Issue Details

Issue	#617
Published	September 13, 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	Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Dean Motter (signed)
Inks	Dean Motter (signed)
Editing	Robert Greenberger (cover)
Notes	Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 616.

8 page Green Lantern story "Assault On A Green"

Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Castle [Dr. Castle] (first name given as both Roger and Max); Siphon; Runaround Sue; Lillian Hawkes; Stasis; Incinderella; Lt. Burt Rensaleer
Synopsis	Hal Jordan tracks down and is attacked by the Freak Show, while Arisia contemplates her relationship.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Peter David
Pencils	Richard Howell
Inks	Arne Starr
Colors	Anthony Tollin
Letters	Helen Vesik
Editing	Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes	Continued from Action Comics Weekly 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618.

7 page Blackhawk story "Seems Like Old Times..."

Characters	Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Natalie Reed; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Weng Chan; Olaf Friedriksen; Johannes Van Der Houten; Mr. Kustarto
Synopsis	Weng brings Olaf to a reunion with the Blackhawks and Olaf and Blackhawk get into a barroom fight.
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 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618.

7 page Wild Dog story "Puppy Dog Tale; (Fatal Distraction Chapter 3)"

Characters	Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Susan King; Harry; unamed wife of Harry
Synopsis	Wild Dog breaks up a domestic quarrel and is helped by Wild Pup.
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 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618.

2 page Superman story "Missing Person"

Characters	Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]
Synopsis	Superman helps police get a description of Charles Culpepper's attacker and searches for Bob Galt.
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 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618.

8 page The Phantom Stranger story "Channel Switching"

Characters	The Phantom Stranger; Sylvia Blaine; Ky'lhorr
Synopsis	The Phantom Stranger helps send an Atlantean king's spirit to its final rest after it is mistakenly called by a medium.
Genre	Occult
Script	Paul Kupperberg
Pencils	Joe Orlando
Inks	Joe Orlando
Colors	Petra Scotese
Letters	Fred Carrillo
Editing	Renee Witterstaetter (story)

8 page Nightwing & Speedy story "Motives; ([The Cheshire Contract] Chapter 5)"

Characters	Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Cheshire [aka. Jade]; Wen Chen Cheng
Synopsis	Nightwing fights Cheshire to a standstill as she injures Speedy, though Speedy takes custody of his daughter.
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 from Action Comics Weekly 616, continued in Action Comics Weekly 618.