Cover: Steve Erwin & Keith Wilson

Checkmate #21

Oct 1989 · DC · 1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP

📊 ~17,353 copies sold its debut month

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“One Wet and Wild Knight [Part 1]”

The cover of Checkmate! #21 (October 1989) crackles with green lightning as a sinister, caped figure sporting a heart-emblazoned mask looms over a blue-and-yellow-costumed agent who clutches a downed armored figure — and the bold tagline promises "The Shocking Return of Bishop!" Cover pencils by Steve Erwin and inks by Keith Wilson give the confrontation a kinetic, charged energy that feels genuinely urgent. With Kupperberg, Erwin, and Vey driving the series, this DC "New Format" entry looks like a great jumping-on point for fans of espionage-tinged superhero action.

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