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Issue Details

Issue #614
Published August 23, 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 - "Green Lantern... America's Cosmic Defender!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Mignola (signed)
Inks Ty Templeton (signed)
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)
Notes Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 613.

8 page Green Lantern story "Bring Me A Man"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (flashback); Arisia
Synopsis Hal Jordan discovers that his ring removed his fears and he successfully directs it to replace some fears. Story retells his origin as Green Lantern.
Genre Superhero
Script Peter David
Pencils Tod Smith
Inks Tod Smith
Colors Anthony Tollin
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 613. Story is discontinuous with Action Comics Weekly 615.

8 page The Phantom Stranger story "Death God"

Characters The Phantom Stranger; Daniel Gleason; Au Puch; zombies
Synopsis The Phantom Stranger defeats Ah Puch.
Genre Occult
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Tom Grindberg
Inks Brett Breeding
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters B. Sean Pennaha [Bob Pinaha ?]
Editing Mike Carlin (story)
Notes Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 613.

8 page Nightwing & Speedy story "First Blood; ([The Cheshire Contract Chapter 2])"

Characters Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Cheshire [aka. Jade]; Brian Rachaels (dies); Nicholas (dies)
Synopsis Nightwing and Speedy stop Cheshire once, but she succeeds eventually.
Genre Superhero
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils Chuck Patton
Inks Tom Poston
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 613, continued in Action Comics Weekly 615. References New Teen Titans 20. Should be labeled Chapter 2 to match later chapters.

2 page Superman story "Death Comes Calling..."

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Charles Culpepper
Synopsis Superman arrives in California just in time to save Charles Culpepper.
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 613, continued in Action Comics Weekly 615.

7 page Catwoman story "The Tin Roof Club (Part 4)"

Characters Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; George Flannery; Arthur; Raul
Synopsis Catwoman kills two security guards and frames Holly's husband for it and for the jewelry theft.
Genre Adventure; Crime
Script Mindy Newell
Pencils Barry Kitson
Inks Bruce Patterson
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Carrie Spiegle
Editing Denny O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 613.
Reprinted in Green Arrow (Play Press, 1990 series) #15

8 page Black Canary story "Bitter Fruit ([Part 6])"

Characters Black Canary [Dinah Lance aka. Bonnie Cardinal]; Rita Librado; Luis Librado; Mrs. Librado; Doug Vallines; Barry Neiman; William B. MacDonald; Vincent Scales; Ellen Waverly; Mr. Fyres; Hank Beecham; Jake
Synopsis William MacDonald hires someone to kill one of his employees just as Doug Vallines' private investigator is preparing to give her information on the Librados, and Black Canary stops a shakedown of Hank Beecham.
Genre Superhero; Adventure
Script Sharon Wright
Pencils Randy DuBurke
Inks Pablo Marcos
Colors Tom Ziuko
Letters Steve Haynie
Editing Mike Gold (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 613, continued in Action Comics Weekly 615. Story is mislabeled as (Part 4).