| Issue | #617 |
| Published | September 13, 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. |
| Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Dean Motter (signed) |
| Inks | Dean Motter (signed) |
| Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
| Notes | Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 616. |
| Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Castle [Dr. Castle] (first name given as both Roger and Max); Siphon; Runaround Sue; Lillian Hawkes; Stasis; Incinderella; Lt. Burt Rensaleer |
| Synopsis | Hal Jordan tracks down and is attacked by the Freak Show, while Arisia contemplates her relationship. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Peter David |
| Pencils | Richard Howell |
| Inks | Arne Starr |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Letters | Helen Vesik |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant) |
| Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618. |
| Characters | Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Natalie Reed; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Weng Chan; Olaf Friedriksen; Johannes Van Der Houten; Mr. Kustarto |
| Synopsis | Weng brings Olaf to a reunion with the Blackhawks and Olaf and Blackhawk get into a barroom fight. |
| 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 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618. |
| Characters | Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Susan King; Harry; unamed wife of Harry |
| Synopsis | Wild Dog breaks up a domestic quarrel and is helped by Wild Pup. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Script | Max Collins |
| Pencils | Terry Beatty |
| Inks | John Nyberg |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Letters | Tim Harkins |
| Editing | Brian Augustyn (story) |
| Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618. |
| Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent] |
| Synopsis | Superman helps police get a description of Charles Culpepper's attacker and searches for Bob Galt. |
| 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 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618. |
| Characters | The Phantom Stranger; Sylvia Blaine; Ky'lhorr |
| Synopsis | The Phantom Stranger helps send an Atlantean king's spirit to its final rest after it is mistakenly called by a medium. |
| Genre | Occult |
| Script | Paul Kupperberg |
| Pencils | Joe Orlando |
| Inks | Joe Orlando |
| Colors | Petra Scotese |
| Letters | Fred Carrillo |
| Editing | Renee Witterstaetter (story) |
| Characters | Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Cheshire [aka. Jade]; Wen Chen Cheng |
| Synopsis | Nightwing fights Cheshire to a standstill as she injures Speedy, though Speedy takes custody of his daughter. |
| 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 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618. |