Issue Details

Issue	#621
Published	October 11, 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

Characters	Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; unamed army personnel
Genre	Adventure; War
Pencils	Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks	Joe Orlando (signed)
Editing	Robert Greenberger (cover)
Notes	Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 620.

8 page Green Lantern story "Gremlins!"

Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Dex; Hawk; Chip; Al
Synopsis	Hal Jordan saves an alien space ship, begins his new job, and his power battery is destroyed when he charges his ring.
Genre	Superhero
Script	James Owsley [Christopher Priest] (co-plotter); Mark Bright [M.D. Bright] (co-plotter)
Pencils	Mark Bright [M.D. Bright]
Inks	Jose Marzan Jr.
Colors	Anthony Tollin
Letters	Albert DeGuzman
Editing	Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes	Continued in Action Comics Weekly 622. There is a gap in time between this and the previous story in Action Comics Weekly 620: this is likely the time where Green Lantern's involvement in Invasion occurs.
Reprinted	in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #3

7 page Wild Dog story "Stab In The Dark; (Fatal Distraction Chapter 7)"

Characters	Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Lt. Andy Flint; Lou Godder; Nigel; unamed female serial killer
Synopsis	Wild Dog tracks down a serial killer and stops her, but Wild Pup gets injured when he helps.
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 620, continued in Action Comics Weekly 622.

8 page The Secret Six story "Guess What We Learned In School Today?"

Characters	second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Billy Abrahams; Shelley; Mr. Peterson; Steve Traeger; Gus Markesson; Lurene; Walter Fenady
Synopsis	The Secret Six tracks Mockingbird as "The Agency" tracks them.
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 620, continued in Action Comics Weekly 622.

2 page Superman story "Let The Punishment Fit The Crime"

Characters	Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Skud; Zippo
Synopsis	Superman saves Bob Galt from some muggers.
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 620, continued in Action Comics Weekly 622.

8 page Deadman story "[Grave Doings] (Part 4)"

Characters	Deadman [Boston Brand]; Wellman Legros; zombies; Madame Waxahachie (first name given as both Molly and Mabel); Clara; Letrita Brogden; Lisa Brogden; spirit of Stella Peckshaw; spirit of Delia Peckshaw
Synopsis	Deadman and Madame Waxahachie continue searching for the Peckshaw twins, who have escaped with their zombie army.
Genre	Occult
Script	Mike Baron
Pencils	Kelley Jones
Inks	Tony DeZuniga; Pablo Marcos
Colors	Daniel Vozzo
Letters	Albert DeGuzman
Editing	Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
Notes	Continued from Action Comics Weekly 620, continued in Action Comics Weekly 623.

7 page Blackhawk story "It's Not The Heat, It's The Futility"

Characters	Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Olaf Friedriksen; Weng Chan; Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson]; Steve Claiborne [aka. Leslie Richardson]; Johannes Van Der Houten; Johannes Van Der Houten's army; Mr. Kustarto; Mr. Soek
Synopsis	The Blackhawks begin to escape from Van Der Houten as he decides to discontinue his search for 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 620, continued in Action Comics Weekly 622.