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Issue Details

Issue #620
Published October 4, 1988
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
Notes Contains 6 stories. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.

Cover Details - "The Mission Falls Apart!"

Characters second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mary Wilshire (signed)
Inks Mary Wilshire (signed)
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)
Notes Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 619.

8 page Green Lantern story "Last Gasp!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Castle [Dr. Castle] (first name given as both Roger and Max); Siphon; Runaround Sue; Lillian Hawkes; Stasis; Incinderella; Veronica Hawkes; Lt. Burt Rensaleer
Synopsis Hal Jordan defeats the Freak Show but the leader is free, and Arisia leaves him.
Genre Superhero
Script Peter David; Richard Howell (co-plotter)
Pencils Richard Howell
Inks Arne Starr
Colors Anthony Tollin
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 619. There is a large gap in time between this story and the next Green Lantern story in the next issue: his involvement in Invasion could fit here.

7 page Wild Dog story "Tailed!; (Fatal Distraction Chapter 6)"

Characters Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Susan King; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Lt. Andy Flint; unamed male mass murderer
Synopsis Wild Dog kills a mass murder and Wild Pup tails him to his garage.
Genre Adventure
Script Max Collins
Pencils Dick Rockwell; Terry Beatty (layouts)
Inks John Nyberg
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters Tim Harkins
Editing Brian Augustyn (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621.

8 page The Secret Six story "Just A Little Bug That's Going Around"

Characters second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Billy Abrahams; Shelley; Mr. Peterson; Steve Traeger; Dr. Ainsley; Gus Markesson; Mr. Drake; Walter Fenady
Synopsis The Secret Six begin to track Mockingbird while "The Agency" tracks the Secret Six.
Genre Superhero
Script Martin Pasko
Pencils Frank Springer
Inks Frank McLaughlin
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Robert Greenberger (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621.

2 page Superman story "Too Late, The Hero?"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Skud; Zippo
Synopsis Bob Galt is accosted by muggers.
Genre Superhero
Script Roger Stern
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom Ziuko
Letters Bill Oakley
Editing Mike Carlin (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621. From now on Superman appears on the magazine's center spread.

8 page Deadman story "[Grave Doings] (Part 3)"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]; Wellman Legros; zombies; Madame Waxahachie (first name given as both Molly and Mabel); Clara; Luke Estes; Letrita Brogden; Lisa Brogden; Willie McTell; spirit of Stella Peckshaw; spirit of Delia Peckshaw
Synopsis Deadman and Madame Waxahachie try to disrupt Wellman Legros plot and free the Brogden twins, but the twins are inhabited by sprits.
Genre Occult
Script Mike Baron
Pencils Kelley Jones
Inks Tony DeZuniga
Colors Daniel Vozzo
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621.

2 page Action Comics Weekly letters page "Action Comics Weekly"

Script Mike Gold
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Joe Orlando
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from John Britt, Jacob Gilbert, J.R. Gipson, Chris Romano and Scott Gibson with an accompanying illustration of the next issue's cover.

7 page Blackhawk story "Most Guys Just Leave Her Hanging There"

Characters Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson]; Steve Claiborne [aka. Leslie Richardson]; Mr. Soekardja
Synopsis Blackhawk frees Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson] and learns about the missing plane.
Genre Adventure; War
Script Martin Pasko
Pencils Rick Burchett
Inks Rick Burchett
Colors Tom Ziuko
Letters Steve Haynie
Editing Mike Gold (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621.