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Issue Details

Issue #605
Published June 21, 1988
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
Notes No cover date. Cover date backed off later issues. Contains 6 stories. Letters column begins in this issue. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.

Cover Details - "Deadman Under Glass!"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]
Genre Occult
Pencils Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks Adam Kubert (signed)
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)

8 page Green Lantern story "Golgotha"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; unamed alien
Synopsis An unidentified alien defeats Star Sapphire while Hal Jordan escapes from Golgotha.
Genre Superhero
Script James Owsley [Christopher Priest]
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Don Simpson; Dick Giordano
Colors Anthony Tollin
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Denny O'Neil (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 604, continued in Action Comics Weekly 606 and Green Lantern Special 1. Spelling "Zamorans" is used in this story.

8 page Deadman story "Deadman Goes To Hell; (Chapter 5)"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]; Major Grace Kasaba; Stan Kriptman; Yakin
Synopsis Deadman escapes from the C.I.A. and is captured by what appears to be a demon from hell.
Genre Occult
Script Mike Baron
Pencils Dan Jurgens
Inks Tony DeZuniga
Colors Liz Berube
Letters Steve Haynie
Editing Barbara Randall [Barbara Kesel] (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 604, continued in Action Comics Weekly 606.

8 page Wild Dog story "Sleeping Dogs Lie; (Moral Stand Chapter 5)"

Characters Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lt. Andy Flint; B. Lyle Layman; members of Legion of Morality (2 die); Detective Calloway; Graham Gault
Synopsis Wild Dog kills some of the Legion of Morality members and infiltrates their organization.
Genre Adventure
Script Max Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks John Nyberg
Colors Michele Wolfman
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Editing Mike Gold (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 604, continued in Action Comics Weekly 606.

2 page Superman story "Aftermath"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt
Synopsis Bob Galt arrives in police custody as Superman fills out police report on the assassination attempt.
Genre Superhero
Script Roger Stern
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Beatty
Colors Tom Ziuko
Letters Bill Oakley
Editing Mike Carlin (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 604, continued in Action Comics Weekly 606.

8 page The Secret Six story "If That Mockingbird Don't Sing"

Characters Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Rafael DiRienzi; Warren Lichtfield; Elvis Brockman; Gus Markesson; Mr. Ferguson; Mr. Wheatley
Synopsis The Secret Six complete their first assignment, while Rafael DiRenzi confronts Mockingbird.
Genre Superhero
Script Martin Pasko
Pencils Dan Spiegle
Inks Dan Spiegle
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters Carrie Spiegle
Editing Dick Giordano (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 604, continued in Action Comics Weekly 606.

8 page Blackhawk story "Enter... Red Dragon!; ([Another Fine War Part 5])"

Characters Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings; Robert Massie; The Red Dragon [Sheah Chun Ryan]; Mr. Chang; Andre Blanc-Dumont
Synopsis Blackhawk and the Red Dragon become aquainted with each other.
Genre Adventure; War
Script Mike Grell
Pencils Rick Burchett
Inks Pablo Marcos
Colors Tom Ziuko
Letters Steve Haynie
Editing Mike Gold (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 604, continued in Action Comics Weekly 606. Should be labeled as Part 5 to match other chapters.