| Issue | #31 |
| Published | December 2008 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Rachel Gluckstern |
| Notes | U.S. on sale date: 2008-10-29. Final issue. |
| Characters | Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [August General in Iron; Fang Zhifu]; Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; Chimera [Adam Sharp]]; Global Guardians [Crimson Fox; Freedom Beast [Dominic Mndawe]; Gloss [Xiang Po]; Jet [Celia Windward]; Manticore; Sandstorm; Tasmanian Devil [Hugh Dawkins]] |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Pencils | Manuel Garcia |
| Inks | Manuel Garcia |
| Notes | U.S. on sale date: 2008-10-29. Final issue. |
| Characters | Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [August General in Iron; Fang Zhifu]; Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Chimera [Adam Sharp]; Pawn 1]; Global Guardians [Crimson Fox; Freedom Beast [Dominic Mndawe]; Gloss [Xiang Po]; Jet [Celia Windward]; Manticore; Sandstorm; Tasmanian Devil [Hugh Dawkins]]; Chloe Roberts; Chen Lee (first appearance); Roberto (first appearance); Azhi Dahaki (villain; death) |
| Synopsis | "All the pieces on the Checkmate board have converged on China. Is it the end of the world as we know it in this series finale issue? Or will Chimera save the day?" [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Superhero; Spy |
| Script | Bruce Jones |
| Pencils | Manuel Garcia |
| Inks | Manuel Garcia |
| Colors | Santiago Arcas |
| Letters | Travis Lanham |
| Characters | Joker |
| Script | Ian Sattler |
| Pencils | Kelley Jones; ? |
| Inks | Kelley Jones; ? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Ian Sattler gives five true hints and five false hints about upcoming storylines. Hot list - Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves #2, DCU: Decisions #4 and Superman #681. |
| Reprinted | from Batman: Gotham After Midnight (DC, 2008 series) #6 [partial cover] |