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Issue: Action Comics Weekly #628
Publication Date: November 1988
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Issues: #628 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: 10/13/1988
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
£0.60 GBP
$1.50 USD
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Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Contains a promo feature "Daily Planet", with information on the Invasion series.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Blackhawk Returns to Action!

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Genres: adventure, war
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Pages: 1
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Jump Back

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First Line: 'Cause new, improved Trix is so sweet and fruity and brightly colored, now you gotta wear shades when you eat it!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Heroes

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): unnamed alien (in form of Randy Violent); Janel Powell; Mr. East; Joseph Buchannon; Chuck
First Line: ...And here's an update on that building that nearly collapsed this morning. Emergency crews are on the scene... Fire-fighters and paramedics are searching the building for trapped office workers.
Synopsis: Captain Atom enlists military intelligence to track down the alien and when he finds it he leaves Hal Jordan supporting a building after they argue.
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In Content Item: FlagJustice League [Lega della Giustizia] #9 published December 1990
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues in Action Comics Weekly #629.
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Knock 'Em Dead, Part 5

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Deborah Tilden; Cat Maddox; Bob; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Richard Malone (dies); Fisk (downtown officer, only voice)
First Line: Lt. Cameron? Fisk, downtown.
Synopsis: Black Canary and Lt. Cameron exchange information on a murder case, but the murderer strikes again.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues in Actions Comics Weekly #629.
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Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter Three: Arrival

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Hunter
First Line: Northern Ireland-- beautiful, green, and troubed. But Roy Harper is seeking peace, which he hopes to find in the small town his great-grandfather left years ago.
Synopsis: Speedy arrives at his vacation home after attempts on his life and a kidnapping of Lian.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues in Actions Comics Weekly #629. Nightwing does not appear this issue, but is listed as co-feature.
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Wipeout!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Bob Galt
First Line: Those creeps are toying with us! They probably plan to blow this jeep apart piece by piece, until they...
Synopsis: Bob Galt helps Superman defeat his attackers.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues in Actions Comics Weekly #629.
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Invasion First Strike! [Daily Planet Issue Number MXLLLV]

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Genres: superhero
First Line: The South Pacific -- U.S. troops trapped under enemy fire in the South Pacific were joined in their battle against the alien invasion force by Firestorm, Firehawk, Power Girl, and Starman.
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Disclose Notes: Information on the Invasion series. Characters mentioned include Firestorm [Ronald Raymond; Professor Martin Stein]; Firehawk; Power Girl [Kara Starr]; Starman [Will Payton]; Wonder Woman; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Doom Patrol; Sea Devils; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]. None are pictured.
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Terrific News! Arcade Classics to Play at Home

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First Line: MagMax and Seicross -- super exciting, outerspace video games you can play at home for the first time ever!
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Write Right Now!

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Disclose Notes: Twenty-two ads for various products.
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Remains to Be Seen

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Rafael DiRienzi; Walter Fenady; Mr. Drake; Mr. Giddens; Mr. Thorsen; U.S. Secretary of Defense
First Line: 5:32 a.m., July 11 -- the August Durant Estate
Synopsis: The Secret Six destroys the headquarters of "the Agency" after finding the evidence of their germ warfare activities.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #627; continues in Actions Comics Weekly #629. Many of the word balloons in the conversation between Mr. Fenady and the U.S. Secretary of Defense are pointing to the wrong person.
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Official Licensed Medallions

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First Line: 1 ounce .999 pure silver
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Just Folk

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First Line: Surviving the American dream
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Mister Miracle (DC, 1989 series) series.
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[untitled]

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First Line: To whom it may concern: What I would like to see in the future for Action Comics Weekly would be...
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Pages: 2
Job Number: L-3443
Disclose Notes: Letters from Reverend Grant R. Kent, Marc Kevin Hall, David Metz, Michelle E. Koller, Michael Allen, Patrick J. Fenimore, J. Michael Ryan, and Tom Roche, with replies by Mike Gold. Small preview for next issue's cover.
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...And a Time to Gather Stones Together

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Weng Chan; Natalie Reed; Marcia Rossiter [also as Alice Richardson] (dies); Steve Claiborne [also as Leslie Richardson]; Keng Kuan Chee [Mairzey]
First Line: Changi, outside Sinapore -- late June 1947:
Synopsis: The Blackhawks fly back to Singapore with a dying Marcia Rossiter (Alice Richardson), Natalie reveals family problems, and a Nazi group experiments with LSD.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #622; continues in Actions Comics Weekly #629.
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I Will Show You Terror in a Handful of Dust

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First Line: He controls your dreams
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Sandman (DC, 1989 series) series.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Nintendo gamers, the biggest hit of the decade is back -- just for you!
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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No More "Bored" Games!

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First Line: Take to the skies with TSR's new action-packed adventure boardgames.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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