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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published August 2008
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Joan Hilty; Rachel Gluckstern (associate)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2008-06-18.

Cover Details - "Command and Conquer!"

Characters Chimera [Adam Sharp]; Checkmate [Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]]
Genre Superhero; Spy
Pencils Manuel Garcia
Inks Manuel Garcia
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2008-06-18.

22 page Checkmate story "Chimera, Part Two: Heart of Ice"

Characters Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Chimera [Adam Sharp]; Pawn 6 [Kevin] (dies)]; John; Dr. Brenner; Chloe Roberts; Agnes Sharp; Major Shinsky; Kai (first appearance; flashback); Azhi Dahaki (first appearance; villain; disguised as Pawn 6); Akhlut (villain; origin)
Synopsis "Resurrected as the monstrous Chimera, PFC Adam Sharp is sent on a deadly mission to the loneliest corner of the world even as his bereaved fiancee vows to find him...and just as Whiteside's analysts belatedly realize the full extent of his new powers!" [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero; Spy
Script Bruce Jones
Pencils Manuel Garcia
Inks Manuel Garcia
Colors Santiago Arcas
Letters Travis Lanham

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 118"

Characters Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; Barbara Gordon [Oracle]; Zatanna Zatara; Dinah Lance [Black Canary]; Kara [Powergirl]; Diana Prince [Wonder Woman]; Kara Zor-El [Supergirl]; Kate Kane [Batwoman]; Mari McCabe [Vixen]; Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]
Script Mark Chiarello
Pencils Adam Hughes; ?
Inks Adam Hughes; ?
Colors Adam Hughes; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Mark Chiarello explains how Selina Kyle ended up on the 2008 Women of the DCU poster by Adam Hughes. Hot list - The Brave and the Bold #14, Justice League of America #22 and Trinity #3. House ad for Checkmate #28.