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Issue Details

Issue #17
Published October 2007
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Joan Hilty; Rachel Gluckstern (associate)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2007-08-15.

Cover Details - "Security Breach!"

Characters Mawzir
Genre Superhero; Spy
Pencils Kalman Andrasofsky
Inks Kalman Andrasofsky
Colors Kalman Andrasofsky ?
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2007-08-15.

22 page Checkmate story "Firewall"

Characters Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [Shen Li Po]; Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]; White King's Bishop [Thinker]; White Queen [Amanda Waller]; White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]; Pawn 111 (first appearance); Castellan [Carl Draper]; David Said (first appearance)]; Carla Draper (photo); Kobra Cult (villains); Mawzir (villain); League of Assassins (villains)
Synopsis "If Checkmate's powerful enough to have a takedown plan for every hero and villain on Earth, why isn't its Alpine headquarters under assault 24-7? Well, it is - which is why it needs a Master Jailer to keep it running" [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero; Spy
Script Greg Rucka; Eric S. Trautmann
Pencils Chris Samnee
Inks Steve Bird
Colors Santiago Arcas
Letters Travis Lanham

Half page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 74"

Characters Heat Wave; Captain Cold
Script Dan Didio
Notes Dan Didio -- "Vacationing off planet! Back in two weeks!"