Issue | #602 |
Published | May 31, 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. Contains 6 stories. No letter column. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne. |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | George Perez |
Inks | George Perez |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
Notes | Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 601. |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Katma Tui (corpse ONLY); John Stewart; Arisia; Kilowog |
Synopsis | Hal Jordan attempts and fails to stop Star Saphire's rampage. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | James Owsley [Christopher Priest] |
Pencils | Gil Kane |
Inks | Gil Kane |
Colors | Anthony Tollin |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Editing | Denny O'Neil (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603. Spelling "Zamorans" is used in this story. |
Characters | Deadman [Boston Brand]; Major Grace Kasaba; Professor Fulgencio Flores; Talaoc; Mr. Jones |
Synopsis | Deadman discovers that C.I.A. section chief Grace Kasaba has been possessed by Talaoc, who tries to fight Deadman. |
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 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603. |
Characters | Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lt. Andy Flint; Susan King; Len [Susan King's camerman]; B. Lyle Layman; Lou Godder; Mr. H. Hovey; Helen Scournt; Reverend Smuggworthy |
Synopsis | The Legion of Morality begins an attack on pornography while Wild Dog lays low. |
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 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603. |
Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Charles Culpepper |
Synopsis | Bob Galt's would-be assassins try to escape from Superman. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Roger Stern |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | John Beatty |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Bill Oakley |
Editing | Mike Carlin (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603. |
Characters | Mockingbird [August Durant] (dies); original Secret Six [King Savage (dies); Lili Deneuve (dies); Kit Langman (dies); Carlo DiRienzi; Tiger Force (dies)]; second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo |
Synopsis | Five of the original Secret Six (all except Carlo DiRienzi) die by sabotuers, while the new Secret Six receive their gear. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Martin Pasko |
Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
Inks | Dan Spiegle |
Colors | Carl Gafford |
Letters | Carrie Spiegle |
Editing | Dick Giordano (story) |
Notes | Characters: Dr. Maria Verdugo added by EarthFurst, 2005-06-08 (Per Sandell ed.) |
Characters | Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings; Mr. Zalecki |
Synopsis | Blackhawk excapes from Mr. Zalecki and his friends with the help of Cynthia Hastings, and she outlines a job for him. |
Genre | Adventure; War |
Script | Mike Grell |
Pencils | Rick Burchett |
Inks | Pablo Marcos |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Steve Haynie |
Editing | Mike Gold (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 601, continued in Action Comics Weekly 603. |
Characters | The Atom [Ray Palmer] |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Brian Augustyn |
Editing | Brian Augustyn (story) |
Notes | Article relates the history of The Atom [Ray Palmer]. |