Published: [May 24, 1988]
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"In the world of comic books, eras tended to come and go with alarming speed."
Article discusses the creation of Action Comics Weekly and future contents. No letters.
Story Featuring Superman , Story Featuring Green Lantern , Story Featuring Blackhawk , Story Featuring Secret Six , Story Featuring Deadman , Story Featuring Wild Dog
Story Featuring Green Lantern
"I think he stole my heart the moment I first laid eyes on him."
Star Sapphire has gone mad after the loss of her Zamarons and kills Katma Tui when she comes looking for Hal Jordan.
Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #602.
Story Featuring Wild Dog
"City council meetings in the middle western Quad Cities are generally rather ho-hum affairs."
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.
Story Featuring Secret Six
"Gonna rain again. Geeze, I hope it's not as bad as last week. All that acid and junk -- Dad said the paint job on his --"
Mockingbird calls his five-year reunion of the Secret Six, at the same time calling together a new group of recruits.
Story continues in Action Comics Weekly #602. Origin & 1st appearance of the second Secret Six.
Story Featuring Superman
"This is Metropolis. Eleven million people call it home..."
Superman saves Bob Galt from an assassination.
Story Featuring Deadman
"Rama wiped out... the entity wiped out... sensei free to run his criminal empire..."
Deadman thwarts a C.I.A. drugs-for-guns run but discovers that the C.I.A. section chief can see him.
Story Featuring Blackhawk
"On August 9, 1945, a mechanical bird called the Enola Gay laid an atomic egg on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and everyone went home..."
Blackhawk is attacked by a Mr. Zalecki he may owe money to, while Cynthia Hastings is looking for him.
"Once again, the sinister forces of the supernatural cast the threat of destruction over the Moonshae Isles."
Back cover.
Inside back cover.
"Coming to these cities on these dates"
Below the Write Right Now! ads.
Above the Creation Comic Book Conventions ad.
Includes images of the covers of Infinity Inc. Annual (DC, 1985 Series) #2), The Spectre Annual (DC, 1988 Series) #1 and Young All-Stars Annual (DC, 1988 Series) #1.
"Maybe it's a truck body. Maybe a racing car body. But whatever model you're building, you want it to look the best."
"Fred tried to show Stan the refreshing fruit flavor in Jolly Rancher Stix by using props."
Inside front cover.
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