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Issue: Action Comics Weekly #621
Publication Date: October 1988
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Issues: #621 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: 08/23/1988
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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Orlando (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): Blackhawk
Character(s): Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; unnamed army personnel
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Gremlins!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Christopher Priest [as James Owsley]; M. D. Bright (co-plotter)
Penciller(s): M. D. Bright
Inker(s): Jose Marzan Jr.
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]; Dex; Hawk; Chip; Al
Synopsis: Hal Jordan saves an alien space ship, begins his new job, and his power battery is destroyed when he charges his ring.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJustice League [Lega della Giustizia] #3 published June 1990
as Gremlins [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4166
Disclose Notes: Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #622. There is a gap in time between this and the previous story in Action Comics Weekly #620.
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Fatal Distraction, Chapter Seven: Stab in the Dark

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]; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Lt. Andy Flint; Lou Godder; Nigel; unnamed female serial killer
Synopsis: Wild Dog tracks down a serial killer and stops her, but Wild Pup gets injured when he helps.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4222
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #620; continues in Action Comics Weekly #622.
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Guess What We Learned in School Today?

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; Gus Markesson; Lurene; Walter Fenady
Synopsis: The Secret Six tracks Mockingbird as "The Agency" tracks them.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-3770
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #620; continues in Action Comics Weekly #622.
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Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

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: Superman saves Bob Galt from some muggers.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: G-4217
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #620; continues in Action Comics Weekly #622.
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[Grave Doings] Part 4

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Baron
Penciller(s): Kelley Jones
Inker(s): Tony DeZuñiga; Pablo Marcos
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; Letrita Brogden; Lisa Brogden; spirit of Stella Peckshaw; spirit of Delia Peckshaw
Synopsis: Deadman and Madame Waxahachie continue searching for the Peckshaw twins, who have escaped with their zombie army.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4307
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #620; continues in Action Comics Weekly #623.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Brian Augustyn
Penciller(s): Ron Frenz (cover preview)
Inker(s): Larry Mahlstedt (cover preview)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics Weekly
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-3383
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from Stephanie Chan, R. Allen Oswald, Nick Damon, Jay Roe, John O Gerdes, Charles J. Sperling and Theodore Miller.
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It's Not the Heat, It's the Futility

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]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Olaf Friedriksen; Weng Chan; Marcia Rossiter [also as Alice Richardson]; Steve Claiborne [also as Leslie Richardson]; Johannes Van Der Houten; Johannes Van Der Houten's army; Mr. Kustarto; Mr. Soek
Synopsis: The Blackhawks begin to escape from Van Der Houten as he decides to discontinue his search for the missing plane.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4088
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #620; continues in Action Comics Weekly #622.

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