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Issue Details

Issue #613
Published August 16, 1988
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
Notes Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.

Cover Details - "Nightwing Flies Again!"

Characters Nightwing [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Kaluta (signed)
Inks Mike Kaluta (signed)
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)
Notes Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 612.

8 page Green Lantern story "Head Trip"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Mind Games; Arisia; Lt. Burt Rensaleer; Cynthia Gresham; (all of the following appear in Hal Jordan's mind ONLY) Myrwhydden; Goldface [Keith Kenyon]; Black Hand [William Hand]; Sinestro; The Shark; Hector Hammond; Star Sapphire
Synopsis Hal Jordan defeats Mind Games and discovers he is totally without fear. He then asks his ring to show him why. Meanwhile, Arisia accepts a modeling job.
Genre Superhero
Script Peter David
Pencils Tod Smith
Inks Tod Smith
Colors Anthony Tollin
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Denny O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 612, continued in Action Comics Weekly 614.

8 page Nightwing & Speedy story "The Cheshire Contract! ([Chapter 1])"

Characters Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Cheshire [aka. Jade]
Synopsis Nightwing gets unexpected help from Speedy to break up a smuggling ring, then Speedy asks Nightwing to help him stop Cheshire from her next murder.
Genre Superhero
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils Chuck Patton
Inks Tom Poston
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
Notes Continued in Action Comics Weekly 614. Should be labeled Chapter 1 to match later chapters.

8 page The Phantom Stranger story "Can't Judge A Book..."

Characters The Phantom Stranger; Bruce Gordon; Daniel Gleason; Au Puch
Synopsis An ancient Mayan god is brought to life by a mystery writer and attacks the Phantom Stranger.
Genre Occult
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Tom Grindberg
Inks Dennis Janke
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters Bob Pinaha
Editing Mike Carlin (story)
Notes Continued in Action Comics Weekly 614.

2 page Superman story "Wicked Business!"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; John Hodges; Charles Culpepper
Synopsis The Consortium decides to eliminate Charles Culpepper and Superman, while Superman goes hunting for them.
Genre Superhero
Script Roger Stern
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters Bill Oakley
Editing Mike Carlin (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 612, continued in Action Comics Weekly 614.

7 page Catwoman story "The Tin Roof Club (Part 3)"

Characters Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; George Flannery; Holly (dies); Arthur
Synopsis Catwoman hunts down Holly's husband after he kills Holly and steals the missing brooch.
Genre Adventure; Crime
Script Mindy Newell
Pencils Barry Kitson
Inks Bruce Patterson
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Carrie Spiegle
Editing Denny O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 612, continued in Action Comics Weekly 614.
Reprinted in Green Arrow (Play Press, 1990 series) #14

8 page Black Canary story "Bitter Fruit (Part 5)"

Characters Dinah Lance; Rita Librado; Luis Librado; Barry Neiman; Doug Vallines (on telephone); Gary DeMott; William B. MacDonald; Jake; Vincent Scales; Ellen Waverly; Hank Beecham
Synopsis Black Canary questions the Librados, while problems develop at an INS office and Vincent Scales' people beat up a forger the Librados used.
Genre Superhero; Adventure
Script Sharon Wright
Pencils Randy DuBurke
Inks Pablo Marcos
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Steve Haynie
Editing Mike Gold (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 612, continued in Action Comics Weekly 614.