Espionage and superheroes collide in this issue which saw the Quracan minister of defense, accused of terrorist acts himself, abducted by a rival faction. Though he was saved by Superman and a mysterious man in a knight mask, it looks like Checkmate was playing a much longer game. Likely inspired by the Iran Contra story which was all over the news at the time, Byrne captures the strange dichotomy between the glib, cowboy attitudes of the intelligence agents of Checkmate and the dangerous games they're playing. Signed by Byrne in lower left margin. Pencil and ink on comic art board. 11" x 16 1/4"
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