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Issue Details

Issue #623
Published October 25, 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.

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

8 page Green Lantern story "Priest"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Priest
Synopsis Hal Jordan tracks the beam that destroyed his power battery to another planet, where the being who caused it gets Hal to intervene in an interplanetary war.
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 Continued from Action Comics Weekly 622, continued in Action Comics Weekly 624.
Reprinted in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #4

7 page Captain Marvel story "My Week In Valhalla (Chapter 1)"

Characters Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; Ralph Decker; Mr. Randall; Elvira Thickert; Zack McCullers (dies); Dawn McCullers; Dudley; Joel
Synopsis After Captain Marvel accidently kills a man, Billy Batson tries to make amends with the family.
Genre Superhero
Script Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas
Pencils Rick Stasi
Inks Rick Magyar
Colors Nansi Hoolahan
Letters Jean Simek
Editing Mike Gold (story)
Notes Continued in Action Comics Weekly 624.

8 page Deadman story "Seventeen; [(Grave Doings Part 5)]"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]; Wellman Legros; zombies; Madame Waxahachie (first name given as both Molly and Mabel); Clara; Letrita Brogden; Lisa Brogden; spirit of Stella Peckshaw; spirit of Delia Peckshaw; Luke Estes
Synopsis Deadman and Madame Waxahachie track the spirits of the Peckshaw twins who have assembled their army of zombies.
Genre Occult
Script Mike Baron
Pencils Kelley Jones
Inks Tony DeZuniga; Pablo Marcos
Colors Daniel Vozzo
Letters Helen Vesik
Editing Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 621, continued in Action Comics Weekly 624. Should be labeled Part 5 to match other chapters.

2 page Superman story "Revelations"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; John Hodges; Mr. Billings
Synopsis The Consortium details its reasons for desiring to destroy Superman.
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 622, continued in Action Comics Weekly 624.

8 page The Secret Six story "Standard Allowable Abductions"

Characters second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Shelley; Steve Traeger; Mr. Drake
Synopsis Members of the Secret Six escape from "The Agency" with Steve Traeger.
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 622, continued in Action Comics Weekly 624. Mitch Hoberman does NOT appear in this issue.

8 page The Phantom Stranger story "The Devil Was A Baby"

Characters The Phantom Stranger; Sister Camille; Father Davis; Satan
Synopsis A priest dispatches Satan after he holds The Phantom Stranger at bay.
Genre Occult
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters Dan McKinnon
Editing Renee Witterstaetter (story)