Checkmate #18 (1989) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Janus Directive, Part 9 of 11	cover	1	pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Todd Klein	Negative Woman, The Peacemaker, Christopher Smith, Valentina Vostock
1	Lex Luthor	in-house column	1	script: Jenette Kahn
2	The Janus Directive, Week 7: Knight Fight	comic story	24	script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Steve Erwin; inks: Al Vey; colors: Julianna Ferriter; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Nathaniel Adam, The Bronze Tiger, Harvey Bullock, Jeffrey Burr, George H. W. Bush, Captain Boomerang, Doctor Light, Eve Eden, Firestorm, Digger Harkness, Jewelee, Kobra, Lois Lane, Lashina

Collection	Year
The Janus Directive ISBN 978-1-4012-6261-7	2016	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Peacemaker: Kill for Peace #[nn] ISBN 978-1-79950-098-8	2025	On eBay ›

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