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Cover: John Byrne
Action Comics #598
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In "Checkmate!", Superman joins forces with the mysterious agency Checkmate to rescue Lois Lane from a dangerous terrorist threat. Written by Paul Kupperberg and John Byrne, with art by Byrne and inks by Ty Templeton, this 1988 issue blends high-stakes action with the first official appearance of the Checkmate organization in the Superman mythos. The cover, also by Byrne, captures the intensity of the mission with striking clarity.
writer Paul Kupperberg · writer, artist John Byrne · inker Ty Templeton · colorist Petra Scotese · letterer John Costanza · cover John Byrne
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Raw (VF) $5
CGC 9.8 · 65 in census $53
CGC 9.6 · 47 in census $24*
CGC 9.4 · 15 in census $20*
CGC 9.2 · 8 in census $20*
CGC 9.0 · 5 in census $20*
CGC 8.5 · 6 in census $20*
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CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $20*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $20*
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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Cast · 35 characters
ArisiaBatmanBooster GoldBrek BanninBrin LondoCat GrantDawnstarDinah LanceFel AndarGangbusterGrace GuinessGreen LanternGreen LanternGuy GardnerHarry SteinHarvey BullockHawkmanJan ArrahJimmy OlsenJonathan KentJ'Onn J'OnzzJose DelgadoKent NelsonKilowogLana LangLex LuthorLois LaneMartha KentPerry WhiteQueen ProjectraSensor GirlSupermanTed KordThe WeirdWonder Woman
Full credits
writer Paul Kupperberg
writer, artist John Byrne
inker Ty Templeton
colorist Petra Scotese
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils, inks John Byrne
Reprints
Reprinted in Stålmannen #6/1989 (1989), DC 2000 #1 (1990), Superman: The Man of Steel #8 (2014), Superman: The Man of Steel #4 (2022)
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