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Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) comic books 1988

  • Issue #1
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 1

    Bombs are going off in Chicago...and that's only the start of a terrorist plot to tear America apart! Exploding from the pages of Vigilante and Action Comics comes the ultra-secret organization Checkmate, whose Knights are the country's heroes of last resort! Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Kerry Gammill and Karl Kesel. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

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    4 days left Auction CHECKMATE! #1~Dated 1988
    7 days left Auction Checkmate Vol. 1 #1

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  • Issue #2
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 2

    A wave of terrorist bombings has Chicago under siege...but the Knights of Checkmate discover that the ultra-right wing group behind the blasts is merely using the Windy City as a diversion! Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

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    12 hours left Auction CHECKMATE #2 May 1988 Vintage DC Comics Kupperberg Erwin & Vey

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  • Issue #3
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 3

    Right-wing terrorists are about to split America in civil war...unless the entire mobilized might of the Checkmate organization can stop their plans for secession by violence. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Rob Liefeld and Vey. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #4
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 4

    A Knight abroad, backed by all the resources Checkmate has to offer...all to protect the life of one man loose in the canals of Venice. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Plus: Part 1 of 3 of the making of a Knight, as a Pawn is left to fend for himself against unknown foes on the streets of a Pennsylvania steel town. Written by Kupperberg, with art by Don Heck and Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

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    $9 Checkmate! (1988 series) #4 in Very Fine + condition. DC comics [k*

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  • Issue #5
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 5

    Gun smugglers are operating out of Dallas, and the Knights of Checkmate must track an international conspiracy that threatens the peace and stability of the Middle East. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Plus: Part 2 of 3 of the making of a Knight as the agent candidate faces the mechanized dangers of "The Dome." Written by Kupperberg, with art by Art Thibert and Vey. Cover by Jerry Bingham. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #6
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 6

    The trail of international arms smuggling leading from Venice and Dallas converge in the Middle East as Checkmate goes to Israel to foil the plot - and discover ties that point straight to the U.S. government. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Plus: Part 3 of 3 of the making of a Knight as the candidate takes command of a deadly situation. Written by Kupperberg, with art by James Fry and Vey. Cover by Art Thibert. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

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    12 hours left Auction CHECKMATE #6 Sep 1988 Vintage DC Comics Kupperberg Erwin & Vey THE HEAT IS ON!

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  • Issue #7
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 7

    A trio of Knights head into enemy territory as they invade Qurac to put an end to an international arms-smuggling ring controlled from the Quracan royal palace. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

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    9 days left Auction Checkmate #7 DC COMIC BOX I
    12 hours left Auction CHECKMATE #7 Oct 1988 Vintage DC Comic Welcome to Qurac! Kupperberg Erwin & Vey

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  • Issue #8
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 8

    Amanda Waller's given the Checkmate team an order...kill Black Thorn before she becomes a threat to their security. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Steve Erwin and Al Vey. Cover by Gil Kane. New Format. Cover price $1.25.

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    1 day left Auction Checkmate #8 1988 DC comics Will Combine Shipping
    12 hours left Auction CHECKMATE #8 Nov 1988 BLACK THORN Kupperberg Erwin Vey YOU CAN KISS IT GOOD BYE!

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  • Issue #9
    Checkmate (1988 DC 1st Series) 9

    The Treasury Department can't handle it. The FBI is stumped. Now it's up to the Knights of Checkmate to put the moves on a group that's about to flood the country with perfect counterfeit money. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by John Statema and Al Vey. Cover by Art Thibert. New Format. Cover price $1.25.