Issue | #635 |
Published | January 17, 1989 |
Cover Price | 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate) |
Notes | Contains 3 stories. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne. |
Characters | The Blackhawks [Weng Chan; Susan Sullivan]; Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Colonel Diaz |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Eduardo Barreto (signed) |
Inks | Eduardo Barreto (signed) |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
Notes | Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 634. |
Characters | Weng Chan; Mr. Reedy; Susan Sullivan; Dr. Clay Kendall; April O'Rourke; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (dream sequence); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (dream sequence); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Colonel |
Synopsis | Green Lantern, Superman, and Black Canary all try to rescue Weng Chan of the Blackhawks and others from a dictator. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Mark Verheiden |
Pencils | Eduardo Barreto |
Inks | John Nyberg |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Carrie Spiegle |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (story) |
Notes | Uncertain of when this occurs in Hal Jordan's life: it is after the John Stewart trial, because it is referenced, but may be before Hal's battle with Malvolio. |
Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Darkseid (voice); Bob Galt; John Hodges; Mr. Seely |
Synopsis | Superman tries to get back to Earth's atmosphere, as Darkseid (not shown) reveals himself to the Consortium and the Superman-worshipping cult is attacked. |
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 634; continued in Action Comics Weekly 636. Story is NOT in the centerfold. |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Lord Malvolio] |
Synopsis | Hal Jordan takes Malvolio's ring to return to earth, as planned by Malvolio, and all of the scenery in the area of Malvolio's imprisonment disappear, as the scenery and all the inhabitants were his constructs. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | James Owsley [Christopher Priest]; Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] |
Pencils | Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] |
Inks | Romeo Tanghal |
Colors | Julianna Ferriter (3-4); Mark Waid [as Amory Williams]; Dan Raspler [as Amory Williams] (both 1-2 and 5-8) |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Editing | Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant) |
Notes | Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 634. A published interview with the author indicates that this story was to have been continued, and would have explored the implications of Hal Jordan wearing Malvolio's power ring. Mark Waid has confirmed that colorist "Amory Williams" is a pseudonym for the one-time coloring team of Dan Raspler and Mark Waid. |