Action Comics #626 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1988.
Synopsis for Green Lantern: "Bethel"
Green Lantern returns to his sector, and he intercepts a wooden whip coming out of a black hole near the moon. Hal inspects the vessel and learns that its some kind of shrine called "Bethel" in need of repairs. He takes the spacecraft to the woods of California, hoping the alien can repair it. However, when Green Lantern flies away, the visitor comes out of the ship and creates a copy of Green Lantern. The doppelganger, trying to learn Earth's customs, follows a truck carrying wood to a gas station. He enters the cafe and sees an action movie where the character leaves a trail of destruction behind him. The visitor asimilates the data imitates the character, destroying the station and stealing the truck and its wooden cargo.
Appearing in Green Lantern: "Bethel"
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- Green Lantern doppelganger
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Vehicles:
- "Bethel" (wooden spaceship)
Synopsis for Shazam: "When Captains Clash"
Captain Nazi is furious that he isn't part of the minority-poisoning scheme of the Sons of Valhalla and refuses to use their belt to locate and attack Captain Marvel, refusing to listen to Dr. Patterson or Ham Davis now that he's more powerful than them. Ham Davis orders his men to try to defeat Captain Nazi with their bare hands and Dr. Patterson tries to warn them that using their guns will set off the chemicals, which is quickly does, killing everyone inside. Billy Batson, meanwhile, finds trying to slip his gag on a rough nail has only managed to cut his cheek and the bound gasman didn't notice him. However, Captain Nazi appears and recognizes him as one of the Sons of Valhalla. He frees Billy, but he quickly calls SHAZAM to battle him as Captain Marvel before the place explodes. He decides this means he will try to normally apprehend Captain Nazi, but he quickly finds that he isn't willing to go down easy and instead punches him into a mountain, then lifts the mountaintop to crush Captain Nazi on it. Meanwhile, the Sons of Valhalla are trying to dump cyanide into the reservoir and Duane himself goes to dump it in the water, only for Captain Marvel to catch it and Jake tries to shoot at him... rather unsuccessfully. Captain Marvel says that he saved Billy Batson (and learned all their names from him) and throws a piece of metal into Ron's leg that knocks him over, letting the other kids arrest him. Ron quickly blames the Sons of Valhalla and not himself for his actions and he was “doing as he was told.” Captain Marvel flies back to find Captain Nazi has escaped and written (by hand) in the stone "WAIT TILL NEXT TIME." Billy thinks on how perhaps most victories are merely partial ones, but it won't stop him from trying...
Appearing in Shazam: "When Captains Clash"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Marvel (Final appearance)
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Antagonists:
- Captain Nazi (Final appearance)
- Leader Davis (Dies)
- Dr. Patterson (Dies)
- The Sons of Valhalla (Dies)
- Youth Leader Jake
- Ron
- The Real Duane McCullers
Other Characters:
- Sam
- A Gas Station Attendee
Locations:
- Earth-85
- The City Reservoir for San Francisco
- Aryan Acres (Destroyed)
Synopsis for Secret Six: "Capital Offenses"
Appearing in Secret Six: "Capital Offenses"
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Synopsis for Superman: "Into the Fire!"
Appearing in Superman: "Into the Fire!"
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Antagonists:
- Hodges
Other Characters:
- Superman Cult
- Bob Galt
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Synopsis for Deadman: "Finale"
Appearing in Deadman: "Finale"
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Antagonists:
- Delia and Stella Peckshaw
Other Characters:
- Luke
- Lisa and Letritia Brodgen
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Synopsis for Black Canary: "Knock 'Em Dead Part 3"
Appearing in Black Canary: "Knock 'Em Dead Part 3"
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Other Characters:
- Karen Nalley
- Debora Tilden
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Notes
- "When Captains Clash" is reprinted in Shazam!: The New Beginning: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.
- Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium states that this issue happened on Earth-85, presumably referencing the Captain Marvel storyline in Action Comics Weekly #623-626. However, it cannot be determined if the other stories told in this issue that do not contradict the larger continuity happened on New Earth, Earth-85, or both.
- "Into the Fire!" is reprinted in Superman: The Power Within.
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