| Issue | #16 |
| Published | September 2007 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Joan Hilty; Rachel Gluckstern (associate) |
| Notes | U.S. on sale date: 2007-07-18. |
| Characters | Checkmate [Black King's Bishop [August General in Iron; Fang Zhifu]; Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]] |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Pencils | Karl Kerschl |
| Inks | Karl Kerschl |
| Notes | U.S. on sale date: 2007-07-18. |
| Characters | Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [August General in Iron; Fang Zhifu] (joins); Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]; White King's Bishop [Thinker]; White Queen [Amanda Waller]; White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]; Hooty; Nite-Lite; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Mirror Master [Evan McCulloch] (villain) |
| Synopsis | "In a wrenching stand-alone story, the Black Queen and the White King wrestle with whether to resume their affair - as Checkmate welcomes her former torturer to the Royal Family!" [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Script | Greg Rucka |
| Pencils | Joe Bennett; Joe Prado |
| Inks | Jack Jadson; Joe Prado |
| Colors | Santiago Arcas |
| Letters | Travis Lanham |
| Characters | Batman |
| Script | Nick Napolitano |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Nick Napolitano talks about what he does at DC, and lists the top 20 things that can ruin his day. Hot list - Amazons Attack #4, Countdown #41 and All Flash #1. House ad for Checkmate #17. |