Checkmate (DC, 1988 series) #21

Price: 1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1989-08-31

Editing: Jonathan Peterson (credited as Peterson) (edited)

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The Shocking Return of Bishop!

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Checkmate / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Steve Erwin (signed as Erwin)
Inks:	Keith Wilson (signed as Kez)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Todd Klein

Genre:spy; superhero

Characters:

Knight [Conrad Mackay]; Bishop

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: DC [bullet]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly

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Don't Call Me Chief! / in-house column / 0.67 page

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DC Check List This Week / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

One Wet and Wild Knight [Part 1]

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Checkmate / comic story / 24 pages

Script:	Paul Kupperberg (credited as Kupperberg)
Pencils:	Steve Erwin (credited as Erwin)
Inks:	Al Vey (credited as Vey)
Colors:	Julianna Ferriter (credited) (Ferriter)
Letters:	John Costanza (credited) (Costanza)

Genre:spy; superhero
Job Number:G-4628

Characters:

Checkmate [Knight [Winston Churchill O'Donnell]; Knight [Conrad Mackay]; Harry Stein; Valentina Vostok [Negative Woman]; Harvey Bullock; Dr. Bridgette D'Abo; Beth Zahar; Kalia Campbell]; Sarge Steel; VILLAIN: Bishop; CAMEO: Peacemaker

Synopsis:: Checkmate is sent in to investigate the person who is blackmailing California farmers into selling their water rights.; in DC Finest: Peacemaker: Kill for Peace (DC, 2025 series) ([June] 2025) [p. 5 only]

Beneath the Masks

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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Arkham Asylum / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Legion of Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Big News! Brand New Batman Title!

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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Christmas With the Super Heroes #2

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Unleashed!

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Wild Dog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Eating Right Can Help Reduce the Risk of Cancer.

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American Cancer Society / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	?
Letters:	typeset
Editing:	?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover of PSA for American Cancer Society.

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Bill and Ted / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents

The Shocking Return of Bishop!
Checkmate
["It's hard to imagine the comics business without fandom."]
Don't Call Me Chief!
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DC Check List This Week
One Wet and Wild Knight [Part 1]
Checkmate
Beneath the Masks
Batman
["Enter the heart of darkness..."]
Arkham Asylum
["2973: Three super-powered teenage dream of building a powerful force for good in the universe..."]
Legion of Super-Heroes
Big News! Brand New Batman Title!
Batman
Christmas With the Super Heroes #2
Unleashed!
Wild Dog
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["The most important, most imitated character in the history of comic book fiction."]
Eating Right Can Help Reduce the Risk of Cancer.
American Cancer Society
["History is about to be rewritten by to guys who can't spell."]
Bill and Ted

The Shocking Return of Bishop! (Table of Contents)

Checkmate / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Don't Call Me Chief! / in-house column / 0.67 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 2)

DC Check List This Week / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

One Wet and Wild Knight [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 3)

Checkmate / comic story / 24 pages

Beneath the Masks (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Arkham Asylum / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Legion of Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Big News! Brand New Batman Title! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Christmas With the Super Heroes #2 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Unleashed! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Wild Dog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Eating Right Can Help Reduce the Risk of Cancer. (Table of Contents: 12)

American Cancer Society / public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Bill and Ted / advertisement / 1 page

The Shocking Return of Bishop!

(Table of Contents)

[no title indexed]

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[no title indexed]

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One Wet and Wild Knight [Part 1]

(Table of Contents: 3)

Beneath the Masks

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[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

[no title indexed]

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Big News! Brand New Batman Title!

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Christmas With the Super Heroes #2

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Unleashed!

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[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

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Eating Right Can Help Reduce the Risk of Cancer.

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