Action Comics, #588 Direct
Published: May 1987
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Issue Contents:
Shadow War: The Epic Climax!
Characters
- Hawkman (mainstream Universe)
- Hawkwoman (mainstream Universe)
- Katar Hol (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Shayera Thal (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: John Byrne
- Inks: John Byrne
Packs of Fun for Everyone!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
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.
Characters
- Byth (mainstream Universe)
- Hawkman (mainstream Universe)
- Hawkwoman (mainstream Universe)
- Katar Hol (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Shayera Thal (mainstream Universe)
- Deron Ved (mainstream Universe)
- unnamed Thanagarians (villains)
Credits
- Script: John Byrne
- Pencils: John Byrne
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Colors: Michele Wolfman
- Letters: John Costanza
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.
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
After page 4 of comic story.
Wanted
"Interpol bulletin..."
Characters
- The Bronze Tiger (mainstream Universe)
- Captain Boomerang (mainstream Universe)
- Deadshot (mainstream Universe)
- The Enchantress (mainstream Universe)
- Digger Harkness (mainstream Universe)
- Floyd Lawton (mainstream Universe)
- Mindboggler (mainstream Universe)
- June Moone (mainstream Universe)
- Plastique (mainstream Universe)
- Bette Sans Souci (mainstream Universe)
- Benjamin Turner (mainstream Universe)
- Leah Wasserman (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Luke McDonnell
- Inks: Karl Kesel
Story Notes
Promo ad for [gcd_link_series](3385). Before page 5 of comic story.
"Back in the days when the good died young, they were the only chance we had!"
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Brian Murray
- Inks: Malcolm Jones III
Story Notes
Promo ad for [gcd_link_series](3398). After page 8 of comic story.
Free Gifts from DC Comics
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"By subscribing to Superman, Adventures of Superman, Action or Wonder Woman, you can get one of the following gifts:"
Story Notes
Before page 9 of comic story.
Write Right Now!
Story Notes
Several small ads after page 16 of comic story.
Here's a Fast Look at the New Flash
"The costume's the same... everything else is different!"
Characters
- The Flash (mainstream Universe)
- Wally West (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Butch Guice
- Inks: Larry Mahlstedt
Story Notes
Promo ad for [gcd_link_series](3358) Before page 17 of comic story.
2 Free Months! of DC Comics
Featuring DC Comics Subscriptions
"Subscribe now and you'll get 14 months of your favorite DC title(s) for the price of 12."
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Green Lantern (mainstream Universe)
- Hal Jordan (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Koriand'r (mainstream Universe)
- Princess Diana (mainstream Universe)
- Starfire (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Wonder Woman (mainstream Universe)
Story Notes
Between story pages 20 and 21.
"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.
Earn Famous Name Prizes or Earn $1.00 an Item Cash
"Sell cards & gifts from free sales booklet!"
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.
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.