Price: 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1988-07-28
Editing: Mike Gold (credited) (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (credited) (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (credited) (associate editor)
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[no title indexed]
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Superman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dean Motter (signed as MOTTER)
Inks:
Dean Motter (signed as MOTTER)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Contains 6 stories.

Free with Proofs of Purchase M&M's Painter's Cap
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M&M's / advertisement / 1 page

Assault on a Green
(Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Peter David (credited)
Pencils:
Richard Howell (credited)
Inks:
Arne Starr (credited)
Colors:
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters:
Helen Vesik (credited)
Editing:
Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil) (editor)
Dan Raspler (credited) (assistant editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-3796
Characters:
Castle [Dr. Castle] (first name given as both Roger and Max); Siphon; Runaround Sue; Lillian Hawkes; Stasis; Incinderella; Lt. Burt Rensaleer
Synopsis:
Hal Jordan tracks down and is attacked by the Freak Show, while Arisia contemplates her relationship.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #616; continues in Action Comics Weekly #618.

Seems Like Old Times...
(Table of Contents: 3)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Martin Pasko (credited)
Pencils:
Rick Burchett (credited)
Inks:
Rick Burchett (credited)
Colors:
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters:
Editing:
Mike Gold (credited) (editor)
  • Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military
  • Job Number:G-4063
  • Feature Logo:Blackhawk
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You've done an awful lot for me, Olaf. I want you to know I appreciate it.
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Natalie Reed; Chuck Sirianni; Weng Chan; Olaf Friedriksen; Johannes Van Der Houten; Mr. Kustarto
Synopsis:
Weng brings Olaf to a reunion with the Blackhawks and Olaf and Blackhawk get into a barroom fight.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #616; continues in Action Comics Weekly #618.

[no title indexed]
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East Coast Comics / advertisement / 1 page

Fatal Distraction, Chapter Three: Puppy Dog Tale
(Table of Contents: 5)

Wild Dog / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Terry Beatty (credited)
Inks:
John Nyberg (credited)
Colors:
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters:
Tim Harkins (credited)
Editing:
Brian Augustyn (credited) (editor)
  • Genre:adventure; superhero
  • Feature Logo:Wild Dog
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wild Dog Combat Log, Night Two: Tonight I am a family counselor. A husband accused his wife of infidelity, an accusation he has announced by way of firing off his .357 Mag in a neighborhood bar.
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Susan King; Harry; unnamed wife of Harry
Synopsis:
Wild Dog breaks up a domestic quarrel and is helped by Wild Pup.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #616; continues in Action Comics Weekly #618.

12 Hot Hits for a Cool Penny
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Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club / advertisement / 3 pages

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Action Comics Weekly / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
Brian Augustyn (credited)
Pencils:
Jon Bogdanove (credited) (cover preview)
Inks:
Murphy Anderson (credited) (cover preview)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-3347
  • Feature Logo:Action Comics Weekly
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Mike, Bob and Brian I'd like to share some thoughts on Action Comics Weekly #606.
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Letters from Frank Balkin, DC Jordan, Jay Roe, Mike Sangiacomo and Mark Balbes, with responses from Brian Augustyn.

Write Right Now!
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advertisement / 1 page

Missing Person
(Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils:
Curt Swan (credited)
Inks:
Murphy Anderson (credited)
Colors:
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters:
Bill Oakley (credited)
Editing:
Mike Carlin (credited) (editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Synopsis:
Superman helps police get a description of Charles Culpepper's attacker and searches for Bob Galt.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #616; continues in Action Comics Weekly #618.

Channel Switching
(Table of Contents: 10)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils:
Joe Orlando (credited)
Inks:
Fred Carrillo (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
Fred Carrillo (credited)
Editing:
  • Genre:superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Sylvia Blaine; Ky'lhorr
Synopsis:
The Phantom Stranger helps send an Atlantean king's spirit to its final rest after it is mistakenly called by a medium.

Someone Will Die Because the Joker Wants Revenge.
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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[The Cheshire Contract] Chapter 5: Motives
(Table of Contents: 12)

Nightwing / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils:
Chuck Patton (credited)
Inks:
Tom Poston (credited)
Colors:
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters:
Editing:
Barbara Kesel (credited) (editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-3844
  • Feature Logo:Nightwing
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is a battle orchestrated in silence. They are both professionals, and they waste no energy in threats, banter or repartee.
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Wen Chen Cheng
Synopsis:
Nightwing fights Cheshire to a standstill as she injures Speedy, though Speedy takes custody of his daughter.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #616; continues in Action Comics Weekly #618.

Gobble the Power Pellets or Get Gobbled by Ghosts!
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Tengen Games / advertisement / 1 page

Welcome to the 25th Century!
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TSR Hobbies Games / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. Free with Proofs of Purchase M&M's Painter's Cap
    M&M's
  3. Assault on a Green
    Green Lantern
  4. Seems Like Old Times...
    Blackhawk
  5. [no title indexed]
    East Coast Comics
  6. Fatal Distraction, Chapter Three: Puppy Dog Tale
    Wild Dog
  7. 12 Hot Hits for a Cool Penny
    Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club
  8. ["Dear Mike, Bob and Brian I'd like to share some thoughts on Action Comics Weekly #606."]
    Action Comics Weekly
  9. Write Right Now!
  10. Missing Person
    Superman
  11. Channel Switching
    The Phantom Stranger
  12. Someone Will Die Because the Joker Wants Revenge.
    Batman
  13. [The Cheshire Contract] Chapter 5: Motives
    Nightwing
  14. Gobble the Power Pellets or Get Gobbled by Ghosts!
    Tengen Games
  15. Welcome to the 25th Century!
    TSR Hobbies Games
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