| Issue | #28 |
| Published | September 2008 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Rachel Gluckstern |
| Notes | U.S. on sale date: 2008-07-16. |
| Characters | Checkmate [Black King's Bishop [August General in Iron; Fang Zhifu]]; Akhlut; Canaima; Qi Yu |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Pencils | Manuel Garcia |
| Inks | Manuel Garcia |
| Notes | U.S. on sale date: 2008-07-16. |
| Characters | Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [August General in Iron; Fang Zhifu]; Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; Chimera [Adam Sharp]]; Chloe Roberts; Major Shinsky; Azhi Dahaki (villain; disguised as Pawn 6); Akhlut (villain); Canaima (villain); Qi Yu (villain) |
| Synopsis | "Checkmate struggles to contain a growing environmental disaster, and the Black King faces upheaval in his own ranks over it - even as the King's secret weapon, Chimera, is exposed to the memory of his previous life!" [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Script | Bruce Jones |
| Pencils | Manuel Garcia |
| Inks | Manuel Garcia |
| Colors | Santiago Arcas |
| Letters | Travis Lanham |
| Characters | Kara [Power Girl]; Diana Prince [Wonder Woman]; Kara Zor-El [Supergirl]; Kate Kane [Batwoman]; Mari McCabe [Vixen]; Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Adam Hughes |
| Inks | Adam Hughes |
| Colors | Adam Hughes |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Titans [Raven; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]] |
| Script | Elisabeth Gehrlein [as Liz Gehrlein] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | New editor Liz Gehrlein discusses some of her upcoming projects. Hot list - Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1, Joker's Asylum: Poison Ivy #1 and Trinity #7. House ad for Checkmate #29. |