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Issue: Action Comics Weekly #631
Publication Date: December 1988
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Issues: #631 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: 11/03/1988
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
£0.60 GBP
$1.50 USD
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Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Contains 6 stories. Also 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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The Phantom Stranger Combats His Greatest Foes!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jim Starlin (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Starlin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): The Phantom Stranger
Character(s): The Phantom Stranger
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
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Détente

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): Romeo Tanghal
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]; alien in form of Randy Violent; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]
Synopsis: Captain Atom attempts unsuccessfully to track an alien into space, then rescues Hal Jordan from a desert, after which Hal finds his power battery in the hands of some common crooks and confronts them to recharge his ring and capture them.
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In Content Item: FlagJustice League [Lega della Giustizia] #10 published January 1991
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4468
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #630; continues in Action Comics Weekly #632.
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Knock 'Em Dead, Part 8

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sharon Wright
Penciller(s): Randy DuBurke
Inker(s): Pablo Marcos
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Steve Haynie
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Black Canary
Character(s): Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Ron Tompkins (dies); Ken Glazier; Cat Maddox
Synopsis: Black Canary tracks Cat Maddox, who commits another murder and eludes capture.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4324
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #630; continues in Action Comics Weekly #632.
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Cat and Mouse, Chapter 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Kupperberg
Penciller(s): Fred Carrillo
Inker(s): Fred Carrillo
Colorist(s): Petra Scotese
Letterer(s): Albert DeGuzman
Editor(s): Renee Witterstaetter (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): The Phantom Stranger
Character(s): The Phantom Stranger; Cassandra Craft; Dr. Terrence Thirteen; Tannarak; Tala
Synopsis: The Phantom Stranger confronts Tannarak and Tala, after Tala appears to defeat Cassandra Craft.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4134
Disclose Notes: Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #632. Pages 6 and 7 are reversed in order.
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Point Blank

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; Mother Tierra
Synopsis: Superman fights the Consortium after discovering it is receiving the same rays from outer space that his worshippers are.
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Pages: 2
Job Number: G-4459
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #630; continues in Action Comics Weekly #632.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Brian Augustyn
Penciller(s): Tom Grindberg (cover preview)
Inker(s): Tom Grindberg (cover preview)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics Weekly
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-3500
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Invasion First Strike!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Daily Planet
Character(s): 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]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Information on the Invasion series. Characters are mentioned, not pictured.
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Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter Six: Old Friends, New Enemies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cherie Wilkerson
Penciller(s): Vince Giarrano
Inker(s): Tom Mandrake
Colorist(s): Adrienne Roy
Letterer(s): Agustin Mas
Editor(s): Barbara Kesel (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Speedy and Nightwing
Character(s): Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Hunter; Moira; Button; Dick Grayson [Nightwing]; Mr. Clapton; Mrs. Sebastian; Lian Harper
Synopsis: Dick Grayson returns to Ireland after Speedy defeats some Sanas and some police are found to be causing murders as the Friends of The Empire.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4313
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #630; continues in Action Comics Weekly #632.
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Kissoff-- That's a Russian Word, Isn't It?

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]; Natalie Reed; Gretchen Koblenz; Keng Kuan Chee [Mairzey]; President Harry S. Truman; Dean Forrestal; Admiral Hillenkoetter; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Constance Darabont; Dieter; Simon
Synopsis: The Blackhawks discuss espionage with President Truman while some C.I.G. operatives kidnap Natalie Reed, and a Nazi plot to steal LSD begins.
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Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4238
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #630; continues in Action Comics Weekly #632.

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