CGC Registry

A13-I


Set Type: Action Comics Weekly #601-#642
Owner: 13
Last Modified: 9/5/2021
Views: 347

Award Time Rank: 1
Award Time Score: 1254


Set Description

Action Comics Weekly (May 1988-March 1989) From May 24, 1988 - March 14, 1989, the publication frequency was changed to weekly, the title changed to Action Comics Weekly, and the series became an anthology. Prior to its launch, DC cancelled its ongoing Green Lantern Corps title, and made Green Lantern and his adventures exclusive to Action Comics Weekly. The rest of these issues featured rotating serialized stories of other DC heroes, sometimes as try-outs that led to their own limited or ongoing series. Characters with featured stories in the run included: 1. Black Canary 2.Blackhawk 3.Captain Marvel 4.Catwoman 5. Deadman (My favorite cover is Action Comics Weekly # 625) 6.Nightwing 7.Phantom Lady 8.Phantom Stranger 9.Secret Six 10.Speedy 11. Wild Dog. (My favorite covers are Action Comics Weekly # 615 and #640) Titles spun off from Action Comics at this time included a Catwoman miniseries and a Blackhawk ongoing, in both cases by the same creative teams that worked on the weekly serials. Each issue also featured a two-page Superman serial, a feature which, according to an editorial in the first weekly issue, was intended as a homage to the Superman newspaper strips of the past. The final issue of the weekly was originally intended to feature a book-length encounter between Clark Kent and Hal Jordan by writer Neil Gaiman. While Gaiman's story primarily teamed up Green Lantern and Superman, it also featured other characters from Action Comics Weekly, including the Blackhawks (in flashback), Deadman, and the Phantom Stranger. The story ran counter to DC editorial policy at the time as it portrayed Hal Jordan and Clark Kent as old friends who knew each other's secret identities. This was not considered canon in 1989 and Gaiman was unwilling to change this aspect of the story. The story was pulled and a different story, written at the last minute by Elliot S. Maggin, was run. Gaiman's story was finally published as a one-shot in Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame in November 2000. The Action Comics Weekly experiment lasted only until the beginning of March 1989 and after a short break, issue #643 (July 1989) brought the title back onto a monthly schedule.Writer/artist George PĂ©rez took over the title and was joined by scripter Roger Stern the following month. This is a high grade collection of Action Comics Weekly and the goal is to collect 100% of these comics in grade 9.8. These books have some amazingly pleasing covers.

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Slot DescriptionThe Comics Registry IDComic GradeScore Updated
Action Comics 601 0780887010 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 602 1246375001 9.6 25 4/12/2019
Action Comics 603 0042343002 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 604 1484207008 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 605 No Comic    
Action Comics 606 No Comic    
Action Comics 607 0780887016 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 608 0942382010 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 609 1464970010 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 610 1203206009 9.6 25 4/12/2019
Action Comics 611 0177770002 9.8 44 4/12/2019
Action Comics 612 1032264002 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 613 No Comic    
Action Comics 614 No Comic    
Action Comics 615 1203206013 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 616 0042342013 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 617 0942383003 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 618 0780888007 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 619 0780888008 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 620 0042342009 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 621 1099077022 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 622 0780888011 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 623 0780888012 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 624 No Comic    
Action Comics 625 0042342008 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 626 No Comic    
Action Comics 627 No Comic    
Action Comics 628 1053958003 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 629 0780888018 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 630 0942384001 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 631 0780888020 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 632 0942384003 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 633 1053958004 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 634 0780889003 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 635 1053958007 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 636 2091204004 9.8 40 6/5/2021
Action Comics 637 No Comic    
Action Comics 638 1053958009 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 639 0780889008 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 640 1053958002 9.8 40 4/12/2019
Action Comics 641 No Comic    
Action Comics 642 No Comic    

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