Price: 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1988-11-10
Editing: Mike Gold (credited) (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (credited) (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (credited) (associate editor)
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Nightwing & Speedy Under Fire!
(Table of Contents)

Nightwing; Speedy / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
Editing:
Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
unnamed terrorists
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Contains a text feature "Daily Planet," with information on the Invasion series.

Two Ways to Win in the Ring...
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Acclaim Entertainment Games / advertisement / 1 page

Beyond Phobus
(Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
M. D. Bright (credited) (co-plotter)
Pencils:
M. D. Bright (credited)
Inks:
Romeo Tanghal (credited)
Colors:
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters:
Editing:
Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor)
Dan Raspler (credited) (assistant editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-4606
Characters:
Green Lantern [Lord Malvolio]
Synopsis:
Hal Jordan is drawn into an unknown sector of space by Malvolio, who claims he will imprison Hal.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Cat and Mouse, Chapter II
(Table of Contents: 3)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils:
Fred Carrillo (credited)
Inks:
Fred Carrillo (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
Albert DeGuzman (credited)
Editing:
Renee Witterstaetter (credited as Renée Witterstaetter) (editor)
  • Genre:superhero; fantasy-supernatural
  • Job Number:G-4131
  • Feature Logo:The Phantom Stranger
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Long time no see, Stranger... I've been otherwise engaged these past years -- with death!
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Tannarak; Tala [as Cassandra Craft]; lion creation of Tannarak
Synopsis:
Tannarak captures the Phantom Stranger and creates a lion creature, while Tala tracks him disguised as Cassandra Craft.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Knock 'Em Dead, Part 9
(Table of Contents: 4)

Black Canary / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Sharon Wright (credited)
Pencils:
Randy DuBurke (credited)
Inks:
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Colors:
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters:
Editing:
Robert Greenberger (credited) (editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-4353
Characters:
Deborah Tilden (dies); Cat Maddox; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Jason Marsh; Mr. Larkin
Synopsis:
Black Canary becomes injured when she thwarts a murder attempt, and the assailant escapes and kidnaps her intended victim.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Holy War
(Table of Contents: 5)

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
  • Job Number:G-4460
Characters:
Bob Galt; Mother Tierra; Listener
Synopsis:
Superman battles the Consortium, and his cult of worshipers joins in.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Write Right Now!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

advertisement / 1 page

Terrific News! Arcade Classic to Play at Home
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

FCI Games / advertisement / 1 page

Invasion First Strike!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Action Comics Weekly / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
Mike Gold (credited)
Pencils:
Curt Swan (credited) (cover preview)
Inks:
Murphy Anderson (credited) (cover preview)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-3501
  • Feature Logo:Action Comics Weekly
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Mr. Gold, I just read that Action Comics Weekly will be returning to its former frequency and Superman format.
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Letters from "Buzz" Burke, Frank (Old-Timer) Crawford, Ross Pearsall and Paul Adams, with replies from Mike Gold.

Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter Seven: A Time of Changes
(Table of Contents: 10)

Nightwing; Speedy / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Cherie Wilkerson (credited)
Pencils:
Vince Giarrano (credited)
Inks:
Tom Mandrake (credited)
Colors:
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters:
John Costanza (credited)
Editing:
Barbara Kesel (credited) (editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-4314
Characters:
Hunter; Moira; Button; Mrs. Sebastian; Sinnead (dies); Beryl (on phone); Seamus Paul O'Connor
Synopsis:
Speedy and Nightwing are attacked by the Sanas and the Friends of the Empire, and saved by Officer Hunter, after Moira is injured by a bomb.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

Official Licensed Medallions
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

DC Character Medallions / advertisement / 1 page

Just Folk
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Mister Miracle / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Doing the Horizontal Goosestep
(Table of Contents: 13)

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-4275
Characters:
Gretchen Koblenz; Chuck Sirianni; Constance Darabont (dies); Dieter; Olaf Friedriksen
Synopsis:
Nazis kill Ms. Darabont and impersonate her to obtain the LSD shipment from the Blackhawks.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #631; continues in Action Comics Weekly #633.

I Will Show You Terror in a Handful of Dust
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Sandman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Nightwing & Speedy Under Fire!
    Nightwing; Speedy
  2. Two Ways to Win in the Ring...
    Acclaim Entertainment Games
  3. Beyond Phobus
    Green Lantern
  4. Cat and Mouse, Chapter II
    The Phantom Stranger
  5. Knock 'Em Dead, Part 9
    Black Canary
  6. Holy War
    Superman
  7. Write Right Now!
  8. Terrific News! Arcade Classic to Play at Home
    FCI Games
  9. Invasion First Strike!
    Daily Planet
  10. ["Dear Mr. Gold, I just read that Action Comics Weekly will be returning to its former frequency and Superman format."]
    Action Comics Weekly
  11. Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter Seven: A Time of Changes
    Nightwing; Speedy
  12. Official Licensed Medallions
    DC Character Medallions
  13. Just Folk
    Mister Miracle
  14. Doing the Horizontal Goosestep
    Blackhawk
  15. I Will Show You Terror in a Handful of Dust
    Sandman
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