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Issue Details

Issue #31
Published December 2008
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Rachel Gluckstern
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2008-10-29. Final issue.

Cover Details - "Over the Top"

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]]; Global Guardians [Crimson Fox; Freedom Beast [Dominic Mndawe]; Gloss [Xiang Po]; Jet [Celia Windward]; Manticore; Sandstorm; Tasmanian Devil [Hugh Dawkins]]
Genre Superhero; Spy
Pencils Manuel Garcia
Inks Manuel Garcia
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2008-10-29. Final issue.

22 page Checkmate story "Chimera: Prophet of Death [Chimera, Part 6]"

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]; Chimera [Adam Sharp]; Pawn 1]; Global Guardians [Crimson Fox; Freedom Beast [Dominic Mndawe]; Gloss [Xiang Po]; Jet [Celia Windward]; Manticore; Sandstorm; Tasmanian Devil [Hugh Dawkins]]; Chloe Roberts; Chen Lee (first appearance); Roberto (first appearance); Azhi Dahaki (villain; death)
Synopsis "All the pieces on the Checkmate board have converged on China. Is it the end of the world as we know it in this series finale issue? Or will Chimera save the day?" [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero; Spy
Script Bruce Jones
Pencils Manuel Garcia
Inks Manuel Garcia
Colors Santiago Arcas
Letters Travis Lanham

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 137"

Characters Joker
Script Ian Sattler
Pencils Kelley Jones; ?
Inks Kelley Jones; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Ian Sattler gives five true hints and five false hints about upcoming storylines. Hot list - Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves #2, DCU: Decisions #4 and Superman #681.
Reprinted from Batman: Gotham After Midnight (DC, 2008 series) #6 [partial cover]