([July 5, 1988])

DC, 1988 Series
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Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
1988-05-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Mike Gold (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor)

Issue Notes

No cover date. Cover date backed off later issues.

The Secret Six... Behind Enemy Lines! (Table of Contents)

Secret Six / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Lightle (signed)
Inks
Steve Lightle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Robert Greenberger (cover editor)

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]

Indexer Notes

Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly #606.

Guilty! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Christopher Priest (credited as James Owsley)
Pencils
Tod Smith (credited)
Inks
Tod Smith (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited as Albert T. De Guzman)
Editing
Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor)

Job Number
G-3938
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Oprah Winfrey; Mr. Marx
Synopsis
Hal Jordan decides to appear on the Oprah Winfrey show to improve his public image.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #608.

Chapter Seven: Escape from Hell (Table of Contents: 2)

Deadman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Baron (credited)
Pencils
Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks
Tony DeZuniga (credited)
Colors
Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)
Letters
Steven Haynie (credited as Steve Haynie)
Editing
Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall) (editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Deadman [Boston Brand]; Yakin; Sensei; Satan
Synopsis
Deadman and Yakin escape from Hell after Deadman defeats Sensei again.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #606; continues in Action Comics Weekly #608. The alien known as "Satan" has amnesia and takes on the appearance of D.B. Cooper. It is from the same planet as Talaoc and Yakin.

Moral Stand, Chapter Seven: Legionnaire's Disease (Table of Contents: 3)

Wild Dog / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Max Allan Collins (credited as Max Collins)
Pencils
Terry Beatty (credited)
Inks
John Nyberg (credited)
Colors
Michele Wolfman (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited)
Editing
Mike Gold (credited) (editor)

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lou Godder; Lt. Andy Flint; Detective Calloway; Legion of Morality (some die)
Synopsis
Wild Dog is wounded when he thwarts the Legion of Morality's attack on the Moline News.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #606; continues in Action Comics Weekly #608.

Familiar Face? (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
Curt Swan (credited)
Inks
John Beatty (credited)
Colors
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Editing
Mike Carlin (credited) (editor); Renee Witterstaetter (credited as Renée Witterstaetter) (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Anne
Synopsis
Superman tracks down Charles Culpepper through the Daily Planet's files.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #606; continues in Action Comics Weekly #608.

Gino (Table of Contents: 5)

Secret Six / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko (credited)
Pencils
Dan Spiegle (credited)
Inks
Dan Spiegle (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters
Carrie Spiegle (credited)
Editing
Dick Giordano (credited) (editor)

Job Number
G-3642
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Rafael DiRienzi; Mrs. DiRienzi (flashback, dies); Alberto (flashback); Ralph Dorn
Synopsis
Rafael DiRienzi breaks into the Secret Six headquarters and relates his and his father's histories with Mockingbird. Mockingbird gives them their next assignment.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #606; continues in Action Comics Weekly #608.

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

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

Script
Mike Gold (credited)
Pencils
Paul Smith (cover preview)
Inks
Paul Smith (cover preview)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from David C. Stager, John Moss, Jim Mellicant, John Robert Nelson, and Eric Tischler.

Another Fine War, Chapter 7 (Table of Contents: 7)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
G-4039
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings; Robert Massie; The Red Dragon [Sheah Chun Ryan]; The Red Dragon's pirates
Synopsis
Blackhawk and Robert Massie fight when Cynthia Hastings tries to take a golden statue.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #606; continues in Action Comics Weekly #608. Should be labeled as Part 7 to match other parts.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Secret Six... Behind Enemy Lines!
    Secret Six
  2. 1. Guilty!
    Green Lantern
  3. 2. Chapter Seven: Escape from Hell
    Deadman
  4. 3. Moral Stand, Chapter Seven: Legionnaire's Disease
    Wild Dog
  5. 4. Familiar Face?
    Superman
  6. 5. Gino
    Secret Six
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Action Comics Weekly
  8. 7. Another Fine War, Chapter 7
    Blackhawk
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  • Gregory Fischer
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore