Checkmate#17
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Checkmate #17
“The Janus Directive, Part 5: A Hard Day's Knight”
writer Paul Kupperberg · artist Steve Erwin · inker Al Vey · colorist Julianna Ferriter · letterer Todd Klein · cover Gil KaneGil Kane
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Cast · 11 characters
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writer Paul Kupperberg
artist Steve Erwin
inker Al Vey
colorist Julianna Ferriter
letterer Todd Klein
cover pencils Gil Kane
cover inks Gil Kane
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With their headquarters destroyed, Checkmate moves into the old NORAD complex in Colorado. Harry convinces Eiling that the Janus Directive is a set-up and that Checkmate and the Atom Project need to work together to get to the bottom of it. All over the globe, Kobra begins attacking and killing Checkmate Knights deployed on various missions.
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