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Issue Details

Issue #16
Published May 1989
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Jonathan Peterson

Cover Details - "The Janus Directive, Part 3 of 11: Checkmate -- Destroyed!"

Characters Peacemaker [Christopher Smith]; Major Force [Clifford Zmeck]; Checkmate Knights
Genre Superhero; Spy
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Gil Kane

1 page Publishorial text article "Publishorial: Jenette Kahn: [DC Covers]"

Script Jenette Kahn; Richard Bruning
Letters typeset
Notes Guest editorial by Richard Bruning about DC covers and the people behind them.

24 page Checkmate; Suicide Squad story "The Janus Directive, Part 3: Shadow Knights"

Characters Checkmate [Harry Stein; Harvey Bullock; Black Thorn [Elizabeth Thorne]; Checkmate Knight [John Reed]; Checkmate Knight [Gary Washington]]; Valentina Vostok; Amanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]]; Project Peacemaker [Peacemaker [Christopher Smith]; Dr. Bridgette D'Abo]; Major Force [Clifford Zmeck]; Murph [Daniel Murphy]; Lois Lane; Dr. Heinrich Megala; Babylon; Wade Eiling; Col. Clarkson (first appearance)
Synopsis Checkmate strikes against the Suicide Squad and Project Atom strikes against Checkmate.
Genre Superhero; Spy
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Rick Hoberg
Inks Al Vey
Colors Julianna Ferriter
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Story is continued from SUICIDE SQUAD #27 and continues in SUICIDE SQUAD #28.