Action Comics Vol 1 598

"Checkmate": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

Action Comics #598 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1988.

Appearing in "Checkmate"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Cat Grant (Cameo)
• Jimmy Olsen (Cameo)
• Lois Lane
• Perry White
• Checkmate (First appearance)
  • B.J. (Behind the scenes) (First appearance)
  • Grace Guiness (First appearance)
  • Harry Stein
  • Harvey Bullock
  • Knight Two

Antagonists:

• Quracan Defense Minister Achmed Khareemali (Only appearance; dies)
• Two Defense Minster Guards (Unnamed) (Apparent Death) (Single appearance)
• Angels of Allah (Single appearance)
  • Fist of Allah (Single appearance)
  • Jackal (Single appearance)
  • Three Members (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Arisia (Cameo) (Flashback only)
• Batman (Cameo) (Flashback only)
• Booster Gold (Cameo) (headshot) (Flashback only)
• Booster Gold Robot (Mentioned only) (from Action Comics #594 and Booster Gold #23)
• Gangbuster (Cameo) (headshot) (Flashback only)
• Hawkman (Cameo) (Flashback only)
• Kilowog (Cameo) (Flashback only)
• Lana Lang (Cameo) (headshot) (Flashback only)
• Lex Luthor (Cameo) (headshot) (Flashback only)
• Martian Manhunter (Cameo) (Flashback only)
• Wonder Woman (Cameo) (Flashback only)
• United Nations (Mentioned only)
• Manhunters (Mentioned only)
• Daily Planet Employees (Unnamed)
• New York City Police Department (Mentioned only)
• United States Navy
  • Captain (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Crew (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• Allah (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Daily Planet
  • Rolling Dead Concert (Mentioned only)
  • Metropolitan Grande
  • Metropolis Harbor
  • Metropolis International Airport (Unnamed)
    • Interarabian Exports (several miles outside of Metropolis)
• Virginia
  • Shelby
    • Checkmate Headquarters
• Atlantic Ocean (Behind the scenes)
• Qurac (Mentioned only)
• Japan
  • Hiroshima (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Checkmate Lance

Vehicles:

• U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Weisinger
• Defense Minister's Plane (Destroyed)

Concepts:

• Millennium (Mentioned only)
  
  

Synopsis for "Checkmate"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• The U.S.S. Weisinger is named after former Superman editor Mort Weisinger.

Trivia

• On the cover, Metropolis is incorrectly spelled "Metroplis".

See Also

• Discuss Action Comics Vol 1 598 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series
• Images from Action Comics Vol 1 598

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