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Checkmate (1988)Opening Gambit!

byDick GiordanoWriterKarl KeselWriter+15 more
DC ComicsDec 8, 1987USD $1.2536 pages
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Checkmate #1 was published by DC Comics on April 1, 1988, as part of a series that began in 1988. Dick Giordano and Mike Gold write, and art comes from Al Vey, Julianna Ferriter and Karl Kesel. This 36-page issue features Harvey Bullock, Amanda Waller, Harry Stein, Black Thorn and Gary Washington, among 11 characters cataloged on VerseDB.

Series
Checkmate (1988)
Issue Number
#1
Release Date
December 8, 1987
Cover Date
April 1988
Cover Price
USD $1.25
Page Count
36

Series Details

Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1988 - 1991
Issues Count
33
Genres

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Creators

Dick Giordano

Dick Giordano

Writer, Inker, Editor

Karl Kesel

Karl Kesel

Writer, Inker, Cover Artist, Cover Inker

Mike Gold

Mike Gold

Writer, Editor

Paul Kupperberg

Paul Kupperberg

Writer

Kerry Gammill

Kerry Gammill

Penciller, Cover Artist

Steve Erwin

Steve Erwin

Penciller

Al Vey

Al Vey

Inker

Julianna Ferriter

Colorist

Janice Chiang

Janice Chiang

Letterer

Todd Klein

Todd Klein

Letterer

Typeset

Typeset

Letterer

Jon Peterson

Jon Peterson

Editor

Characters

Amanda Waller

Amanda Waller

Amanda Belle Blake

Harvey Bullock

Harvey Bullock

Harvey Bullock

B.J.

B.J.

Black Thorn

Black Thorn

Elizabeth Thorne

Gary Washington

Gary Washington

Gary Washington

Grace Guinness

Grace Guinness

Grace Guinness

Harry Stein

Harry Stein

Harry Stein

John Reed

John Reed

Kevin Maxwell

Kevin Maxwell

Phillip Kramer

Phillip Kramer

[]

Scott Jameson

Scott Jameson

[]

Teams

Checkmate

Checkmate

Chicago Police Department

Chicago Police Department

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