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Issue: Action Comics Weekly #608
Publication Date: July 1988
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Issues: #608 of 42 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/26/1988
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
£0.60 GBP
$1.50 USD
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Content Items: 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mike Gold (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: No cover date. Cover date backed off later issues. No letters column.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Green Lantern the Lone Guardian!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Paul Smith (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Smith (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (cover)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly #607.
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Where the Heck Is Green Lantern?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Peter David
Penciller(s): Tod Smith [as Todd Smith] (miscredited)
Inker(s): Dan Bulanadi
Colorist(s): Anthony Tollin
Letterer(s): Tim Harkins
Editor(s): Denny O'Neil (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Oprah Winfrey
Synopsis: Hal Jordan reveals he is without fear on the Oprah Winfrey show, after stopping an armored car robbery.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-3693
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #607; continues in Action Comics Weekly #609.
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Moral Stand, Chapter Eight: Winged Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Collins
Penciller(s): Terry Beatty
Inker(s): John Nyberg
Colorist(s): Michele Robinson [as Michele Wolfman]
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino [as Gaspar]
Editor(s): Mike Gold (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Wild Dog
Character(s): Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; B. Lyle Layman; Susan King; members of Legion of Morality; Detective Calloway; Lt. Andy Flint; Helen Scournt
Synopsis: Andy Flint questions a witness and Wild Dog's infiltration of the Legion of Morality is discovered.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4072
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #607; continues in Action Comics Weekly #609.
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Blind Impulse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Pasko
Penciller(s): Dan Spiegle
Inker(s): Dan Spiegle
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): Carrie Spiegle
Editor(s): Dick Giordano (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Secret Six
Character(s): Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Tommy Peterson; Mrs. Peterson; Walter Fenady; Mr. Sifakis; Mockingbird [August Durant] (on videotape); Rafael
Synopsis: Mockingbird warns the Secret Six about Rafael DiRienzi, who escapes. Vic Sommers visits his ex-wife and get into a fight with her current husband.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-3651
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #607; continues in Action Comics Weekly #609.
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Questions and Mysteries

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roger Stern
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): John Beatty
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): Bill Oakley
Editor(s): Mike Carlin (editor); Renée Witterstaetter (assistant editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Mr. Jacobs; John Hodges
Synopsis: It's revealed that Charles Culpepper was injured in a teleportation accident and did not blow himself up, and Superman begins to track him down.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #607; continues in Action Comics Weekly #609.
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Chapter Eight: Gala Reception

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Baron
Penciller(s): Dan Jurgens
Inker(s): Tony DeZuñiga
Colorist(s): Liz Berube
Letterer(s): Steve Haynie
Editor(s): Barbara Kesel [as Barbara Randall] (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Deadman
Character(s): Deadman [Boston Brand]; Major Grace Kasaba; Stan Kriptman; Lynn Smyth; Mr. Orth (corpse)
Synopsis: Deadman escapes from hell and takes over C.I.A. Director Stan Kriptman as he discovers that "Satan" may also have escaped from hell.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #607; continues in Action Comics Weekly #609.
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Detective Comics, Green Arrow, The Question

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Brian Augustyn
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Focus
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Question [Vic Savage]
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Pages: 2
Job Number: L-3253
Disclose Notes: Article is about the Detective Comics, Green Arrow, and Question Annuals.
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Another Fine War, Conclusion! [Part 8]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Grell
Penciller(s): Rick Burchett
Inker(s): Pablo Marcos
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): Steve Haynie
Editor(s): Mike Gold (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): Blackhawk
Character(s): Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings; Robert Massie; The Red Dragon [Sheah Chun Ryan]; The Red Dragon's pirates; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni
Synopsis: Blackhawk and Cynthia Hastings escape from the Red Dragon when Andre and Chuck show up in the nick of time.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4060
Disclose Notes: Story concludes from Action Comics Weekly #607. Should be labeled Part 8 to match other parts.

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