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630December 13, 1988
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Action Comics Weekly #630

DC · December 13, 1988 · on sale 1988-10-27

Death of Carlo Di Rienzi
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics Weekly (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#630
Publication date
December 13, 1988
Key date
1988-12-13
On-sale date
1988-10-27
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Carlo Di Rienzi, Mockingbird.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man of Steelcover1pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Robert GreenbergerSuperman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]
2Willcomic story8script: James Owsley, M. D. Bright; pencils: M. D. Bright; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert De Guzman; editing: Denny O'Neil, Dan RasplerNathaniel Adam, Captain Atom, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
3Knock 'Em Dead, Part 7comic story7script: Sharon Wright; pencils: Randy DuBurke; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Steve Haynie; editing: Robert GreenbergerBlack Canary, Dinah Lance
4...The Mockingbird Still Singing O'er Its Grave...comic story8script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Tim Harkins; editing: Bob GreenbergerCarlo Di Rienzi Death, Mitch Hoberman, Ladonna Jameal, Tony Mantegna, Luke McKendrick, Mockingbird Death, Vic Sommers, Dr. Maria Verdugo
5The Power from Beyond!comic story2script: Roger Stern; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Bill Oakley; editing: Mike CarlinClark Kent, Superman
8-letters page1.778script: Mike Gold
9Aliens in the Pacific! Heroes to the Rescue!promo (ad from the publisher)0.222letters: typesetFirehawk, Firestorm, Will Payton, Power Girl, Lorraine Reilly, Starman, Kara Zor-L
10Invasion First Strike!in-house column1letters: typeset
11Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter V: Attackscomic story8script: Cherie Wilkerson; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Augustin Más; editing: Barbara KeselLian Harper, Roy Harper, Speedy
13Just Folkpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ian Gibson; inks: Ian GibsonBig Barda, Scott Free, Mister Miracle, Oberon
14Mr. Blackhawk Goes to Washingtoncomic story7script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Rick Burchett; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Steve Haynie; editing: Mike GoldBlackhawk, Janos Prohaska, Harry S. Truman
15I WIll Show You Terror in a Handful of Dustpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Dringenberg; inks: Mike DringenbergDream

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies #[nn]
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Superman: The Power Within #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5152-9		2015On eBay ›
Blackhawk: Blood and Iron #[nn]
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Sources

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