Issue | #641 |
Published | March 7, 1989 |
Cover Price | 1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate) |
Notes | Contains 6 stories. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne. |
Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Murphy Anderson |
Inks | Murphy Anderson |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
Characters | Etrigan The Demon; Jason Blood; Glenda Mark; Randu; Asteroth; Merlin; Morgan Le Fay; Lurgo |
Synopsis | Etrigan fries Morgan LeFay while Jason Blood, Glenda and Randu enter Hell and Asteroth continues to torture Merlin. |
Genre | Occult |
Script | Alan Grant |
Pencils | Mark Pacella |
Inks | Bill Wray |
Colors | Tatjana Wood |
Letters | John Costanza |
Editing | Dan Raspler (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 640; continued in Action Comics Weekly 642. |
Characters | Phantom Lady [Dee Tyler]; Edwin Guerrehart; Mrs. Tyler (flashback); Beau Tyler (flashback); unamed man (dies in flashback); unamed KKK members (flashback); Albert A. Tyler |
Synopsis | Albert Tyler tells of his part in an old KKK lynching, that Mr. Guerrehart is using as blackmail. Mr. Guerrehart was blinded in the fight in the previous issue. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Len Strazewski |
Pencils | Chuck Austen |
Inks | Gary Martin |
Colors | Glenn Whitmore |
Letters | John Costanza |
Editing | Mark Waid (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 640. Storyline not concluded. |
Characters | Human Target [Christopher Chance]; Bill Anderson; Perry Klein; Frazier White; Doug Duncan; Barney (dies) |
Synopsis | The Human Target solves a television show murder of the set electrician. |
Genre | Adventure |
Script | Mark Waid |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Dick Giordano |
Colors | Bob LeRose |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Editing | Brian Augustyn (story) |
Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Lou; George; Mr. Sadra |
Synopsis | Superman apprehends two restaurant arsonists. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Roger Stern |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Murphy Anderson |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Bill Oakley |
Editing | Mike Carlin (story) |
Notes | Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 640. "Special Thanks" credit to Tom Peyer, but it is not stated what this is for (he is a writer on other stories). |
Characters | The Phantom Stranger; Tommy Jones; Mrs. Davis; Rudolph; Mrs. Jones; Mr. Sloan; unamed police officer |
Synopsis | The Phantom Stranger stops the destruction of a neighborhood by Tommy Jones and his dragon Rudolph. |
Genre | Occult |
Script | Paul Kupperberg |
Pencils | Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez |
Inks | Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez |
Colors | Petra Scotese |
Letters | Tim Harkins |
Editing | Renee Witterstaetter (story) |
Notes | Pages 1 and 2 are reversed. |
Characters | Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lou Godder; Susan King; Lt. Andy Flint; Mr. Leone (dies); 6 unamed criminal syndicate leaders (all die); Lou; Vince |
Synopsis | Wild Dog concludes his investigation of a crack ring, killing the top leadership. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Max Collins |
Pencils | Terry Beatty |
Inks | John Nyberg |
Colors | Carl Gafford |
Letters | Tim Harkins |
Editing | Brian Augustyn (story) |
Notes | Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 640. |