(December 6, 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
1988-10-20
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 6 stories. Also contains a promo feature "Daily Planet", with information on the Invasion series. Also contains a pinup page reproducing the cover to Action Comics Weekly 630.

The Secret of Mockingbird! (Table of Contents)

The Secret Six / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Rockwell (signed)
Inks
Dick Rockwell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]

Indexer Notes

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

Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics Weekly (DC, 1988 series) #629
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So Long Ago the Garden (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Christopher Priest; M. D. Bright (co-plotter)
Pencils
M. D. Bright
Inks
Romeo Tanghal
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Albert DeGuzman
Editing
Denny O'Neil (editor); Dan Raspler (assistant editor)
Job Number
G-4443
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; alien in form of Randy Violent; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]
Synopsis
Captain Atom attacks an alien while Hal Jordan supports a building the alien has weakened.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #628; continues in Action Comics Weekly #630.

Knock 'Em Dead, Part 6 (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Sharon Wright
Pencils
Randy DuBurke
Inks
Pablo Marcos
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Steven Haynie
Editing
Robert Greenberger (editor)
Job Number
G-4301
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Deborah Tilden; Cat Maddox; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Jason Marsh; Marilyn Meyers; Joe; Richard Malone (corpse)
Synopsis
The police and Black Canary both investigate a string of murders; both arriving upon the murderer at the same time.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #628; continues in Action Comics Weekly #630.

Beginning of the End (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
Frank Springer
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Albert DeGuzman
Editing
Robert Greenberger (editor)
Job Number
G-3807
Genre
superhero
Characters
Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; August Durant (flashback); Walter Fenady; Mr. Drake; U.S. Secretary of Defense; Ms. Heppel; Mr. Harris; Max
Synopsis
Carlo DiRienzi briefs the Secret Six on their history and Walter Fenady discovers their destruction of "The Agency."

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #628; continues in Action Comics Weekly #630. Many of the word balloons in the conversation between Mr. Fenady and the Secretary of Defense are pointing to the wrong person.

Journey's End (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Bill Oakley
Editing
Mike Carlin (editor)
Job Number
G-4423
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Mother Tierra; John Hodges
Synopsis
Superman discovers the hiding place of the cult that worships him, and the Consortium follows him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #628; continues in Action Comics Weekly #630.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils
John Severin (signed)
Inks
John Severin (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

This pinup page previews the cover to Action Comics Weekly #630.

Invasion First Strike! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Firestorm [Ronald Raymond; Professor Martin Stein]; Firehawk; Power Girl [Kara Starr]; Starman [Will Payton]; Wonder Woman; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Doom Patrol; Sea Devils; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]

Indexer Notes

Information on the Invasion series.

Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter IV: New Friends, Old Enemies (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Cherie Wilkerson
Pencils
Tom Mandrake
Inks
Tom Mandrake
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Agustin Más
Editing
Barbara Kesel (editor)
Job Number
G-4311
Genre
superhero
Characters
Speedy [Roy Harper]; Lian Harper; Mr. Hunter; Moira; Button; Sean McMullen; Seamus Paul O'Connor
Synopsis
Speedy is harassed by both the Friends of the Empire and the Sanas after he discovers his house is inhabited by 2 children.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #628; continues in Action Comics Weekly #630. Nightwing does not appear but is listed on first page as co-feature.

Some Guys Can't Take "No" for an Answer (Table of Contents: 8)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
Rick Burchett
Inks
John Nyberg
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Steven Haynie
Editing
Mike Gold (editor)
Job Number
G-4236
Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Natalie Reed; Gretchen Koblenz
Synopsis
Blackhawk and Steve Claiborne (Leslie Richardson) fight after Marcia Rossiter (Alice Richardson) dies, and the Blackhawks are invited to meet with president Truman while a Nazi group plots to hijack an LSD shipment.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #628; continues in Action Comics Weekly #630.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Secret of Mockingbird!
    The Secret Six
  2. 1. So Long Ago the Garden
    Green Lantern
  3. 2. Knock 'Em Dead, Part 6
    Black Canary
  4. 3. Beginning of the End
    The Secret Six
  5. 4. Journey's End
    Superman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  7. 6. Invasion First Strike!
    Daily Planet
  8. 7. Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter IV: New Friends, Old Enemies
    Nightwing and Speedy
  9. 8. Some Guys Can't Take "No" for an Answer
    Blackhawk
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