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Checkmate #16

May 1989 · DC · 1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP
“Shadow Knights”

Checkmate has captured Megala from Project Atom but fails to find a tracking device in his chair which he promptly activates. Eiling sends Major Force to go and get him back. Harry decides that Waller has gone off the deep end with this Janus Directive nonsense and decides to go after her. Gary, Val and Black Thorn infiltrate Belle Reve Prison but tangle with the Suicide Squad, giving Waller time to escape.

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writer Paul Kupperberg · artist Rick Hoberg · inker Al Vey · colorist Julianna Ferriter · letterer Gaspar Saladino · cover Gil KaneGil Kane

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inker Al Vey
cover pencils Gil Kane
cover inks Gil Kane

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Checkmate has captured Megala from Project Atom but fails to find a tracking device in his chair which he promptly activates. Eiling sends Major Force to go and get him back. Harry decides that Waller has gone off the deep end with this Janus Directive nonsense and decides to go after her. Gary, Val and Black Thorn infiltrate Belle Reve Prison but tangle with the Suicide Squad, giving Waller time to escape.

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