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Issue Details

Issue #619
Published September 27, 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 - "The Resurrection Of Deadman"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]; spirits
Genre Occult
Pencils Esteban Maroto
Inks Esteban Maroto
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)
Notes Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 618.

8 page Green Lantern story "Veronica"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Castle [Dr. Castle] (first name given as both Roger and Max); Siphon; Runaround Sue; Lillian Hawkes; Stasis; Incinderella; Veronica Hawkes
Synopsis Green Lantern is attacked by the Freak Show after Veronica Hawkes allows him to search her factory.
Genre Superhero
Script Peter David; Richard Howell (co-plotter)
Pencils Richard Howell
Inks Arne Starr
Colors Anthony Tollin
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 618, continued in Action Comics Weekly 620.

7 page Wild Dog story "One Mass Murderer To Go; (Fatal Distraction [Chapter 5])"

Characters Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Susan King; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Detective Calloway; Lt. Andy Flint; unamed male mass murderer
Synopsis Wild Dog arrives at a hostage situation and Wild Pup attacks the perpetrator.
Genre Adventure
Script Max Collins
Pencils Dick Rockwell; Terry Beatty (layouts)
Inks John Nyberg
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters Tim Harkins
Editing Brian Augustyn (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 618, continued in Action Comics Weekly 620. Should be labeled Chapter 5 to match other chapters.

8 page Deadman story "[Grave Doings] (Part 2)"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]; Wellman Legros; body of Sgt. Cosgrove; zombies; Madame Waxahachie (first name given as both Molly and Mabel); Clara; Sid Estes; Letrita Brogden; Lisa Brogden
Synopsis Though Deadman inhabits one zombie and stops it from kidnapping twins, they are kidnapped by other zombies anyway.
Genre Occult
Script Mike Baron
Pencils Kelley Jones
Inks Tony DeZuniga
Colors Daniel Vozzo
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 618, continued in Action Comics Weekly 620. The inker, Kelley Jones is misspelled Kelly.

2 page Superman story "Protective Shield?"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt
Synopsis Bob Galt harrasses a store proprietor while Superman searches for him.
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 618, continued in Action Comics Weekly 620.

8 page The Secret Six story "Once More Unto The Breach"

Characters second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Mr. Ferguson; Mr. Drake
Synopsis The Secret Six begin a search for Mockingbird as they perform his latest assignment.
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 612, continued in Action Comics Weekly 620. The costumes and prostetic devices worn by the Secret Six are drawn differently than the previous chapter, especially Vic's and Maria's.

7 page Blackhawk story "What's A Nice Girl Like You...?"

Characters Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Weng Chan; Olaf Friedriksen; Johannes Van Der Houten; Johannes Van Der Houten's army; Mr. Kustarto; Steve Claiborne [aka. Leslie Richardson]; Mr. Soekardja; Mr. Toba; Marcia Rossiter [aka. Al
Synopsis Blackhawk escapes as the other members of the Blackhawks are imprisoned and Van Der Houten's men discover the missing plane.
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 618, continued in Action Comics Weekly 620.