (Part 9)
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-4353
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero; Adventure
- 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
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.
Holy War
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-4460
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Mother Tierra; Listener
- Synopsis:
- Superman battles the Consortium and his cult of worshippers joins in.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.
A Time of Changes; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 7)
Nightwing & Speedy / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Cherie Wilkerson
- Pencils:
- Vince Giarrano
- Inks:
- Tom Mandrake
- Colors:
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Editing:
- Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4314
Content Information
- 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.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631; continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.
Doing The Horizontal Goosestep
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-4275
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure; War
- 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
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.
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.
Beyond Phobus
Green Lantern -
2.
Cat And Mouse (Chapter 2)
The Phantom Stranger -
3.
Knock 'Em Dead (Part 9)
Black Canary -
4.
Holy War
Superman -
5.
A Time of Changes; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 7)
Nightwing & Speedy -
6.
Doing The Horizontal Goosestep
Blackhawk -
7.
Invasion First Strike!
Daily Planet
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