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628November 29, 1988
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Action Comics Weekly #628

DC · November 29, 1988 · on sale 1988-10-13

First appearance: Dream
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics Weekly (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#628
Publication date
November 29, 1988
Key date
1988-11-29
On-sale date
1988-10-13
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dream - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0Blackhawk Returns to Action!cover1pencils: George Pratt; inks: George Pratt; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Robert GreenbergerBlackhawk, Janos Prohaska
2Heroescomic story8script: James Owsley, M. D. Bright; pencils: M. D. Bright; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert De Guzman; editing: Dennis O'Neil, Dan RasplerNathaniel Adam, Captain Atom, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
3Knock 'Em Dead, Part 5comic story7script: Sharon Wright; pencils: Randy DuBurke; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Steve Haynie; editing: Robert GreenbergerBlack Canary, Dinah Lance
4Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter Three: Arrivalcomic story8script: Cherie Wilkerson, Marv Wolfman; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John Costanza; editing: Barbara KeselLian Harper, Roy Harper, Speedy
5Wipeout!comic story2script: Roger Stern; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Bill Oakley; editing: Mike CarlinClark Kent, Superman
6Invasion First Strike! [Daily Planet Issue Number MXLLLV]in-house column1letters: typeset
9Remains to Be Seencomic story8script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Albert De Guzman; editing: Robert GreenbergerCarlo Di Rienzi, Dr. August Durant, Mitch Hoberman, Ladonna Jameal, Tony Mantegna, Luke McKendrick, Mockingbird, Vic Sommers, Dr. Maria Verdugo
11Just Folkpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ian Gibson; inks: Ian GibsonBig Barda, Scott Free, Mister Miracle, Oberon
12-letters page2script: Mike Gold; pencils: Dick Rockwell; inks: Dick RockwellCarlo Di Rienzi, Luke McKendrick, Mockingbird, Vic Sommers
13...And a Time to Gather Stones Togethercomic story7script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: John Nyberg; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Steve Haynie; editing: Mike GoldBlackhawk, Andre Blanc-Dumont, Janos Prohaska
14I Will Show You Terror in a Handful of Dustpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Dringenberg; inks: Mike DringenbergDream First

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]
ISBN 978-1-77950-077-9		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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