Issue | #625 |
Published | November 8, 1988 |
Cover Price | 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate) |
Notes | Contains 6 stories. Cover shown as next issue in letter column is actually the cover of issue 627, but it is labeled 626 here. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne. |
Characters | Deadman [Boston Brand]; Sensei; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; various people from Deadmans life |
Genre | Occult |
Pencils | Eduardo Barreto (signed) |
Inks | Eduardo Barreto (signed) |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
Notes | Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 624. |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hedron; Janel |
Synopsis | Hal Jordan forces warring races into a peace agreement, but they agree to try to destroy him as soon as they are able. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | James Owsley [Christopher Priest] (co-plotter); Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] (co-plotter) |
Pencils | Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] |
Inks | Jose Marzan Jr. |
Colors | Anthony Tollin |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Editing | Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant) |
Notes | Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 624. There is about a week between this story and Action Comics 626. |
Reprinted | in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #6 |
Characters | Billy Batson; Ham Davis; Ron; Jake; Sam; Dr. Patterson; Captain Nazi [Lester Abernathy]; Duane McCullers |
Synopsis | Billy Batson is left to die when he is discovered undercover with the Sons Of Valhalla, during a plot to poison San Francisco. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas |
Pencils | Rick Stasi |
Inks | Rick Magyar |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Jean Simek |
Editing | Mike Gold (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 624, continued in Action Comics Weekly 626. |
Characters | second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Gus Markesson; Walter Fenady; Mr. Drake; Steve Traeger (dies); Phil |
Synopsis | The Agency attacks the Secret Six and captures Luke. Conversation in story confirms that 7 operatives of The Agency have died in pursuit of 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 624, continued in Action Comics Weekly 626. |
Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; John Hodges |
Synopsis | The Consortium tracks Superman and Bob Galt into California. |
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 624, continued in Action Comics Weekly 626. |
Characters | 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; Tyson Peckshaw (ghost); Luke Estes |
Synopsis | The spirits of the Peckshaw twins move to new hosts after Deadman scares and cajoles them out of the Brogden twins. |
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 624, continued in Action Comics Weekly 626. |
Characters | Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Walt Sarno (dies); Deborah Tilden; Cat Maddox; Ken Glazier |
Synopsis | Walt Sarno is killed and Ken Glazier receives a threatening letter. |
Genre | Superhero; Adventure |
Script | Sharon Wright |
Pencils | Randy DuBurke |
Inks | Pablo Marcos |
Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
Letters | Steve Haynie |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 624, continued in Action Comics Weekly 626. |