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642March 14, 1989
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Action Comics Weekly #642

DC · March 14, 1989 · on sale 1989-01-26

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Series
Action Comics Weekly (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#642
Publication date
March 14, 1989
Key date
1989-03-14
On-sale date
1989-01-26
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Eric ShanowerBoston Brand, Deadman, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Nightwing, Superman
2Where There Is a Will... Chapter I: The Decisioncomic story4script: Elliot S. Maggin; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John E. Workman Jr.; editing: Mark Waid, Brian AugustynDick Grayson, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Robin, John Stewart, Abin Sur
4When the Going Gets Tough... the Tough Go to Europe!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bart Sears; inks: Bart SearsNathaniel Adam, Animal Man, Buddy Baker, Captain Atom, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, The Flash, Rex Mason, Metamorpho, Power Girl, Princess Diana, Dmitri Pushkin, Rocket Red, Wally West
5Chapter II: The Declinecomic story8script: Elliot S. Maggin; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John E. Workman Jr.; editing: Mark Waid, Brian AugustynGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan
7In Trouble? Who Can You Call?promo (ad from the publisher)1Sturgis Butterfield, Diamondette, Andy Greenwald, Hotshot, Belle Jackson, Lester W. Lee, Billy Lefferts, Microwavabelle, Mr. Muscle, Private Eyes, Diana Theotocopoulos, Voice-Over
8Chapter III: The Summoningcomic story15script: Elliot S. Maggin; pencils: Curt Swan, Jim Aparo, Jim Mooney; inks: Ty Templeton, John Nyberg, Akin, Garvey; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John E. Workman Jr.; editing: Mark Waid, Brian AugustynBoston Brand, Deadman, Guy Gardner, Dick Grayson, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Nightwing, John Stewart, Abin Sur
9Chapter IV: The Restorationcomic story11script: Elliot S. Maggin; pencils: Curt Swan, Carmine Infantino, Jim Aparo, Jim Mooney; inks: Ty Templeton, Kevin Nowlan, John Nyberg, Akin, Garvey; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John E. Workman Jr.; editing: Mark Waid, Brian AugustynBoston Brand, Deadman, Guy Gardner, Dick Grayson, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Nightwing
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12Let the Celebrations Continue Throughout 1989...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Rick Burchett
13The Private Files of the Shadowpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Michael Wm. Kaluta; inks: Michael Wm. KalutaLamont Cranston, The Shadow
14-letters page2script: Mike Gold; pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Rick BurchettBlackhawk, Lady Blackhawk, Janos Prohaska, Natalie Reed

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

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