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Issue Details

Issue #626
Published November 15, 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 Flies Free!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Paul Chadwick (signed)
Inks Paul Chadwick (signed)
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)

8 page Green Lantern story "Bethel"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; alien in form of Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis Hal Jordan discovers an alien ship and sets it in the northern California forest for the inhabitant to repair, and the inhabitant destroys a café and kills several people.
Genre Superhero
Script James Owsley [Christopher Priest] (co-plotter); Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] (co-plotter)
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 in Action Comics Weekly 627. Occurs about a week after story in Action Comics Weekly 625.
Reprinted in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #7

7 page Captain Marvel story "When Captains Clash (Chapter 4)"

Characters Captain Marvel; Captain Nazi [Lester Abernathy]; Ham Davis; Ron; Jake; Sam; Duane McCullers
Synopsis Captain Marvel thwarts a poisoning plan, but Captain Nazi escapes.
Genre Superhero
Script Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas
Pencils Rick Stasi
Inks Rick Magyar
Colors Nansi Hoolahan
Letters Jean Simek
Editing Mike Gold (story)
Notes Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 625

8 page The Secret Six story "Capitol Offenses"

Characters second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Mockingbird [Carlo DiRienzi]; Rafael DiRienzi; Walter Fenady; Mr. Drake; Mr. Giddens
Synopsis Mitch and Tony rejoin the rest of the Secret Six and they discover the headquarters of "The Agency", while Luke escapes from them and Rafael DiRienzi confronts Mockingbird.
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 625, continued in Action Comics Weekly 627. Walter Fenady is shown with red hair instead of black in this issue.

2 page Superman story "...Into The Fire!"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; John Hodges
Synopsis The Consortium attacks 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 625, continued in Action Comics Weekly 627.

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

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; Luke Estes
Synopsis Deadman tricks and beats the spirits of the Peckshaw twins out of their hosts and Madame Waxahachie rescues 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 Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 625.

7 page Black Canary story "Knock 'Em Dead (Part 3)"

Characters Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Deborah Tilden; Ken Glazier; Lt. Cameron; Karen Nalley; Bob; Vincent Scales (newspaper headline only)
Synopsis Black Canary begins to track the murderer of Walt Sarno.
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 625, continued in Action Comics Weekly 627.