Cover: Rob Liefeld & Al Vey
Checkmate #3
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The cover by Rob Liefeld and Al Vey crackles with kinetic energy, showing a black-and-gold armored agent swinging on a cable high above a cityscape while firing a weapon at two dark-suited figures caught in a burst of flame on a nearby ledge. It's a sharp, propulsive image that captures Checkmate's blend of covert-ops tension and superhero action perfectly. With Kupperberg, Erwin, and Vey handling the interior, this June 1988 entry in DC's espionage series looks like a genuinely thrilling read.
writer Paul Kupperberg · artist Steve Erwin · inker Al Vey · colorist Julianna Ferriter · letterer Albert De Guzman · cover Rob Liefeld, Al Vey
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CGC 9.8 · 2 in census $63*
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CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $30*
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Cast · 8 characters
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writer Paul Kupperberg
artist Steve Erwin
inker Al Vey
colorist Julianna Ferriter
letterer Albert De Guzman
cover pencils Rob Liefeld
cover inks Al Vey
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Reprinted in DC 2000 #3 (1990)
Key issues in Checkmate
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