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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published May 2007
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Joan Hilty; Rachel Gluckstern (Associate)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2007-03-21

Cover Details

Characters White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]; Judomaster [Rip Jagger]; Bane
Genre Superhero; Spy
Pencils Jesus Saiz
Inks Jesus Saiz
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2007-03-21

22 page Checkmate story "Corvalho, Part Two"

Characters Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [Shen Li Po]; Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]; White King's Bishop [Thinker]; White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]; White Queen [Amanda Waller]]; Judomaster [Rip Jagger] (flashback; cameo); Bane (villain); Colonel Computron (villain; corpse); Ramon Da Costa [also as Ramon Corvalho] (villain)
Synopsis The Knights return from the botched mission, which puts Fire's future with the organization in jeopardy. The friction among the royals begins to move.
Genre Superhero; Spy
Script Greg Rucka; Nunzio Defilippis; Christina Weir
Pencils Cliff Richards; Steve Scott
Inks Steve Bird; Nathan Massengill
Colors Santiago Arcas

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation: #53"

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Notes 7 photos of DC's writers, artists and editors from 2007 NY Comic Convention. DC Hot List - Aquaman #50, Brave and the Bold #2 and Ion #12. House ad for Checkmate #13.

12 page advertisement "Various"

Synopsis [inside front] Crackdown; [5] US Navy; [6, 10, 16, 18, 20] In house -- Countdown; [6] In house -- DC Direct Batman/Spawn statue; [24] In house -- 52; [26] In house -- Amazons Attack; [30] In house -- All Star Superman hardcover collected edition; [inside back] In house -- World War III; [back] Jade Empire Special Edition