| Issue | #598 |
| Published | March 1988 |
| Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Mike Carlin |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Pencils | John Byrne |
| Inks | John Byrne |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Checkmate [Harry Stein; Harvey Bullock; Knight-Two] (first appearance); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Cat Grant; Perry White; The Jackal; VILLAINS: Morgan Edge; Achmed Khareemali (dies); The Fist of Allah (an armored terrorist; first appearance); The Jackal (first appearance); the Angels of Allah (a terrorist group; first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Checkmate takes out a terrorist. |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Script | Paul Kupperberg (co-plot; script); John Byrne (co-plot) |
| Pencils | John Byrne |
| Inks | Ty Templeton |
| Colors | Petra Scotese |
| Letters | John Costanza |
| Notes | Intro and 1st Checkmate, the law-enforcement agency which spins off into its own book. |
| Script | Mike Carlin ? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Letters from readers - Ricardo Padiua, Peter Meilaender, Neil Ahlquist, Charlie Harris, Abe Rodriguez, Kiril Kundurazief, Michael D.Z., Juan Carlos Alvarez, Todd Standish, PFC Jonathan Hook and Jody Hamby. |