(February 21, 1989)
- 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
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- Editing:
- Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched; On-Going
Issue Notes
Contains 6 stories. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.
[no title indexed]
Phantom Lady / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Kevin Nowlan (signed)
- Inks:
- Kevin Nowlan (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger (cover)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Phantom Lady [Dee Tyler]
Indexer Notes
Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 638.
Exiles (Part 4)
Speedy / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mark Verheiden
- Pencils:
- Louis Williams
- Inks:
- Frank McLaughlin
- Colors:
- Julianna Ferriter
- Letters:
- Tim Harkins
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4388
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero; Adventure
- Characters:
- Speedy [Roy Harper]; Owen Burley; Luana; Mrs. Estavez; Lian Harper; Dr. Fielding; Sean Bauman [Phillip Lossner]; Donald Lossner
- Synopsis:
- Speedy escapes from his client and tracks his missing person, while cutting short a date.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.
Witches
Etrigan The Demon / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Alan Grant
- Pencils:
- Mark Pacella
- Inks:
- Bill Wray
- Colors:
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Editing:
- Dan Raspler (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4385
Content Information
- Genre:
- Occult
- Characters:
- Etrigan The Demon; Jason Blood; Glenda Mark; Randu; Asteroth; Merlin; Morgan Le Fay
- Synopsis:
- Asteroth continues to torture Merlin, while Glenda, Randu and Etrigan track her, and Morgan Le Fay is freed.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.
[Keep Her on Ice]
Hero Hotline / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Rozakis
- Pencils:
- Stephen De Stefano
- Inks:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors:
- Bob Ro [Bob Rozakis]
- Letters:
- Agustin Mas
- Editing:
- Brian Augustyn (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4479
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Hotshot [William Lefferts]; Flex [Sturgis Butterfield]; Stretch [Tom Longacre]; 500-2Q; Lester Lee; Voice-Over [Andy Greenwald]; Microwavabelle [Belle Jackson]; Melanie Boulder
- Synopsis:
- One Hero Hotline team successfully completes a mission, one team saves a hostage but the criminal dies, and another team stumbles upon an emergency.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.
An Eye For An Eye
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)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; George; Lou
- Synopsis:
- Some guys beat up a restaurant owner as a response to a terrorist attack.
Indexer Notes
Story is discontinuous with Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640. "Special Thanks" credit to Tom Peyer, but it is not stated what this is for (he is a writer on other stories).
Belle Of The Ball
Phantom Lady / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Len Strazewski
- Pencils:
- Chuck Austen
- Inks:
- Gary Martin
- Colors:
- Glenn Whitmore
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Editing:
- Mark Waid (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4522
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Phantom Lady [Dee Tyler]; Roger Richter; Albert A. Tyler; Edwin Guerrehart; Gronk; Sarah; Marie
- Synopsis:
- The Phantom Lady saves her father's life and obtains some information from his blackmailers.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.
Rung By Rung!; (Crack Up Chapter 4)
Wild Dog / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Max Collins
- Pencils:
- Terry Beatty
- Inks:
- John Nyberg
- Colors:
- Carl Gafford
- Letters:
- Tim Harkins
- Editing:
- Brian Augustyn (story)
- Job Number:
- G-4496
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure
- Characters:
- Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lou Godder; Willie Wallace
- Synopsis:
- Wild Dog continues to track a crack ring, obtaining information from a member.
Indexer Notes
Continued from Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Exiles (Part 4)
Speedy -
2.
Witches
Etrigan The Demon -
3.
[Keep Her on Ice]
Hero Hotline -
4.
An Eye For An Eye
Superman -
5.
Belle Of The Ball
Phantom Lady -
6.
Rung By Rung!; (Crack Up Chapter 4)
Wild Dog
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- Brian Mowbray
- Donald Dale Milne
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