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Issue: Action Comics Weekly #622
Publication Date: October 1988
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Issues: #622 of 42 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/01/1988
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
£0.60 GBP
$1.50 USD
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Content Items: 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mike Gold (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: Contains 6 stories.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Green Lantern Cleans Up!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ron Frenz (signed)
Inker(s): Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; common crooks
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
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The Edge of Forever

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Christopher Priest [as James C. Owsley]; M. D. Bright [as Mark Bright] (co-plotter)
Penciller(s): M. D. Bright [as Mark Bright]
Inker(s): Jose Marzan Jr.
Colorist(s): Anthony Tollin
Letterer(s): Albert DeGuzman
Editor(s): Dennis O'Neil (editor); Dan Raspler (assistant editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Dex; Hawk; Chip; Al
Synopsis: Hal Jordan tracks the yellow beam that destroyed his power battery to the edge of Sector 2814.
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In Content Item: FlagJustice League [Lega della Giustizia] #4 published July 1990
as Il Confine Dell'Eternità [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #621; continues in Action Comics Weekly #623. Contains a scene which is a flashback to Green Lantern Special #1.
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Fatal Distraction, Chapter Eight: To Help a Child

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Max Collins
Penciller(s): Terry Beatty
Inker(s): John Nyberg
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): Tim Harkins
Editor(s): Brian Augustyn (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Wild Dog
Character(s): Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Lt. Andy Flint; Susan King; Len (Susan King's camerman); unnamed female serial killer
Synopsis: The serial killer turns herself in to the police after wounding Wild Pup.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4225
Disclose Notes: Story concludes from Action Comics Weekly #621.
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We Don't Need the Super-Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roger Stern
Penciller(s): Tom Lyle
Inker(s): Robert Campanella
Colorist(s): Daniel Vozzo
Letterer(s): Agustin Mas
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Starman
Character(s): Starman [Will Payton]; Jayne Payton; unnamed villain in a S.T.A.R. Labs armored suit; Vincent Garvey; Don
Synopsis: Starman defeats someone in a S.T.A.R. Labs armored suit.
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Pages: 7
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Seeds of Doubt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roger Stern
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): Bill Oakley
Editor(s): Mike Carlin (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; John Hodges; Mr. Billings
Synopsis: Superman and Bob Galt leave some muggers behind, while The Consortium decides to destroy Superman.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: G-4337
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #621; continues in Action Comics Weekly #623.
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Dead Man on Campus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Pasko
Penciller(s): Frank Springer
Inker(s): Frank McLaughlin
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): Albert DeGuzman
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Secret Six
Character(s): Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Billy Abrahams; Shelley; Steve Traeger; Gus Markesson; Lurene; Mr. Drake; Walter Fenady; August Durant (flashback); Mikhail (flashback)
Synopsis: The Agency continues to track the Secret Six, and Ladonna learns some of August Durant's background.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #621; continues in Action Comics Weekly #623.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Gold
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson (cover preview)
Inker(s): Brent Anderson (cover preview)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics Weekly
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-3384
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The Big Blowoff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Pasko
Penciller(s): Rick Burchett
Inker(s): Rick Burchett
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): Steve Haynie
Editor(s): Mike Gold (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): Blackhawk
Character(s): Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Olaf Friedriksen; Weng Chan; Marcia Rossiter [also as Alice Richardson] (dies); Steve Claiborne [also as Leslie Richardson]; Johannes Van Der Houten (may die); Johannes Van Der Houten's army; Mr. K
Synopsis: The Blackhawks escape from Van Der Houten, but Marcia Rossiter (Alice Richardson) dies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: G-3384
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #621; continues in Action Comics Weekly #628.

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