Harry Stein

Harry Stein is a DC operative best known as the director of Checkmate, a government intelligence and enforcement agency. A shadowy figure in the espionage corner of the DC Universe, he works alongside characters like Peacemaker in covert operations.

Harry Stein stepped onto the DC stage in 1987, born from the creative minds of Paul Kupperberg and Steve Lightle in the pages of Doom Patrol — a Copper Age debut that planted him firmly in one of comics' most intriguing corners of the DC Universe. His story spread across Checkmate, Doom Patrol, and Action Comics, marking him as a figure with reach well beyond a single title. Along the way he's kept genuinely compelling company — sharing pages with Green Lantern, The Peacemaker, and Harvey Bullock, among others — a roster that speaks to the espionage-tinged, morally complex world he inhabits. With 25 catalog appearances concentrated in a tight late-'80s window, Harry Stein is a rewarding find for collectors who love the grittier, more politically charged storytelling that defined DC's Copper Age.