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640February 28, 1989
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Action Comics Weekly #640

DC · February 28, 1989 · on sale 1989-01-12

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Series
Action Comics Weekly (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#640
Publication date
February 28, 1989
Key date
1989-02-28
On-sale date
1989-01-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Rick Burchett; editing: Robert GreenbergerJack Wheeler, Wild Dog
2Exiles [Part] Vcomic story7script: Mark Verheiden; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Julianna Ferriter; letters: Tim Harkins; editing: Robert GreenbergerRoy Harper, Speedy
4Abandon Hopecomic story7script: Alan Grant; pencils: Mark Pacella; inks: Bill Wray; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Costanza; editing: Dan RasplerJason Blood, Etrigan the Demon, Merlin, Morgaine le Fey
6Ready! Aim! Fire!comic story7script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Stephen De Stefano; inks: Schaffenberger; colors: Bob Ro; letters: Mas; editing: Augustyn500-ZQ, Melanie Boulder, Sturgis Butterfield, The Coordinator, Diamondette, Mr. Muscle, Andy Greenwald, Tex Thomson, Hotshot, Lester W. Lee, Billy Lefferts, Tom Longacre, Private Eyes, Soozie-Q
7Where There's Smoke...comic story2script: Roger Stern; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Bill Oakley; editing: Mike CarlinClark Kent, Superman
9-letters page2script: Mike Gold; pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Rick BurchettBlackhawk, Lady Blackhawk, Janos Prohaska, Natalie Reed
1110 Reason to Buy Suicide Squad in 1989!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Karl KeselThe Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Doctor Light, Lashina, Digger Harkness, Jewelee, Vanessa Kingsbury, Dr. Arthur Light, Mari McCabe, Punch, Rac Shade, Shade, the Changing Man, Shrike, Benjamin Turner
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetHelena Bertinelli, The Huntress
13Lady of the Housecomic story7script: Len Strazewski; pencils: Chuck Austen; inks: Gary Martin; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza; editing: Mark WaidPhantom Lady, Dee Tyler
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Luke McDonnellThe Phantom, Kit Walker
16Blackhawk Flies Again!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Rick BurchettBlackhawk, Andre Blanc-Dumont, Olaf Friedriksen, Ritter Hendricksen, Lady Blackhawk, Janos Prohaska, Natalie Reed, Carlo "Chuck" Siriani
17Crack Up, Chapter 5: 'Tween a Rock and a Hard Placecomic story7script: Max Collins; pencils: Terry Beatty; inks: John Nyberg; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Tim Harkins; editing: Brian AugustynJack Wheeler, Wild Dog
18Exiled in Spacepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Kerry Gammill
19-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetLightray, Metron, Orion

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Superman: The Power Within #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5152-9
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