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Issue Details

Issue #630
Published December 13, 1988
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
Notes Contains 6 stories. Also contains a promo feature "Daily Planet", with information on the Invasion series. This cover is preprinted as a pinup page in Action Comics Weekly 629. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Severin (signed)
Inks John Severin (signed)
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)

8 page Green Lantern; Captain Atom story "Will"

Characters 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.
Genre Superhero
Script James Owsley [Christopher Priest]; Mark Bright [M.D. Bright]
Pencils Mark Bright [M.D. Bright]
Inks Romeo Tanghal
Colors Anthony Tollin
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.
Reprinted in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #10

7 page Black Canary story "Knock 'Em Dead (Part 7)"

Characters 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.
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 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.

8 page The Secret Six story "...The Mockingbird Still Singing O'er Its Grave..."

Characters second 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 [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.
Genre Superhero
Script Martin Pasko
Pencils Frank Springer
Inks Frank McLaughlin
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters Tim Harkins
Editing Robert Greenberger (story)
Notes Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 629.

2 page Superman story "The Power From Beyond!"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. 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.
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 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.

8 page Speedy story "Attacks; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 5)"

Characters Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Hunter; Moira; Button
Synopsis Speedy tries to rescue the kidnapped Button from the Friends of The Empire after they firebomb his house.
Genre Superhero
Script Cheri Wilkerson
Pencils Tom Mandrake
Inks Tom Mandrake
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Agustin Mas
Editing Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.

7 page Blackhawk story "Mr. Blackhawk Goes To Washington"

Characters Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Steve Claiborne [aka. 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 [aka. Leslie Richardson] off the case, while a Nazi group plots to ambush Blackhawk.
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 629, continued in Action Comics Weekly 631.

1 page Daily Planet promo (ad from the publisher) "Invasion First Strike!"

Characters Firestorm [Ronald Raymond and Professor Martin Stein]; Firehawk; Power Girl [Kara Starr]; Starman [Will Payton]; Wonder Woman ; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Doom Patrol; Sea Devils; Aquaman [Art
Genre Superhero
Notes Information on the Invasion series.