Price: 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1988-04-05
Editing: Mike Gold (credited) (supervising editor); Robert Greenberger (credited) (associate editor); Brian Augustyn (credited) (associate editor)
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Blackhawk; Deadman; Green Lantern; Secret Six; Superman; Wild Dog / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Dave Gibbons (signed as Gibbons)
Inks:
Dave Gibbons (signed as Gibbons)
Colors:
Letters:
Todd Klein (sourced) (logo design)
typeset
Editing:
    Genre:superhero; adventure; aviation; military
Characters:
The Secret Six
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Shipping date of April 5, 1988, per Direct Currents #2 (February 1988), confirmed from copyright registration.

No cover date. Contains a coupon which expires April 10, 1988, 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 replacing letters on the letters page.

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Jolly Rancher Candies / advertisement / 1 page

...And the Pain Shall Leave My Heart
(Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks:
Gil Kane (credited)
Colors:
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters:
Albert DeGuzman (credited)
Editing:
Denny O'Neil (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-3857
Characters:
Synopsis:
Star Sapphire has gone mad after the loss of her Zamarons and kills Katma Tui when she comes looking for Hal Jordan.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #602.

Moral Stand, Chapter One: Point of Order
(Table of Contents: 3)

Wild Dog / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Terry Beatty (credited)
Inks:
John Nyberg (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)
Editing:
Mike Gold (credited)
  • Genre:adventure; superhero
  • Job Number:G-3667
  • Feature Logo:Wild Dog
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:City council meetings in the middle western Quad Cities are generally rather ho-hum affairs.
  • Keywords:Quad Cities
    • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
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.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #602.

Body Builder.
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MPC Model Kit / advertisement / 1 page

Annual 88
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Infinity, Inc.; Justice League; The Spectre; Young All-Stars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Listening to the Mockingbird
(Table of Contents: 6)

Secret Six / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Martin Pasko (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Spiegle (credited)
Inks:
Dan Spiegle (credited)
Colors:
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters:
Carrie Spiegle (credited)
Editing:
Dick Giordano (credited)
  • Genre:superhero; adventure
  • Job Number:G-3641
Characters:
The Secret Six The Secret Six
Rafael DiRienzi (introduction); Gus (introduction)
Synopsis:
Mockingbird calls his five-year reunion of the Secret Six, at the same time calling together a new group of recruits.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #602. Origin & 1st appearance of the second Secret Six.

Games With Memories You Won't Forget
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FCI Games / advertisement / 1 page

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils:
Curt Swan (credited)
Inks:
John Beatty (credited)
Colors:
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters:
Bill Oakley (credited)
Editing:
Mike Carlin (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-3699
Characters:
Bob Galt (introduction); Charles Culpepper (introduction, villain)
Synopsis:
Superman saves Bob Galt from an assassination.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #602.

Write Right Now!
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advertisement / 0.5 page

Comic Book and Star Trek Conventions
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Creation Comic Book Conventions / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Chapter One] The Section Chief
(Table of Contents: 11)

Deadman / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Mike Baron (credited)
Pencils:
Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks:
Tony DeZuniga (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
Editing:
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:G-3668
Characters:
Major Grace Kasaba (introduction); Professor Fulgencio Flores (introduction)
Synopsis:
Deadman thwarts a C.I.A. drugs-for-guns run but discovers that the C.I.A. section chief can see him.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #602.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Action Comics Weekly / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
Mike Gold (credited)
Pencils:
George Pérez (credited) (cover preview)
Inks:
George Pérez (credited) (cover preview)
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-3185
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In the world of comic books, eras tended to come and go with alarming speed.

Indexer Notes

Article discusses the creation of Action Comics Weekly and future contents. No letters.

Another Fine War
(Table of Contents: 13)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Mike Grell (credited)
Pencils:
Rick Burchett (credited)
Inks:
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Colors:
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters:
Editing:
Mike Gold (credited)
  • Genre:adventure; war; aviation; military
  • Job Number:G-3812
Characters:
Cynthia Hastings (introduction); Mr. Zalecki (introduction)
Synopsis:
Blackhawk is attacked by a Mr. Zalecki he may owe money to, while Cynthia Hastings is looking for him.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #602.

Great DC Deals!
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DC / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Terror on the Isles.
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TSR Hobbies Games / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Blackhawk; Deadman; Green Lantern; Secret Six; Superman; Wild Dog
  2. ["Fred tried to show Stan the refreshing fruit flavor in Jolly Rancher Stix by using props."]
    Jolly Rancher Candies
  3. ...And the Pain Shall Leave My Heart
    Green Lantern
  4. Moral Stand, Chapter One: Point of Order
    Wild Dog
  5. Body Builder.
    MPC Model Kit
  6. Annual 88
    Infinity, Inc.; Justice League; The Spectre; Young All-Stars
  7. Listening to the Mockingbird
    Secret Six
  8. Games With Memories You Won't Forget
    FCI Games
  9. Faster Than a Speeding Bullet!
    Superman
  10. Write Right Now!
  11. Comic Book and Star Trek Conventions
    Creation Comic Book Conventions
  12. [Chapter One] The Section Chief
    Deadman
  13. ["In the world of comic books, eras tended to come and go with alarming speed."]
    Action Comics Weekly
  14. Another Fine War
    Blackhawk
  15. Great DC Deals!
    DC
  16. Terror on the Isles.
    TSR Hobbies Games
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