Issue Details

Issue	#601
Published	May 24, 1988
Cover Price	1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages	52
Editing	Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate)
Notes	No cover date: contains a coupon which expires 4/10/88, and advertises comics on sale in March. Cover date backed off later issues. Contains 6 stories. Also contains a text article on the creation of Action Comics Weekly. No letter column. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne.

Cover Details

Characters	Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Dave Gibbons (signed)
Inks	Dave Gibbons (signed)
Editing	Robert Greenberger (cover)

8 page Green Lantern story "...And The Pain Shall Leave My Heart"

Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Katma Tui (dies); John Stewart; Arisia
Synopsis	Star Sapphire has gone mad after the loss of her Zamarons and kills Katma Tui when she comes looking for Hal Jordan.
Genre	Superhero
Script	James Owsley [Christopher Priest]
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Gil Kane
Colors	Anthony Tollin
Letters	Albert DeGuzman
Editing	Denny O'Neil (story)
Notes	Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602.

8 page Wild Dog story "Point Of Order; (Moral Stand Chapter 1)"

Characters	Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Lt. Andy Flint; Detective Calloway; Captain Lange; Susan King; Len; Committee for Social Change (some die)
Synopsis	The Committee For Social Change takes over a Davenport City Council meeting and Wild Dog charges in, killing several members of the group and freeing the hostages.
Genre	Adventure
Script	Max Collins
Pencils	Terry Beatty
Inks	John Nyberg
Colors	Michele Wolfman
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
Editing	Mike Gold (story)
Notes	Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602.

8 page The Secret Six story "Listening To The Mockingbird"

Characters	Mockingbird [August Durant]; original Secret Six [King Savage; Lili Deneuve; Kit Langman; Carlo DiRienzi; Tiger Force]; second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Vic Sommers; Mitch Hoberman; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Rafael DiRienzi; Gu
Synopsis	Mockingbird calls his 5-year reunion of the Secret Six, at the same time calling together a new group of recruits.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Martin Pasko
Pencils	Dan Spiegle
Inks	Dan Spiegle
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	Carrie Spiegle
Editing	Dick Giordano (story)
Notes	Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602. Origin & 1st appearance of the second Secret Six.

2 page Superman story "Faster Than A Speeding Bullet!"

Characters	Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Charles Culpepper
Synopsis	Superman saves Bob Galt from an assasination.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Beatty
Colors	Tom Ziuko
Letters	Bill Oakley
Editing	Mike Carlin (story)
Notes	Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602.

8 page Deadman story "The Section Chief; ([Chapter 1])"

Characters	Deadman [Boston Brand]; Major Grace Kasaba; Professor Fulgencio Flores
Synopsis	Deadman thwarts a C.I.A. drugs-for-guns run but discovers that the C.I.A. section chief can see him.
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 in Action Comics Weekly 602. Should be labeled Chapter 1 to match later chapters.

8 page Blackhawk story "Another Fine War ([Part 1])"

Characters	Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Cynthia Hastings; Mr. Zalecki
Synopsis	Blackhawk is attacked by a Mr. Zalecki he may owe money to, while Cynthia Hastings is looking for him.
Genre	Adventure; War
Script	Mike Grell
Pencils	Rick Burchett
Inks	Pablo Marcos
Colors	Tom Ziuko
Letters	Steve Haynie
Editing	Mike Gold (story)
Notes	Continued in Action Comics Weekly 602.

2 page text article

Script	Mike Gold
Letters	Typeset
Editing	Mike Gold (story)
Notes	Article discusses the creation of Action Comics Weekly and future contents.