Issue | #608 |
Published | July 12, 1988 |
Cover Price | 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate) |
Notes | No cover date. Cover date backed off later issues. No letter column. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne. |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Paul Smith (signed) |
Inks | Paul Smith (signed) |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
Notes | Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 607. |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Oprah Winfrey |
Synopsis | Hal Jordan reveals he is without fear on the Oprah Winfrey show, after stopping an armored car robbery. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Peter David |
Pencils | Tod Smith |
Inks | Dan Bulanadi |
Colors | Anthony Tollin |
Letters | Tim Harkins |
Editing | Denny O'Neil (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 607, continued in Action Comics Weekly 609. Penciller Tod Smith is mispelled "Todd Smith." |
Characters | Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; B. Lyle Layman; Susan King; members of Legion of Morality; Detective Calloway; Lt. Andy Flint; Helen Scournt |
Synopsis | Andy Flint questions a witness and Wild Dog's infiltration of the Legion of Morality is discovered. |
Genre | Adventure |
Script | Max Collins |
Pencils | Terry Beatty |
Inks | John Nyberg |
Colors | Michele Wolfman |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Editing | Mike Gold (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 607, continued in Action Comics Weekly 609. |
Characters | Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Tommy Peterson; Mrs. Peterson; Walter Fenady; Mr. Sifakis; Mockingbird [August Durant] (on videotape); Rafael |
Synopsis | Mockingbird warns the Secret Six about Rafael DiRienzi, who escapes. Vic Sommers visits his ex-wife and get into a fight with her current husband. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Martin Pasko |
Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
Inks | Dan Spiegle |
Colors | Carl Gafford |
Letters | Carrie Spiegle |
Editing | Dick Giordano (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 607, continued in Action Comics Weekly 609. |
Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Mr. Jacobs; John Hodges |
Synopsis | It's revealed that Charles Culpepper was injured in a teleportation accident and did not blow himself up, and Superman begins to track him down. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Roger Stern |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | John Beatty |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Bill Oakley |
Editing | Mike Carlin; Renee Witterstaetter (assistant) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 607, continued in Action Comics Weekly 609. |
Characters | Deadman [Boston Brand]; Major Grace Kasaba; Stan Kriptman; Lynn Smyth; Mr. Orth (corpse) |
Synopsis | Deadman escapes from hell and takes over C.I.A. Director Stan Kriptman as he discovers that "Satan" may also have escaped from hell. |
Genre | Occult |
Script | Mike Baron |
Pencils | Dan Jurgens |
Inks | Tony DeZuniga |
Colors | Liz Berube |
Letters | Steve Haynie |
Editing | Barbara Randall [Barbara Kesel] (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 607, continued in Action Comics Weekly 609. |
Characters | Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings; Robert Massie; The Red Dragon [Sheah Chun Ryan]; The Red Dragon's pirates; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni |
Synopsis | Blackhawk and Cynthia Hastings escape from the Red Dragon when Andre and Chuck show up in the nick of time. |
Genre | Adventure; War |
Script | Mike Grell |
Pencils | Rick Burchett |
Inks | Pablo Marcos |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Steve Haynie |
Editing | Mike Gold (story) |
Notes | Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 607. Should be labeled Part 8 to match other chapters. |
Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Question |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Brian Augustyn |
Editing | Brian Augustyn (story) |
Notes | Article is about the Detective Comics, Green Arrow, and Question Annuals. |