. . . "4461"^^ . . . . . "6598"^^ . "17693"^^ . . . . . . . . "Checkmate"@en . . . . "intelligence agencies"@en . . "title"@en . "Intelligence agency"@en . . "y"@en . "Action Comics #598"@en . . . "Checkmate"@en . "135"^^ . . . "DC Comics"@en . . . . . "team"@en . "Artwork for the cover of Checkmate #4 . Art by Lee Bermejo."@en . . "Checkmate"@en . "3577"^^ . . "Checkmate (comics)"@en . . "Stein brought in Gary Washington (Knight One) and Black Thorn as Checkmate operatives, both of whom were his friends, and both of whom were introduced during his run on Vigilante. Checkmate! was at various times involved with the other government agencies in the DC Comics universe, primarily the Suicide Squad, which resulted in the crossover \"The Janus Directive\". Checkmate! was canceled after 33 issues but the organization continued to appear, mostly in titles related to either the government or Batman."@en . . "Konig Industries, Shelby, Virginia; NORAD facility in the Colorado Rocky Mountains; \"The Castle\" compound in the Swiss Alps"@en . "Stein brought in Gary Washington (Knight One) and Black Thorn as Checkmate operatives, both of whom were his friends, and both of whom were introduced during his run on Vigilante. Checkmate! was at various times involved with the other government agencies in the DC Comics universe, primarily the Suicide Squad, which resulted in the crossover \"The Janus Directive\". Checkmate! was canceled after 33 issues but the organization continued to appear, mostly in titles related to either the government or Batman. After the events of the mini-series The OMAC Project, a precursor to the Infinite Crisis limited series, the Checkmate organization was re-organized and its title was revived with Checkmate (vol. 2). This volume ended after publication of its 31st issue dated December 2008. After the cancellation of the second volume, the team returned in the Final Crisis one-shot tie-in \"Resist\" by Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann."@en . . .