XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Twitter Logo Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Action Comics Weekly #630
Publication Date: December 1988
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #630 of 42 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/27/1988
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
£0.60 GBP
$1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mike Gold (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: Contains 6 stories. Also contains a promo feature "Daily Planet," with information on the Invasion series.
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In1
reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
Indicia
 
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (9 total)
Disclose Issue Images
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): John Severin (signed)
Inker(s): John Severin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Editor(s): Robert Greenberger (cover editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
Disclose
Will

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 Randy Violent; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]
Synopsis: Captain Atom fights Hal Jordan and leaves him exhausted in the desert and goes back to attack an alien.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJustice League [Lega della Giustizia] #10 published January 1991
as Volontà [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4444
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631.
Disclose
Knock 'Em Dead, Part 7

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; Cat Maddox; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Anna; Ron Tompkins
Synopsis: Black Canary breaks up a police arrest and the suspect goes free, only to be captured by another murderer.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4323
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631.
Disclose
...The Mockingbird Still Singing O'er Its Grave...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Pasko
Penciller(s): Frank Springer
Inker(s): Frank McLaughlin
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): Tim Harkins
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]; Carlo DiRienzi (dies); Walter Fenady (dies); Ms. Heppel; Max (dies); Mr. Thorsen; Mr. Giddens; Gus Markesson; Rafael DiRienzi (new Mockingbird?)
Synopsis: The Secret Six kills the last of "The Agency" personnel after they attack, Rafael DiRienzi disappears after his father is killed, and a new Mockingbird appears.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-3808
Disclose Notes: Story concludes from Action Comics Weekly #629.
Disclose
The Power from Beyond!

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; Mother Tierra; Listener
Synopsis: Superman tries to trace the energy that his worshippers gain their powers from, as the Consortium rushes to their hideout.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: G-4424
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631.
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Gold
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics Weekly
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-3499
Disclose
Invasion First Strike!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Daily Planet
Character(s): Firestorm [Ronald Raymond; Professor Martin Stein]; Firehawk; Power Girl [Kara Starr]; Starman [Will Payton]; Wonder Woman; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Doom Patrol; Sea Devils; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Information on the Invasion series.
Disclose
Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter V: Attacks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cheri Wilkerson
Penciller(s): Tom Mandrake
Inker(s): Tom Mandrake
Colorist(s): Adrienne Roy
Letterer(s): Agustin Mas
Editor(s): Barbara Kesel (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Nightwing and Speedy
Character(s): Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Hunter; Moira; Button; Lian Harper
Synopsis: Speedy tries to rescue the kidnapped Button from the Friends of The Empire after they firebomb his house.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4312
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631. Nightwing does not appear but is listed as co-feature.
Disclose
Mr. Blackhawk Goes to Washington

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]; Steve Claiborne [also as Leslie Richardson]; Natalie Reed; Gretchen Koblenz; Wendell Hardesty; Keng Kuan Chee [Mairzey]; President Harry S. Truman; Dean Forrestal; Admiral Hillenkoetter; George
Synopsis: Blackhawk accepts a deal to work for the U.S. government, which pulls Steve Claiborne (Leslie Richardson) off the case, while a Nazi group plots to ambush Blackhawk.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: G-4237
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Action Comics Weekly #629; continues in Action Comics Weekly #631.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2024. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.