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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published October 2006
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 4.00 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Joan Hilty; Rachel Gluckstern (assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Sasha Bordeaux
Genre Superhero
Pencils Lee Bermejo
Inks Lee Bermejo

22 page Checkmate story "Selection"

Characters Alan Scott [Green Lantern]; Amanda Waller; Sasha Bordeaux; Count Vertigo; Fire; Jessica Midnight; Josephine Tautin; Mister Terrific [Michael Holt]; Shen Li Po; Taleb Beni Khalid; Thomas Jagger
Synopsis As a result of the last operation, a new Black Queen's Knight is selected and Alan hands his role to Mister Terrific.
Genre Superhero
Script Greg Rucka
Pencils Jesus Saiz
Inks Fernando Blanco
Colors Santiago Olmedo
Letters Travis Lanham
Notes First appearance of Josephine Tautin.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation: #22"

Synopsis Hot List: Flash 3; Justice League 1; Manhunter 25
Script Dan Didio
Letters typeset
Notes Dan Didio's weekly column discussing new titles such as Raven, Terra and The Spirit, as well as discussing Teen Titans East.

12 page advertisement "Various"

Synopsis [inside front] Beerfest; [5] Dungeons & Dragons (game); [7] V for Vendetta (DVD); [9] got milk?; [11] Zwipe; [15] In house - Rush City; [18-19] truth (PSA); [21] Gojira (DVD, 1/2 page) and In house - Absolute Dark Knight (1/2 page); [30] In house -- Justice Volume 1; [inside back] Oxy; [back] Dodge