| Issue | #26 |
| Published | July 2008 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Joan Hilty; Rachel Gluckstern (associate) |
| Notes | U.S. on sale date: 2008-05-21. |
| Characters | Chimera [Adam Sharp]; Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]] |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Pencils | Manuel Garcia |
| Inks | Manuel Garcia |
| Notes | U.S. on sale date: 2008-05-21. |
| Characters | Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [August General in Iron; Fang Zhifu]; Chimera [Adam Sharp] (first appearance)]; Dr. Nakata; Dr. Brenner; Chloe Roberts (first appearance); Agnes Sharp (first appearance); Greg (first appearance; death); Smith (first appearance); Billings (first appearance); Sabil (first appearance; villain); Akhlut (villain); Canaima (first appearance; villain); Qi Yu (first appearance; villain) |
| Synopsis | "Left for dead on a Middle East minefield, one soldier's only chance to survive is as a test subject of a dangerous-but-invaluable project run by the Black King. Both the King's wildest hopes and fears will be realized when the project takes a wrong turn, creating a fighter remarkably well-suited for supernatural battles!" [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Script | Bruce Jones |
| Pencils | Manuel Garcia |
| Inks | Manuel Garcia |
| Colors | Santiago Arcas |
| Letters | Travis Lanham |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| Script | Mike Marts |
| Pencils | Tony Daniel; ? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Mike Marts talks about the "Batman R.I.P." storyline. Hot list - The Brave and the Bold #13, DC Special: Cyborg #1 and Justice League of America #21. House ad for Checkmate #27. |