Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) comic books 1980-1989
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Issue #1
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Bombs are going off in Chicago...and that's only the start of a terrorist plot to tear America apart! Exploding from the pages of Vigilante and Action Comics comes the ultra-secret organization Checkmate, whose Knights are the country's heroes of last resort! Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Kerry Gammill and Karl Kesel. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #2
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A wave of terrorist bombings has Chicago under siege...but the Knights of Checkmate discover that the ultra-right wing group behind the blasts is merely using the Windy City as a diversion! Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #3
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Right-wing terrorists are about to split America in civil war...unless the entire mobilized might of the Checkmate organization can stop their plans for secession by violence. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Rob Liefeld and Vey. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #4
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A Knight abroad, backed by all the resources Checkmate has to offer...all to protect the life of one man loose in the canals of Venice. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Plus: Part 1 of 3 of the making of a Knight, as a Pawn is left to fend for himself against unknown foes on the streets of a Pennsylvania steel town. Written by Kupperberg, with art by Don Heck and Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #5
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Gun smugglers are operating out of Dallas, and the Knights of Checkmate must track an international conspiracy that threatens the peace and stability of the Middle East. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Plus: Part 2 of 3 of the making of a Knight as the agent candidate faces the mechanized dangers of "The Dome." Written by Kupperberg, with art by Art Thibert and Vey. Cover by Jerry Bingham. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #6
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The trail of international arms smuggling leading from Venice and Dallas converge in the Middle East as Checkmate goes to Israel to foil the plot - and discover ties that point straight to the U.S. government. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Plus: Part 3 of 3 of the making of a Knight as the candidate takes command of a deadly situation. Written by Kupperberg, with art by James Fry and Vey. Cover by Art Thibert. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #7
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A trio of Knights head into enemy territory as they invade Qurac to put an end to an international arms-smuggling ring controlled from the Quracan royal palace. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #8
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Amanda Waller's given the Checkmate team an order...kill Black Thorn before she becomes a threat to their security. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #9
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The Treasury Department can't handle it. The FBI is stumped. Now it's up to the Knights of Checkmate to put the moves on a group that's about to flood the country with perfect counterfeit money. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by John Statema and Al Vey. Cover by Art Thibert. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #10
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Part 2 of 2, continued from last issue. A counterfeiting ring equipped with real U.S. Treasury printing plates could produce enough funny money to destroy the world economy...unless the Knights of Checkmate make sure the bucks stop here! Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by John Statema and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #11
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Invasion Extra: First Strike! When Earth becomes the target of the alien Invasion, the Knights of Checkmate are thrust into a plot by human sympathizers to assassinate the Queen of England. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #12
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Invasion Extra: Aftermath. There's a Knight in the space program as Checkmate goes undercover at Cape Canaveral to stop an inside plot to steal the space shuttle. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. New Format. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #13
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Divorced dad Harry Stein tries to get away for a vacation with his kids, but when your job is heading up Checkmate, it's not easy to get away from work even when you're not in the office. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin, Rick Hoberg and Al Vey. New Format. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #14
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Black Thorn asks one of the Knights of Checkmate for help on a very personal mission in a trio of tales, all written by Paul Kupperberg and featuring art by guest artists Eduardo Barreto, Paris Cullins and Tod Smith. Cover by Art Thibert. New Format. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #15
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"The Janus Directive," part 1 of 11. While a Knight faces the armored might of the mysterious assassin known as the Bishop, Amanda Waller sets in motion forces that could destroy Checkmate and the rest of America's intelligence community. Continued in Suicide Squad (1987 1st Series) #27. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #16
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"The Janus Directive," part 3 of 11. Harry Stein sends a Knight, Black Thorn and Valentina Vostok to grab Amanda Waller before her efforts destroy the nation's spy agencies...the way General Eiling wants Major Force to destroy Checkmate's headquarters. Continued from Suicide Squad (1987 1st Series) #27. Continued in Suicide Squad (1987 1st Series) #28. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Rick Hoberg and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #17
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"The Janus Directive," part 5 of 11. With their headquarters destroyed, the Knights of Checkmate are being killed off by the mysterious Blackadders as Suicide Squad, Black Thorn, Val Vostok and the Atom Project continue their search for the power behind the deadly Janus Directive. Continued from Suicide Squad (1987 1st Series) #28. Continued in Manhunter (1988 1st Series) #14. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #18
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"The Janus Directive," part 9 of 11. The Knights of Checkmate and the Suicide Squad prepare for an all-out assault on the death-dealing Space Ark of Kobra, the force behind the world-dominating scheme known as the Janus Directive. Continued from Suicide Squad (1987 1st Series) #29. Continued in Suicide Squad (1987 1st Series) #30. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #19
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While the Checkmate organization deals with the devastation wrought by the events of the Janus Directive, the Knights in the field are faced with a new menace that threatens to destroy them from within...a renegade agent who calls himself the Black Night. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Rick Hoberg and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #20
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A Knight in Moscow tracks down a Soviet mole in the U.S. State Department...and another makes a surprising return from the field. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Erwin and Dick Giordano. New Format. Cover price $1.50.
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$3 Checkmate! (1988 series) #20 in Very Fine + condition. DC comics [f' $4 27997: DC Comics CHECKMATE #20 Fine Grade Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #21
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Part 1 of the 5-part 'Knight Wars': Checkmate launches into action to protect California's water supply...but can they trust the Knights involved? And who is the deadly Bishop who fights against them? Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Erwin and Kez Wilson. New Format. Cover price $1.50.
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