| Issue | #601 |
| Published | May 24, 1988 |
| Cover Price | 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate) |
| Notes | No cover date: contains a coupon which expires 4/10/88, and advertises comics on sale in March. Cover date backed off later issues. Contains 6 stories. Also contains a text article on the creation of Action Comics Weekly. No letter column. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne. |
| Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Dave Gibbons (signed) |
| Inks | Dave Gibbons (signed) |
| Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
| Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Katma Tui (dies); John Stewart; Arisia |
| Synopsis | Star Sapphire has gone mad after the loss of her Zamarons and kills Katma Tui when she comes looking for Hal Jordan. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | James Owsley [Christopher Priest] |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Gil Kane |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
| Editing | Denny O'Neil (story) |
| Notes | Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602. |
| Characters | Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lt. Andy Flint; Detective Calloway; Captain Lange; Susan King; Len; Committee for Social Change (some die) |
| Synopsis | The Committee For Social Change takes over a Davenport City Council meeting and Wild Dog charges in, killing several members of the group and freeing the hostages. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Script | Max Collins |
| Pencils | Terry Beatty |
| Inks | John Nyberg |
| Colors | Michele Wolfman |
| Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
| Editing | Mike Gold (story) |
| Notes | Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602. |
| Characters | Mockingbird [August Durant]; original Secret Six [King Savage; Lili Deneuve; Kit Langman; Carlo DiRienzi; Tiger Force]; second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Rafael DiRienzi; Gu |
| Synopsis | Mockingbird calls his 5-year reunion of the Secret Six, at the same time calling together a new group of recruits. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Martin Pasko |
| Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
| Inks | Dan Spiegle |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Letters | Carrie Spiegle |
| Editing | Dick Giordano (story) |
| Notes | Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602. Origin & 1st appearance of the second Secret Six. |
| Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Charles Culpepper |
| Synopsis | Superman saves Bob Galt from an assasination. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Roger Stern |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | John Beatty |
| Colors | Tom Ziuko |
| Letters | Bill Oakley |
| Editing | Mike Carlin (story) |
| Notes | Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602. |
| Characters | Deadman [Boston Brand]; Major Grace Kasaba; Professor Fulgencio Flores |
| Synopsis | Deadman thwarts a C.I.A. drugs-for-guns run but discovers that the C.I.A. section chief can see him. |
| 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 in Action Comics Weekly 602. Should be labeled Chapter 1 to match later chapters. |
| Characters | Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings; Mr. Zalecki |
| Synopsis | Blackhawk is attacked by a Mr. Zalecki he may owe money to, while Cynthia Hastings is looking for him. |
| Genre | Adventure; War |
| Script | Mike Grell |
| Pencils | Rick Burchett |
| Inks | Pablo Marcos |
| Colors | Tom Ziuko |
| Letters | Steve Haynie |
| Editing | Mike Gold (story) |
| Notes | Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602. |
| Script | Mike Gold |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Editing | Mike Gold (story) |
| Notes | Article discusses the creation of Action Comics Weekly and future contents. |