Issue | #640 |
Published | February 28, 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 | Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler] |
Genre | Adventure |
Pencils | Rick Burchett |
Inks | Rick Burchett |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
Notes | Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 639, but previously credited in the GCD index to Terry Beatty. |
Characters | Speedy [Roy Harper]; Sean Bauman [Phillip Lossner]; Donald Lossner; Dr. Fielding?; Luana; Owen Burley |
Synopsis | Speedy helps quell a riot at an AIDS hospice, as his client reconciles with his brother. |
Genre | Superhero; Adventure |
Script | Mark Verheiden |
Pencils | Frank Springer |
Inks | Frank McLaughlin |
Colors | Julianna Ferriter |
Letters | Tim Harkins |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (story) |
Notes | Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 639. The "supervising physician" may not be Dr. Fielding, as Dr. Fielding was a black woman and this is a white woman. |
Characters | Etrigan The Demon; Jason Blood; Glenda Mark; Randu; Asteroth; Merlin; Morgan Le Fay; Lurgo |
Synopsis | Morgan LeFay captures Etrigan as Glenda and Randu enter Asteroth's domain. |
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 639; continued in Action Comics Weekly 641. |
Characters | Hotshot [William Lefferts]; Flex [Sturgis Butterfield]; Stretch [Tom Longacre]; 500-2Q; Lester Lee; Voice-Over [Andy Greenwald]; Microwavabelle [Belle Jackson]; Melanie Boulder; Diamondette [Diana Theotocopoulos]; Mrs. Lefferts; Harry; Roderick C. Broderi |
Synopsis | Hero Hotline rescues a dog and stops a terrorist. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Bob Rozakis |
Pencils | Stephen De Stefano |
Inks | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Colors | Bob Ro [Bob Rozakis] |
Letters | Agustin Mas |
Editing | Brian Augustyn (story) |
Notes | Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 639. |
Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Lou |
Synopsis | Superman rescues a man from a burning building and searches for the arsonists. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Roger Stern |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Murphy Anderson |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Bill Oakley |
Editing | Mike Carlin (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 639; continued in Action Comics Weekly 641. "Special Thanks" credit to Tom Peyer, but it is not stated what this is for (he is a writer on other stories). |
Characters | Phantom Lady [Dee Tyler]; Edwin Guerrehart; Gronk (dies); Sarah |
Synopsis | Phantom Lady appears to kill Gronk while stealing the information that Mr. Guerrehart was using to blackmail her father. |
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 639; continued in Action Comics Weekly 641. |
Characters | Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lou Godder; Susan King; Lt. Andy Flint; Jimmy |
Synopsis | Wild Dog continues his investigation of a crack ring, killing two more members. |
Genre | Adventure |
Script | Max Collins |
Pencils | Terry Beatty |
Inks | John Nyberg |
Colors | Carl Gafford |
Letters | Tim Harkins |
Editing | Brian Augustyn (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 639; continued in Action Comics Weekly 641. |