Action Comics Weekly
#638
(February 7, 1989)
DC,
1988 Series
- Price
- 1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD; 0.60 GBP
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- weekly with the exception of the last week of the year
- On-sale Date
- 1988-12-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Mike Gold (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor); Dick Giordano (excutive editor)
Yarva Demonicus Etrigan
The Demon / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
- Genre
- superhero; horror-suspense
- Characters
- The Demon [Etrigan]
Exiles, Part III
Speedy / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Mark Verheiden
- Pencils
- Louis Williams
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin
- Colors
- Julianna Ferriter
- Letters
- Tim Harkins
- Editing
- Robert Greenberger (editor)
- Job Number
- G-4556
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I am speaking with Laurence Haase....
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Speedy [Roy Harper]; Owen Burley; Luana (phone); Sean Bauman [Phillip Lossner]
- Synopsis
- Speedy is beaten when he reports the results of his investigation to the client.
- Reprints
-
in Os Novos Titãs (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #72 (Março 1992)
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Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #637; continues in Action Comics Weekly #639.
Part III: The Road to Hell
The Demon / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Alan Grant
- Pencils
- Mark Pacella
- Inks
- Bill Wray
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Dan Raspler (editor)
- Job Number
- G-4372
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jason's going to be furious, Glenda!
- Genre
- superhero; horror-suspense
- Characters
- The Demon [Etrigan]; Jason Blood; Glenda Mark; Randu; Asteroth; Merlin; unnamed demon
- Synopsis
- An unnamed demon nearly kills Jason Blood, but he calls upon Etrigan and is saved, while Asteroth tortures Merlin.
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #637; continues in Action Comics Weekly #639. This is the only chapter to be labeled with a "Part" number.
[The Razor's Edge]
Hero Hotline / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Bob Rozakis
- Pencils
- Stephen DeStefano
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors
- Bob Rozakis
- Letters
- Agustin Más
- Editing
- Brian Augustyn (editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's it. All you heroes just stand there like Statue-Man!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hero Hotline: The Coordinator [Harry]; Diamondette [Diana Theotocopoulos]; Flex [Sturgis Butterfield]; Hotshot [Billy Lefferts] (chooses codename); Microwavabelle [Belle Jackson]; Private Eyes [Lester W. Lee]; Soozie-Q [500-ZQ]; Stretch [Tom Longacre]; Voice-Over [Andy Greenwald]
Melanie Boulder (introduction); unnamed villain (same as in #637, next in Hero Hotline #4); Nancy and Sluggo (pastiche) - Synopsis
- Diamondette escapes from an attacker and three crews go out on assignment.
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #637; continues in Action Comics Weekly #639.
The Power Within
Superman / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- Bill Oakley
- Editing
- Mike Carlin (editor)
- Job Number
- G-4558
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whatever those men have done, Darkseid, they belong here on Earth!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Darkseid; Bob Galt; Mother Tierra
- Synopsis
- Darkseid escapes from Superman, taking the leaders of The Consortium with him.
- Reprints
-
in Superman: The Power Within (DC, 2015 series) ([March] 2015)
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Indexer Notes
Story concludes from Action Comics Weekly #637. "Special Thanks" credit to Tom Peyer.
[no title indexed]
Action Comics Weekly / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Mike Gold
- Pencils
- Kevin Nowlan (cover preview)
- Inks
- Kevin Nowlan (cover preview)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-3541
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'd like to make a few comments on the letters of Action Comics Weekly #627.
- Characters
- Phantom Lady
Toast of the Capitol
Phantom Lady / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Len Strazewski
- Pencils
- Chuck Austen
- Inks
- Gary Martin
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Mark Waid (editor)
- Job Number
- G-4521
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy, you did it this time, pal!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Phantom Lady [Dee Tyler]; Roger Richter; U.S. Vice President; U.S. Speaker of The House; terrorists
- Synopsis
- Phantom Lady and Roger stop a kidnapping of the Vice President.
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #637; continues in Action Comics Weekly #639.
Crack Up, [Chapter Three]: Burning Down the House
Wild Dog / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Max Allan Collins
- Pencils
- Terry Beatty
- Inks
- John Nyberg
- Colors
- Carl Gafford
- Letters
- Tim Harkins
- Editing
- Brian Augustyn (editor)
- Job Number
- G-4476
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Calloway is taking it hard...
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lou Godder; Lt. Andy Flint
- Synopsis
- Wild Dog starts destroying a drug ring.
Indexer Notes
Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #637; continues in Action Comics Weekly #639.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Yarva Demonicus Etrigan
The Demon -
1.
Exiles, Part III
Speedy -
2.
Part III: The Road to Hell
The Demon -
3.
[The Razor's Edge]
Hero Hotline -
4.
The Power Within
Superman -
5.
["I'd like to make a few comments on the letters of Action Comics Weekly #627."]
Action Comics Weekly -
6.
Toast of the Capitol
Phantom Lady -
7.
Crack Up, [Chapter Three]: Burning Down the House
Wild Dog
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