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Issue Details

Issue #632
Published December 27, 1988
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
Notes Contains 6 stories. Also contains a text feature "Daily Planet", with information on the Invasion series. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.

Cover Details - "Nightwing & Speedy Under Fire!"

Characters Speedy [Roy Harper]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Lian Harper; unamed terrorists
Genre Superhero
Pencils Tom Grindberg (signed)
Inks Tom Grindberg (signed)
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)

8 page Green Lantern story "Beyond Phobus"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Lord Malvolio]
Synopsis Hal Jordan is drawn into an unknown sector of space by Malvolio, who claims he will imprison Hal.
Genre Superhero
Script James Owsley [Christopher Priest]; Mark Bright [M.D. Bright]
Pencils Mark Bright [M.D. Bright]
Inks Romeo Tanghal
Colors Anthony Tollin
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.
Reprinted in Justice League [Lega della Giustizia] (Play Press, 1990 series) #12

8 page The Phantom Stranger story "Cat And Mouse (Chapter 2)"

Characters The Phantom Stranger; Dr. Terrence Thirteen; Tannarak; Tala (as Cassandra Craft); lion creation of Tannarak
Synopsis Tannarak captures the Phantom Stranger and creates a lion creature, while Tala tracks him disguised as Cassandra Craft.
Genre Occult
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Fred Carillo
Inks Fred Carillo
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Editing Renee Witterstaetter (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.

7 page Black Canary story "Knock 'Em Dead (Part 9)"

Characters Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Deborah Tilden (dies); Cat Maddox; Lt. Cameron; Ken Glazier; Jason Marsh; Mr. Larkin
Synopsis Black Canary becomes injured when she thwarts a murder attempt, and the assailant escapes and kidnaps her intended victim.
Genre Superhero; Adventure
Script Sharon Wright
Pencils Randy DuBurke
Inks Pablo Marcos
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Steve Haynie
Editing Robert Greenberger (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.

2 page Superman story "Holy War"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Mother Tierra; Listener
Synopsis Superman battles the Consortium and his cult of worshippers joins in.
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 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.

8 page Nightwing & Speedy story "A Time of Changes; (Rocks And Hard Places Chapter 7)"

Characters Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Hunter; Moira; Button; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Mrs. Sebastian; Sinnead (dies); Beryl (on phone); Seamus Paul O'Connor
Synopsis Speedy and Nightwing are attacked by the Sanas and the Friends of the Empire, and saved by Officer Hunter, after Moira is injured by a bomb.
Genre Superhero
Script Cherie Wilkerson
Pencils Vince Giarrano
Inks Tom Mandrake
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters John Costanza
Editing Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 631; continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.

7 page Blackhawk story "Doing The Horizontal Goosestep"

Characters Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Gretchen Koblenz; Andre Blanc-Dumont; Chuck Sirianni; Constance Darabont (dies); Dieter; Olaf Friedriksen
Synopsis Nazis kill Ms. Darabont and impersonate her to obtain the LSD shipment from the Blackhawks.
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 631, continued in Action Comics Weekly 633.

1 page Daily Planet promo (ad from the publisher) "Invasion First Strike!"

Characters Firestorm [Ronald Raymond and Professor Martin Stein]; Firehawk; Power Girl [Kara Starr]; Starman [Will Payton]; Wonder Woman ; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Doom Patrol; Sea Devils; Aquaman [Art
Genre Superhero
Notes Information on the Invasion series.