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Action Comics, #588 Newsstand

Published: May 1987

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Issue Contents:
Shadow War: The Epic Climax!
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Credits
All Wars Must End [Part Two]

"I'm getting closer. That annoying hypersonic signal that's been hitting me for the past twenty minutes."

Storyline

Hawkman and Hawkwoman request Superman's aid to help repel the Thangarian invasion fleet.

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Credits
Story Notes

Ties into the Shadow War plotline in the Hawkman series. Story continues from Hawkman (DC, 1986 series) #10 and continues in Hawkman (DC, 1986 series) #11.

Letter Column Featuring Re: Action

"In the final analysis, how did Action Comics #585 shape up? We don't know -- you tell us..."

Story Notes

Letters from: Thomas McNulty, Willie Holmes, T. E. Pouncey, Kevin Hall, Aaron Gibbons, Joe Frank, and Jonathan Gilbert.

The Misadventures of Captain Clueless in Pursuit of Scary, Bouncing Ugly Balls

"I'll find them on cow's tails or inside the fuit of dessert cacti or in whirlpools in the heart of the Ganglion rain forest..."

Story Notes

Back cover.

Betcha Bite a Chip With Chips Ahoy!

"There are so many chocolate chips in a Chips Ahoy! cookie, it's impossible to bite a cookie without biting a chip."

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Earn Famous Name Prizes or Earn $1.00 an Item Cash

"Sell cards & gifts from free sales booklet!"

2 Free Months! of DC Comics

"Subscribe now and you'll get 14 months of your favorite DC title(s) for the price of 12."

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Between story pages 20 and 21.

Here's a Look at the New Flash

"The costume's the same... everything else is different!"

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Story Notes

Between story pages 16 and 17.

Write Right Now!
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Between story pages 16 and 17. Sixteen ads for various products.

Free Gifts from DC Comics

"By subscribing to Superman, Adventures of Superman, Action or Wonder Woman, you can get one of the following gifts:"

Story Notes

Between story pages 8 and 9.

"Back in the days when the good died young, they were the only chance we had!"

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Between story pages 8 and 9.

Wanted

"Interpol bulletin..."

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Between story pages 4 and 5.

Build a Repuation

"When you build a model, you hold a reputation, too. A reputation for hard work. Care and concentration. Attention to detail."

Story Notes

Between story pages 4 and 5.

Packs of Fun for Everyone
Story Notes

Inside front cover.