Checkmate #19

A gloved hand fans out three surveillance photographs — each timestamped and crosshaired — depicting what appear to be Superman, a sinister yellow-skinned figure, and the Martian Manhunter, while a fourth image lingers just at the edge of frame and a firearm rests ominously nearby. The cover by Kalman Andrasofszky sets a coolly menacing, spy-thriller tone that fits Checkmate's espionage DNA perfectly. With "The Wall Strikes Back!" blazoned across the top, this December 2007 installment — written by Greg Rucka with art by Joe Bennett and Jack Jadson — promises high-stakes intrigue at the intersection of superheroes and covert ops.