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Cover of Checkmate (1988) #15

Checkmate (1988) #15

DC 1988–1991 series Cover date May 1989

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About this issue

Checkmate #15 (1988) is issue #15 of DC's Checkmate (1988–1991), with a cover date of May 1989. Written by Paul Kupperberg and drawn by Steve Erwin.

Creators

Writer
Paul Kupperberg
Penciller
Steve Erwin
Inker
Al Vey
Colorist
Julianna Ferriter
Letterer
Agustin Más
Cover artist
Gil Kane

The story

“The Janus Directive, Part 1: Knight Kill”

Ray is impersonating a mob contact who is involved in a plot to kill a political figure when he is attacked by an armored assassin who calls himself Bishop. Bishop handily beats the Checkmate Knight and blows up his target (or thinks he does, not realizing it was Ray in disguise). After a short breather, Ray goes out as Warwick again to confront the man who tried to have him killed. Once again, Bishop attacks, but this time Ray is ready for him with a souped up suit of Checkmate armor. Waller shows up at Checkmate with reinforcements for a war that is about to rock the intelligence community.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.