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Issue: Checkmate #5
Publication Date: August 1988
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Issues: #5 of 33 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/12/1988
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.75 CAD
£0.60 GBP
$1.25 USD
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Content Items: 4 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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On-sale date from Direct Currents #3, confirmed from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Knight Jake Tyler
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dear Sirs, When I first started reading comics...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
Page also contains a DC Checklist.
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The Dallas Connection

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Matthew Stein; Simmons; Checkmate [Knight Jake Tyler]; Sgt. Ramez; M.T. Cavanaugh; Sid; Stan Allan
First Line: Well guys, here it is... Koning Industries. Your old man sees to it that nobody walks off with the joint. What'd you think?
Synopsis: Harry brings his kids to work and takes the day off from Checkmate, little realizing that one of his Knights has gone rogue to try and find a connection between the Italian mob and a Texas smuggling operation. Only luck and a well placed Pawn saves Jake's life when he is captured by the bad guys he is investigating.
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Pages: 16
Job Number: G-3793
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The Dome

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Mr. Todd; Sal (flashback); Johnson (flashback)
First Line: ... Back-up circuits cycling their final checks. All systems green. Whenever you're ready, Ms Campbell.
Synopsis: Reed thinks about problems his smart mouth has gotten him into in the past as he continues to train to be a Checkmate Knight.
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