Unofficial Action Comics Weekly Index

ACTION COMICS WEEKLY #615

Cover Date: August 30 1988
Cover Price: $1.50

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Barry Crain (signed)
Inks: Rick Magyar (signed)

Story: "Freaks" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Plot	Peter David, Richard Howell
Story	Peter David
Pencils	Richard Howell
Inks	Arne Starr
Colors	Anthony Tollin
Lettering	Todd Klein
Editing	Dennis O'Neil

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Supporting Character(s):

Arisia Rrab

Villain(s):

Freak Show

Siphon II (first appearance)

Castle (Max Castle; first appearance)

Runaround Sue (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Ollie (first appearance; a salesman for Hi-Tech)

Veronica Hawkes (first appearance; CEO of Hawkes International)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

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Second Story: "That Was No Lady..." (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Mike Grell
Art	Rick Burchett
Colors	Tom Ziuko
Lettering	Steve Haynie
Editing	Mike Gold

Feature Character(s):

Blackhawk (last in issue #608/6; establishes Blackhawk Airways)

Supporting Character(s):

Natalie Reed (last in Blackhawk Vol. 2 #3)

Villain(s):

heroin smugglers (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Leslie Richardson (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in June, 1947.

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Third Story: "Fatal Distraction Chapter One: Night Patrol" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Terry Beatty
Inks	John Nyberg
Colors	Carl Gafford
Lettering	Tim Harkins
Editing	Brian Augustyn

Feature Character(s):

Wild Dog (last in issue #609/5)

Supporting Character(s):

Lieutenant Andy Flint (last in issue #609/5)

Detective Calloway

Lou Goddar

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Fourth Story: "Fatal Flaw?" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Roger Stern
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Beatty
Colors	Tom Ziuko
Lettering	Bill Oakley
Assistant editing	Renee Witterstaetter
Editing	Mike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

Superman

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Fifth Story: "Chapter Three: Tracks of a Killer" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Marv Wolfman
Pencils	Chuck Patton
Inks	Tom Poston
Colors	Adrienne Roy
Lettering	Albert De Guzman
Editing	Barbara Kesel

Feature Character(s):

Nightwing II

Speedy I

Guest Star(s):

New Teen Titans

Changeling (last/next in ???)

Cyborg (last/next in ???)

Raven VI (last/next in ???)

Starfire III (last/next in ???)

Danny Chase (last/next in ???)

Supporting Character(s):

Lian Harper (last in New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #21; next in issue #618/6)

Villain(s):

Cheshire

Wen Cheng

Other Character(s):

Garrison Peebles (first appearance; an ambassador; dies)

Lord Harrison Hill (first appearance; an ambassador)

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Sixth Story: "Bitter Fruit, Part 7" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Sharon Wright
Pencils	Randy DuBurke
Inks	Pablo Marcos
Colors	Gene D'Angelo
Lettering	Steve Haynie
Editing	Mike Gold

Feature Character(s):

Black Canary II

Villain(s):

Vincent Scales

Gary DeMott

William B. MacDonald

Guest Appearance(s):

Eddie Fyers (next in Green Arrow Vol. 2 #10)

Other Character(s):

Doug Vallines

Ellen Waverly (dies)

Barry Neiman

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