Checkmate #31

In "Patriotic Knights, Part One," Checkmate finds itself caught in a high-stakes international game when a Russian agent targets the team in a bid to recover the elusive Powerstone—though Checkmate itself doesn’t possess it. With Harry Steel returning to Colorado to reclaim control, the team works to free Winston and Lionel from Cypher’s clutches, even as Cypher himself makes his move in Austanburg. Written by Paul Kupperberg and illustrated by Gabriel Morrissette, with inks by John Statema, colors by Julianna Ferriter, and letters by Gaspar Saladino, this 1990 issue delivers sharp tension and shifting loyalties, all wrapped in a cover by Steve Erwin and Michael Bair.