As uselessness against the color yellow is a necessary impurity of the ring, so do you Terrans all have an impurity -- your self-doubt. 
- — Abin Sur
Action Comics #642 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1989.
Synopsis for "Where There is a Will...! Chapter I: The Decision"
Appearing in "Where There is a Will...! Chapter I: The Decision"
Featured Characters:
Other Characters:
- Hal Jordan (Construct only)
- The Guardians of the Universe (Mentioned only)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- Abin Sur's Starship (Crashed)
Synopsis for "Where There is a Will...! Chapter II: The Decline"
Appearing in "Where There is a Will...! Chapter II: The Decline"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Major William Easterly
Other Characters:
- Abin Sur (Mentioned only)
- The Guardians of the Universe (Mentioned only)
- Arisia Rrab (Mentioned only)
- Carol Ferris (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Utah
- Asia Minor (Mentioned only)
Items:
Synopsis for "Where There is a Will...! Chapter III: The Summoning"
Appearing in "Where There is a Will...! Chapter III: The Summoning"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- Rufus
- Davy
- Arnie Cives
- John Stewart (Cameo; as a construct)
- Abraham Lincoln (As a spirit)
- Mahatma Ghandi (As a spirit)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (As a spirit)
- Robin Hood (As a spirit)
- New York Mets (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- United States of America
- Utah
- Metropolis
- Clark Kent's Apartment
- Beirut
- Heaven
Items:
Synopsis for "Where There is a Will...! Chapter IV: The Restoration"
Appearing in "Where There is a Will...! Chapter IV: The Restoration"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Major William Easterly
Other Characters:
- Mr. Gainsborough
- Rufus
- Davy
- Jerome R. Medowar
- Arnie Cives
Locations:
- United States of America
- Utah
- Montana
- Metropolis
- Washington, D.C. (Mentioned only)
- Clark Kent's Apartment
- Iraq (Mentioned only)
Notes
- Last weekly issue. Series resumes standard size format, page count and monthly publishing schedule beginning with issue Action Comics #643.
- The original script for this issue was published in 2000 as Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame.
- Unlike previous issues, this issue is a single story told in multiple chapters.
- Though all of the pencilers and inkers were credited on the story title page, only the first the first two chapters had a consistent team from start to finish. The remainder varied by page as follows:
- Curt Swan pencils for pages 13, 17, 18, 20, and 38; top half of pages 28 and 29; and bottom half of pages 33 and 37
- Jim Aparo pencils for pages 14-16, 21, and 31; top half of page 32; and bottom half of page 36
- Jim Mooney pencils for pages 19, 22-27, and bottom half of 34
- Carmine Infantino pencils for page 35; top half of pages 33, 34, 36, and 37; and bottom half of pages 28-30 and 32
- Ty Templeton inks for pages 13, 17, 18, 20, and 38; top half of pages 28 and 29; and bottom half of pages 33 and 37
- John Nyberg inks for pages 14-16, 21, and 31; top half of page 32; and bottom half of page 36
- Ian Akin and Brian Garvey inks for pages 19, 22-27, and bottom half of 34
- Kevin Nowlan inks for page 35; top half of pages 33, 34, 36, and 37; and bottom half of pages 28-30 and 32
- Deadman's previous publication appearance was Invasion! #2, the next Deadman: Love After Death #1
Trivia
- There are 4,765 possible programmed responses for a power ring in the possession of a Green Lantern whose death is imminent. Response 3,901 involves the ring gathering suitable applicants for the dying Lantern to choose his/her successor from.
- The marquee in the last panel reading "Action: Closed for Renovation" (with a wink from Superman) is a reference to the house ads from the previous year advertising Action Comics switching to a weekly format. This was the last issue of Action Comics Weekly before it reverted back to a monthly format.
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