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Issue: Action Comics Weekly #620
Publication Date: October 1988
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Issues: #620 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: 08/18/1988
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: Contains 6 stories.
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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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The Mission Falls Apart!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Mary Wilshire (signed)
Inker(s): Mary Wilshire (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Secret Six
Character(s): Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]
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Pages: 1
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Last Gasp!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Peter David; Richard Howell (co-plotter)
Penciller(s): Richard Howell
Inker(s): Arne Starr
Colorist(s): Anthony Tollin
Letterer(s): Albert DeGuzman
Editor(s): Dennis O'Neil (editor); Dan Raspler (assistant editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Castle [Dr. Castle] (first name given as both Roger and Max); Siphon; Runaround Sue; Lillian Hawkes; Stasis; Incinderella; Veronica Hawkes; Lt. Burt Rensaleer
Synopsis: Hal Jordan defeats the Freak Show but the leader is free, and Arisia leaves him.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4089
Disclose Notes: Story concludes from Action Comics Weekly #619. There is a large gap in time between this story and the next Green Lantern story in the next issue.
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Fatal Distraction, Chapter Six: Tailed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Collins
Penciller(s): Dick Rockwell; Terry Beatty (breakdowns)
Inker(s): John Nyberg
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): Tim Harkins
Editor(s): Brian Augustyn (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Wild Dog
Character(s): Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Susan King; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Lt. Andy Flint; unnamed male mass murderer
Synopsis: Wild Dog kills a mass murder and Wild Pup tails him to his garage.
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Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4221
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #619; continues in Action Comics Weekly #621.
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Just a Little Bug That's Going Around

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Pasko
Penciller(s): Frank Springer
Inker(s): Frank McLaughlin
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): Albert DeGuzman
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Secret Six
Character(s): Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Billy Abrahams; Shelley; Mr. Peterson; Steve Traeger; Dr. Ainsley; Gus Markesson; Mr. Drake; Walter Fenady
Synopsis: The Secret Six begin to track Mockingbird while "The Agency" tracks the Secret Six.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-3772
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #619; continues in Action Comics Weekly #621.
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Too Late, the Hero?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roger Stern
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): Bill Oakley
Editor(s): Mike Carlin (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Skud; Zippo
Synopsis: Bob Galt is accosted by muggers.
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Pages: 2
Job Number: G-4216
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #619; continues in Action Comics Weekly #621. From now on Superman appears on the magazine's center spread.
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[Grave Doings] Part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Baron
Penciller(s): Kelley Jones
Inker(s): Tony DeZuñiga
Colorist(s): Daniel Vozzo
Letterer(s): Albert DeGuzman
Editor(s): Barbara Kesel (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Deadman
Character(s): Deadman [Boston Brand]; Wellman Legros; zombies; Madame Waxahachie (first name given as both Molly and Mabel); Clara; Luke Estes; Letrita Brogden; Lisa Brogden; Willie McTell; spirit of Stella Peckshaw; spirit of Delia Peckshaw
Synopsis: Deadman and Madame Waxahachie try to disrupt Wellman Legros plot and free the Brogden twins, but the twins are inhabited by spirits.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4306
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #619; continues in Action Comics Weekly #621.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Gold
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando (cover preview)
Inker(s): Joe Orlando (cover preview)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics Weekly
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from John Britt, Jacob Gilbert, J. R. Gipson, Chris Romano and Scott Gibson with an accompanying illustration of the next issue's cover.
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Most Guys Just Leave Her Hanging There

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Pasko
Penciller(s): Rick Burchett
Inker(s): Rick Burchett
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]; Marcia Rossiter [also as Alice Richardson]; Steve Claiborne [also as Leslie Richardson]; Mr. Soekardja
Synopsis: Blackhawk frees Marcia Rossiter (Alice Richardson) and learns about the missing plane.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4087
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #619; continues in Action Comics Weekly #621.

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