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Issue Details

Issue #610
Published July 26, 1988
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
Notes No cover date. Cover date backed off later issues. No letter column.

Cover Details - "Deadman... The Demon Within!"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]; angels; devil
Genre Occult
Pencils David Lloyd
Inks David Lloyd
Editing Robert Greenberger (cover)
Notes Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 609.

8 page Green Lantern story "Risky Business"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Morris Levine; Lt. Burt Rensaleer; Owz; Adam; Mr. Gordon
Synopsis Hal Jordan defeats a madman, without his ring, and gets some help from the police as another madman appears at his hotel room.
Genre Superhero
Script Peter David
Pencils Tod Smith
Inks Tod Smith
Colors Anthony Tollin
Letters John Costanza
Editing Denny O'Neil (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 609, continued in Action Comics Weekly 611.

8 page The Phantom Stranger story "Kenny And The Demon!"

Characters The Phantom Stranger; Bruce Gordon; Kenny Bushmiller; unamed demon
Synopsis The Phantom Stranger defeats an evil combination of magic/machine/man.
Genre Occult
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Kyle Baker
Inks Kyle Baker
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters Bert Workman
Editing Mike Carlin (story)
Notes References The Phantom Stranger mini-series.

8 page Deadman story "Catfight; (Chapter 10)"

Characters Deadman [Boston Brand]; Yakin; Stan Kriptman; President Ronald Reagan; Nancy Reagan; Mikhail Gorbachev; Raisa Gorbachev; Mr. Jones; Satan; Major Grace Kasaba
Synopsis Satan arrives to dispatch Yakin after Deadman disrupts his plans.
Genre Occult
Script Mike Baron
Pencils Dan Jurgens
Inks Tony DeZuniga
Colors Liz Berube
Letters Steve Haynie
Editing Barbara Randall [Barbara Kesel] (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 609, continued in Action Comics Weekly 611.

2 page Superman story "Show & Tell"

Characters Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Perry White
Synopsis Bob Galt shows Clark Kent about the Superman cult.
Genre Superhero
Script Roger Stern
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Beatty
Colors Tom Ziuko
Letters Bill Oakley
Editing Mike Carlin (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 609, continued in Action Comics Weekly 611.

8 page The Secret Six story "...Another Man's Poison"

Characters second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Rafael DiRienzi; employees of Farmer Ralph's Meats
Synopsis The undercover plan at Farmer Ralph's goes awry, and Rafael DiRienzi is held hostage by Mockingbird.
Genre Superhero
Script Martin Pasko
Pencils Dan Spiegle
Inks Dan Spiegle
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters Carrie Spiegle
Editing Dick Giordano (story)
Notes Continued from Action Comics Weekly 609, continued in Action Comics Weekly 611.

8 page Black Canary story "Bitter Fruit (Part 2)"

Characters Dinah Lance; Rita Librado; Doug Vallines; Barry Neiman; Gary DeMott; Vincent Scales
Synopsis Rita Librado discusses her family's problems with Dinah Lance, while a private detective closes in on the Librado family.
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 609, continued in Action Comics Weekly 611.

2 page Haywire text article "Focus"

Characters Haywire
Genre Superhero
Script Brian Augustyn
Editing Brian Augustyn (story)
Notes Article is about the new "Haywire" series.