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Issue Details

Issue #639
Published February 21, 1989
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 1.85 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

Characters Phantom Lady [Dee Tyler]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Kevin Nowlan (signed)
Inks Kevin Nowlan (signed)
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)
Notes Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 638.

7 page Speedy story "Exiles (Part 4)"

Characters Speedy [Roy Harper]; Owen Burley; Luana; Mrs. Estavez; Lian Harper; Dr. Fielding; Sean Bauman [Phillip Lossner]; Donald Lossner
Synopsis Speedy escapes from his client and tracks his missing person, while cutting short a date.
Genre Superhero; Adventure
Script Mark Verheiden
Pencils Louis Williams
Inks Frank McLaughlin
Colors Julianna Ferriter
Letters Tim Harkins
Editing Robert Greenberger (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.

7 page Etrigan The Demon story "Witches"

Characters Etrigan The Demon; Jason Blood; Glenda Mark; Randu; Asteroth; Merlin; Morgan Le Fay
Synopsis Asteroth continues to torture Merlin, while Glenda, Randu and Etrigan track her, and Morgan Le Fay is freed.
Genre Occult
Script Alan Grant
Pencils Mark Pacella
Inks Bill Wray
Colors Tatjana Wood
Letters John Costanza
Editing Dan Raspler (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.

7 page Hero Hotline story "Keep Her on Ice"

Characters Hotshot [William Lefferts]; Flex [Sturgis Butterfield]; Stretch [Tom Longacre]; 500-2Q; Lester Lee; Voice-Over [Andy Greenwald]; Microwavabelle [Belle Jackson]; Melanie Boulder
Synopsis One Hero Hotline team successfully completes a mission, one team saves a hostage but the criminal dies, and another team stumbles upon an emergency.
Genre Superhero
Script Bob Rozakis
Pencils Stephen De Stefano
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors Bob Ro [Bob Rozakis]
Letters Agustin Mas
Editing Brian Augustyn (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.

2 page Superman story "An Eye For An Eye"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; George; Lou
Synopsis Some guys beat up a restaurant owner as a response to a terrorist attack.
Genre Superhero
Script Roger Stern
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Tom Ziuko
Letters Bill Oakley
Editing Mike Carlin (story)
Notes Story is discontinuous with Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640. "Special Thanks" credit to Tom Peyer, but it is not stated what this is for (he is a writer on other stories).

7 page Phantom Lady story "Belle Of The Ball"

Characters Phantom Lady [Dee Tyler]; Roger Richter; Albert A. Tyler; Edwin Guerrehart; Gronk; Sarah; Marie
Synopsis The Phantom Lady saves her father's life and obtains some information from his blackmailers.
Genre Superhero
Script Len Strazewski
Pencils Chuck Austen
Inks Gary Martin
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Letters John Costanza
Editing Mark Waid (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.

7 page Wild Dog story "Rung By Rung!; (Crack Up Chapter 4)"

Characters Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lou Godder; Willie Wallace
Synopsis Wild Dog continues to track a crack ring, obtaining information from a member.
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 638; continued in Action Comics Weekly 640.