There he goes-- The man responsible for God knows how many deaths... Scot free! 
Action Comics #598 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1988.
Synopsis for "Checkmate"
Lois Lane goes to interview the Quracan defense minister, but both of them get kidnapped by the terrorist organization Fist of Allah, Superman alongside a mysterious helper rescue the two.
The Quracan defense minister then gets on a plane to go back in Qurac, but the plane explodes, it's reveled that an organization called Checkmate was behind the rescue and death of the Quracan.
Appearing in "Checkmate"
Featured Characters:
- Superman
- Checkmate (First appearance)
- B.J. (Behind the scenes) (First appearance)
- Grace Guiness (First appearance)
- Harry Stein
- Harvey Bullock
- Knight Two
Supporting Characters:
- Cat Grant (Cameo)
- Jimmy Olsen (Cameo)
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
Antagonists:
- Quracan Defense Minister Achmed Khareemali (Single 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)
- Metropolis Police Department
- 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
- Atlantic Ocean (Behind the scenes)
- Qurac (Mentioned only)
- Japan
- Hiroshima (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Checkmate Lance
- Bracelets of Submission (Flashback only)
- Utility Belt (Flashback only)
Vehicles:
- U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Weisinger
- Defense Minister's Plane (Destroyed)
Concepts:
- Millennium (Mentioned only)
Notes
- The U.S.S. Weisinger is named after former Superman editor Mort Weisinger.
- This issue is reprinted in Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 4 (2022 Edition).
Trivia
- On the cover, Metropolis is incorrectly spelled "Metroplis".
See Also