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Action Comics Weekly #609

DC · Series began 1988 · [July 19, 1988]

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Dates

Cover date: [July 19, 1988]
On sale: June 2, 1988
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Brian Bolland, Randy DuBurke, Dan Jurgens, Dan Spiegle, Curt Swan, Terry Beatty, David Lloyd, Tod Smithinks: Brian Bolland, Pablo Marcos, Tony DeZuniga, Dan Spiegle, John Beatty, John Nyberg, David Lloyd, Danny Bulanadiediting: Robert Greenberger, Mike Gold, Barbara Kesel, Dick Giordano, Mike Carlin, Denny O'Neilscript: Sharon Wright, Mike Baron, Martin Pasko, Roger Stern, Max Allan Collins, Mike Gold, Peter Davidcolors: Gene D'Angelo, Elizabeth Safian, Carl Gafford, Tom Ziuko, Michele Wolfman, Anthony Tollinletters: Steven Haynie, Carrie Spiegle, Bill Oakley, Gaspar Saladino, John Costanza

Stories

Bitter Fruit, Part 1 · 8 pages
Problems for an acquaintance of Dinah Lance involve crop dusting and immigration. Dinah burns the Black Canary costume with the large black collar. She no longer has the Canary Cry at this point in her life.
Chapter Nine: Faux Pas · 8 pages
Deadman and Yakin battle in the bodies of President Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, and their wives.
Canned in Boston · 8 pages
Vic Sommers ends his previous life when he fights with his ex-wife's husband, Rafael di Rienzi is kidnapped by Mockingbird, and the Secret Six begins its 2nd assignment.
And There Will Be a Sign! · 2 pages
Clark Kent questions Bob Galt for information on his attackers.
Moral Stand, Chapter Nine: Red Pencil · 8 pages
Wild Dog captures B. Lyle Layman and thwarts his final terrorist act.
Cutting Remarks · 8 pages
Hal Jordan tries to explain his fearlessness on Oprah while the first victim of a mind ray goes on a killing rampage.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanHal JordanGreen LanternOliver QueenDinah LanceBlack CanaryBoston BrandDeadmanRonald ReaganArisiaJack WheelerWild DogLuke McKendrickVic SommersLadonna JamealDr. Maria VerdugoTony MantegnaMikhail GorbachevMitch HobermanNancy Reagan

Reprinted in

Superman: The Power Within (2015)