Issue | #628 |
Published | November 29, 1988 |
Cover Price | 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate) |
Notes | Contains 6 stories. Also contains a promo feature "Daily Planet", with information on the Invasion series. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne. |
Characters | Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska] |
Genre | Adventure; War |
Pencils | George Pratt (signed) |
Inks | George Pratt (signed) |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; alien in form of Randy Violent; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]; Janel Powell; Mr. East; Joseph Buchannon; Chuck |
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. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | James Owsley [Christopher Priest] (co-plotter); Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] (co-plotter) |
Pencils | Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] |
Inks | Romeo Tanghal |
Colors | Anthony Tollin |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Editing | Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 627, continued in Action Comics Weekly 629. |
Reprinted | in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #9 |
Characters | Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Deborah Tilden; Cat Maddox; Bob; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Richard Malone (dies) |
Synopsis | Black Canary and Lt. Cameron exchange information on a murder case, but the murderer strikes again. |
Genre | Superhero; Adventure |
Script | Sharon Wright |
Pencils | Randy DuBurke |
Inks | Pablo Marcos |
Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
Letters | Steve Haynie |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 627, continued in Actions Comics Weekly 629. |
Characters | Speedy [Roy Harper]; Lian Harper; Mr. Hunter |
Synopsis | Speedy arrives at his vacation home after attempts on his life and a kidnapping of Lian. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Cheri Wilkerson; Marv Wolfman (co-plotter) |
Pencils | Tom Mandrake |
Inks | Tom Mandrake |
Colors | Adrienne Roy |
Letters | John Costanza |
Editing | Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 627, continued in Actions Comics Weekly 629. |
Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt |
Synopsis | Bob Galt helps Superman defeat his attackers. |
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 627, continued in Actions Comics Weekly 629 |
Characters | second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; Rafael DiRienzi; August Durant (corpse); Walter Fenady; Mr. Drake; Mr. Giddens; Mr. Thorsen; U.S. Secretary o |
Synopsis | The Secret Six destroys the headquarters of "The Agency" after finding the evidence of their germ warfare activities. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Martin Pasko |
Pencils | Frank Springer |
Inks | Frank McLaughlin |
Colors | Carl Gafford |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 627, continued 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. |
Characters | Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Weng Chan; Natalie Reed; Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson] (dies); Steve Claiborne [aka. Leslie Richardson]; Keng Kuan Chee [Mairzey] |
Synopsis | The Blackhawks fly back to Singapore with a dying Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson], Natalie reveals family problems, and a Nazi group experiments with LSD. |
Genre | Adventure; War |
Script | Martin Pasko |
Pencils | Rick Burchett |
Inks | John Nyberg |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Steve Haynie |
Editing | Mike Gold (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 622; continued in Actions Comics Weekly 629 |
Characters | Firestorm [Ronald Raymond and Professor Martin Stein]; Firehawk; Power Girl [Kara Starr]; Starman [Will Payton]; Wonder Woman ; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Doom Patrol; Sea Devils; Aquaman [Art |
Genre | Superhero |
Notes | Information on the Invasion series. |