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CHECKMATE #1
Cover Date: April 1988
Cover Price: $1.25
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Kerry Gammil (Signed)
Inks: Karl Kesel (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Paul Kupperberg |
| Pencils | Steve Erwin |
| Inks | Al Vey |
| Lettering | Janice Chiang |
| Colors | Julianna Ferriter |
| Editing | Mike Gold, Jonathan Peterson |
Feature Character(s):
- Checkmate:
- Harry Stein (last in Action Comics #598)
- Harvey Bullock (last in Action Comics #598)
- Grace Guinness (last in Action Comics #598)
- Phil Kramer (last in Vigilante #47; next in issue #3)
- Scott Jameson (last in Vigilante #47)
- Gary Washington (a Checkmate Knight; last in Vigilante #37)
Supporting Character(s):
- Black Thorn (last in Vigilante #50)
- B.J. (last in Action Comics #598; next in issue #3)
- John Reed (first appearance; also called 'Pawn One'; last in flashback in issue #5/2)
- Gilroy (first appearance)
- Pawn-Two (first appearance)
Villain(s):
- Kevin Maxwell (first appearance; head of the American Supremacist Party)
- American Supremacist Party (first appearance; Larry, Dave and Moose named)
- William Cross (first appearance; a recording secretary of the American Supremacist Party and war veteran; dies)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Amanda Waller (last in Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #12; next in Justice League International Vol. 1 #13)
Other Character(s):
- O'Connor (first appearance; a federal agent)