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Issue: Action Comics Weekly #626
Publication Date: November 1988
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Issues: #626 of 42 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/29/1988
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 Flies Free!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Paul Chadwick (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Chadwick (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]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
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Bethel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Christopher Priest [as James Owsley]; M. D. Bright (co-plotter)
Penciller(s): M. D. Bright
Inker(s): Romeo Tanghal
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]; alien in form of Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis: Hal Jordan discovers an alien ship and sets it in the northern California forest for the inhabitant to repair, and the inhabitant destroys a café and kills several people.
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In Content Item: FlagJustice League [Lega della Giustizia] #7 published October 1990
as Bethel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4373
Disclose Notes: Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #627. Story occurs about a week after the story in Action Comics Weekly #625.
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Chapter Four: When Captains Clash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas
Penciller(s): Rick Stasi
Inker(s): Rick Magyar
Colorist(s): Nansi Hoolahan
Letterer(s): Jean Simek
Editor(s): Mike Gold (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Shazam!
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Nazi [Lester Abernathy]; Ham Davis; Dr. Patterson; Ron; Jake; Sam; Duane McCullers
Synopsis: Captain Marvel thwarts a poisoning plan, but Captain Nazi escapes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Story concludes from Action Comics Weekly #625. Title for previous issue's next issue block.
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Capitol Offenses

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; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; Rafael DiRienzi; Walter Fenady; Mr. Drake; Mr. Giddens
Synopsis: Mitch and Tony rejoin the rest of the Secret Six and they discover the headquarters of "The Agency", while Luke escapes from them and Rafael DiRienzi confronts Mockingbird.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-3804
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #625; continues in Action Comics Weekly #627. Walter Fenady is shown with red hair instead of black in this issue.
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...Into the Fire!

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
Synopsis: The Consortium attacks Superman.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: G-4412
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #625; continues in Action Comics Weekly #627.
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[Grave Doings, Part 8] Finale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Baron
Penciller(s): Kelley Jones
Inker(s): Tony DeZuñiga
Colorist(s): Daniel Vozzo
Letterer(s): Albert DeGuzman
Editor(s): Barbara Kesel (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Deadman
Character(s): Deadman [Boston Brand]; Madame Waxahachie (first name given as both Molly and Mabel); Letrita Brogden; Lisa Brogden; spirit of Stella Pecksha; spirit of Delia Peckshaw; Luke Estes
Synopsis: Deadman tricks and beats the spirits of the Peckshaw twins out of their hosts and Madame Waxahachie rescues the Brogden twins.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4399
Disclose Notes: Story concludes from Action Comics Weekly #625.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Gold
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics Weekly
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-3441
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Knock 'Em Dead, Part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sharon Wright
Penciller(s): Randy DuBurke
Inker(s): Pablo Marcos
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Steve Haynie
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Black Canary
Character(s): Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Deborah Tilden; Ken Glazier; Lt. Cameron; Karen Nalley; Bob; Vincent Scales (newspaper headline only)
Synopsis: Black Canary begins to track the murderer of Walt Sarno.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4199
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #625; continues in Action Comics Weekly #627.

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