Comic Title: Action Comics Weekly #637
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: January 1989
On Sale Date: December 13, 1988 Shipping Date December 13, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #11

Shipping Date December 15, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #154

Direct Market Date December 15, 1988
Source: Comic Shop News, #75, #76

Copyright Date December 13, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mike Gold

Title: (First Day at Work)
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Hero Hotline

Writer/Colorist: Bob Rozakis
Penciller: Stephen DeStefano
Inker: Kurt Schaffenberger
Letterer: Agustin Mas

Feature Character(s)

• Hero Hotline (first appearance; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)
• Stretch (Tom Longacre; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)
• Hotshot (Billy Lefferts; has yet to choose a hero name in this story; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)
• Mr. Muscle (Mr. Butterfield; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)
• Voice-Over (Andy Greenwald; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)
• Private Eyes (Lester Lee; hero name not revealed in this story; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)
• Microwavabelle (Belle Jackson; aka Microwave Mom; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)
• Diamondette (called Di in this story; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)

Supporting Character(s)

• Soozie-Q (a 500-2Q robot; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)
• Harry (the founder of Hero Hotline; behind-the-scenes; as a voice only; see comment; last appearance in Secret Origins #29; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)

Villain(s)

• An unnamed costume villain (next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #638)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Lefferts (Billy's mother; next appearance in Action Comics Weekly #640)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

The identity of Harry, the coordinator of Hero Hotline, is not revealed in this story and was an ongoing mystery of this feature. It was strongly implied, but never actually confirmed that Harry was actually Tex Thomson, the World War II hero, Mr. America.

This story continues in Action Comics Weekly #638.

Synopsis:
Billy Lefferts, a young man with the ability to project flames from his fingertips, arrives for his first day of work at Hero Hotline, an agency of work-for-hire super-heroes. Billy is accompanied to work by his mother who is insulted by Stretch, who introduces Billy to his new co-workers. Mr. Muscle drops off a costumed villain at Hotline headquarters before departing on another mission. The villain breaks loose and tries to escape. As he is exiting, another hero named Di arrives at the office. The villain grabs her and uses her as a hostage.