Checkmate #1 [Alex Maleev Cover]
(August 2021)

DC, 2021 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2021-06-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941368160 00111
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal
Editing
Jessica Chen (credited) (editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)

Issue Notes

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Checkmate / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Maleev (credited) (signed as AM)
Inks
Alex Maleev (credited) (signed as AM)
Colors
Alex Maleev (credited) (signed as AM)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Question [Vic Sage]; Kingsley Jacobs [Mr. King]; Lois Lane; Steve Trevor; Manhunter [Kate Spencer]; Director Bones; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Checkmate / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Brian Michael Bendis (credited)
Pencils
Alex Maleev (credited)
Inks
Alex Maleev (credited)
Colors
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters
Josh Reed (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two years ago.
Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Leviathan leader [Mark Shaw; Manhunter]; Talia Al Ghul; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Leviathan agents; Steve Trevor; Manhunter [Kate Spencer]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Question [Vic Sage]; Director Bones; Lois Lane; Kingsley Jacobs [Mr. King]; Agent Nakamura; Allie (Daily Planet employee); Daemon Rose
Synopsis
While investigating Leviathan, Damian and Talia disappear, prompting the heroes who are secretly part of Checkmate to plan a course of action, but first they question who is the mysterious Mr. King who has joined them?
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Keywords
Leviathan
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  2. 1. ["Two years ago."]
    Checkmate
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