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Checkmate (1988) - Series

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Checkmate (1988)

Series

1988 - 1991

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Description

A covert intelligence agency organized along chess-piece hierarchy, Checkmate was created to handle threats beyond conventional services' reach. Written by Paul Kupperberg, this 33-issue series followed the Knights, Bishops, and Pawns of a shadow government operation navigating espionage, political manipulation, and metahuman containment.

Series Details

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1988 - 1991

Issues Count

33

Genres

Superhero, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Thriller

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

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Don Heck

Don Heck

Penciller

Gil Kane

Gil Kane

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist, Other

Jim Starlin

Jim Starlin

Penciller, Inker

Keith Giffen

Keith Giffen

Penciller, Inker

Kerry Gammill

Kerry Gammill

Penciller, Cover Artist

Michael Bair

Michael Bair

Artist, Inker, Cover Artist, Other

Pablo Marcos

Pablo Marcos

Inker

Paris Cullins

Paris Cullins

Penciller

Rick Hoberg

Rick Hoberg

Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist, Other

Terry Beatty

Terry Beatty

Penciller, Inker

Todd Klein

Todd Klein

Letterer

Walter Simonson

Walter Simonson

Penciller, Inker

Cover of Checkmate (1988)

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