Batch-apply dialogues in actions????

OK say, I have 1.tif, 2.tif, 3.tif, and 4.tif open. I have an action that pops up a dialogue for curves, then hue/saturation, then unsharp mask. I goto file/automate/batch and apply the action to the four images. Only problem is, when I adjust the dialogues for 1.tif, the same settings don't appear for 2, 3, or 4!

Basically, I want 1.tif to be the benchmark for 2, 3, and 4. Kind of like how you can apply Camera RAW settings from one image to several images. I don't want to have to remember the settings and reapply them for subsequent images. How do I fix this?

If you hold down the ALT / OPTION key when entering the Curves dialog, it will reveal itself with the last settings.