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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published April 2008
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Joan Hilty; Rachel Gluckstern (associate)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2008-02-20.

Cover Details - "Castling, Part 1: Kobra Returns!"

Characters Checkmate [Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Genre Superhero; Spy
Pencils Kalman Andrasofszky (signed)
Inks Kalman Andrasofszky (signed)
Colors Kalman Andrasofszky (signed)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2008-02-20.

22 page Checkmate story "Castling, Part One"

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]; Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]; Black Queen's Knight [Josephine Tautin; Mademoiselle Marie]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]; White King's Bishop [Thinker]; White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]; White Queen [Valentina Vostok]; White Queen's Bishop [Zviad Baazovi; Bad Samaritan]; White Queen's Knight [Captain Chazov; Rocket Red]; Castellan [Carl Draper]; Paul; Pawn 502 [Lucas Terrel]]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Dr. Nakata; Shadowpact [Blue Devil [Daniel Cassiday] (flashback; cameo); Enchantress [June Moone] (flashback; cameo)]; Kobra Cult (villains)
Synopsis "It's been over a year since Pawn 502 went deep undercover inside the cult of Kobra. Now he's resurfaced, warning of a plot that will cost hundreds of thousands of lives and ignite a holy war across the planet, a plot that the Royals may not be able to stop in time. But can Pawn 502 still be trusted? This 3-part epic lays bare the workings of the DC intelligence community worldwide - and threatens to destroy it altogether!" [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero; Spy
Script Greg Rucka; Eric Trautmann
Pencils Joe Bennett
Inks Jack Jadson
Colors Santiago Arcas
Letters Travis Lanham

5 page Titans promo (ad from the publisher) "Titans #1 Preview"

Characters Titans [Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Donna Troy; Flash [Wally West]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Raven; Red Arrow [Roy Harper]; Starfire [Koriand'r]]
Genre Superhero
Script Judd Winick
Pencils Ian Churchill
Inks Norm Rapmund
Notes Preview of Titans (DC, June 2008 series) #1.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Direct 101 [DC Nation 101]"

Script Georg Brewer
Pencils ? (photo); ?
Inks ? (photo); ?
Colors ? (photo); ?
Letters typeset
Notes Georg Brewer talks about the 2008 American International Toy Fair. Hot list - Death of the New Gods #6, Justice League of America #18 and Superman/Batman #46. House ad for Checkmate #24.