A13-G
Action Comics 601

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Action Comics #601 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 0780887010
Owner: 13

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: A13-G
Date Added: 4/11/2019
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

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ACTION COMICS WEEKLY #601 CGC 9.8-HIGHEST GRADED

A KEY ISSUE

FIRST ACTION COMICS WEEKLY ISSUE.

in 1988, DC Comics made the bold move, turning ACTION COMICS into a WEEKLY anthology series. Each issue contained a two-page Superman story, and a recurring Green Lantern feature, but everything else was up for grabs, with characters like Demon, Nightwing, Black Canary and the Blackhawks rotating in and out of the book. An amusing side effect of this weekly stint is that “Action Comics” was able to leap ahead of Detective Comics in numbering; “Detective” launched first, but Action Comics is now higher in issue number. The weekly experiment didn’t even last a year before DC returned the book to a monthly, Superman-based title. Becomes Action Comics Weekly. Cover by Dave Gibbons. "And The Pain Shall Leave My Heart," script by James Owsley (Christopher Priest), art by Gil Kane; Star Sapphire has gone mad after the loss of her Zamarons and kills Katma Tui when she comes looking for Hal Jordan. "Moral Stand Chapter One: Point Of Order," script by Max Collins, pencils by Terry Beatty, inks by John Nyberg; The Committee For Social Change takes over a Davenport City Council meeting, and Wild Dog charges in. "Listening To The Mockingbird," script by Martin Pasko, art by Dan Spiegle; Mockingbird calls his 5-year reunion of the Secret Six, at the same time calling together a new group of recruits. "Faster Than A Speeding Bullet!", script by Roger Stern, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Beatty; Superman saves Bob Galt from an assasination. "The Section Chief," script by Mike Baron, pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Tony DeZuniga; Deadman thwarts a C.I.A. drugs-for-guns run but discovers that the C.I.A. section chief can see him. Article about the creation of Action Comics Weekly and future contents by Mike Gold. "Another Fine War," script by Mike Grell, pencils by Rick Burchett, inks by Pablo Marcos; Blackhawk is attacked by a Mr. Zalecki he may owe money to, while Cynthia Hastings is looking for him. 52 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1988
On Sale Date: April 5, 1988
Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mike Gold
Cover Artist: Dave Gibbons

Stories:
Green Lantern : "...and the Pain Shall Leave My Heart"
Wild Dog : "Point of Order"
Secret Six : "Listening to the Mockingbird"
Superman : "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet"
Deadman : "The Section Chief"
Blackhawk : "Another Fine War"
 
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