Look, it's no secret that Harvey Bullock's lost control of the operation. He can hardly decide what to have for lunch, much less run Checkmate while Harry Stein's on suspension. 
Checkmate #31 is an issue of the series Checkmate (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1990.
Synopsis for "Patriotic Knights Part 1"
In Tennessee, a costumed man stops a bus, carrying among several innocents, a Knight. The Knight dives out the window and takes cover underneath the bus. Two Knights are being held captive in a facility owned by a man named Victor Cypher. In Washington, Sgt. Steel holds a clandestine meeting with Harry Stein, in which he reinstates Stein as the leader of Checkmate. Back at the bus, the Knight fights his costumed foe and is taken captive. A helicopter carries him off. In New York, a Knight leads a rescue attempt into Victor Cypher's facility. They successfully rescue the two Knights. Elsewhere, the Knight that was captured at the bus, awakes to find his costumed captor seated in a chair, looking at him. The two speak, and the Knight is told that the other man is a member of Soviet intelligence and is trying to recover an item held by Victor Cypher. The Soviet proposes teaming up with the Knight to take down Cypher.
Appearing in "Patriotic Knights Part 1"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Victor Cypher
- Pierre
- Checkmate
- Mr. Dark
- Dr. Quan (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Pawn Simmons
- Pawn Wilson (Single appearance; dies)
- Wilhelm Van Deikker
Locations:
- Austanburg
- Checkmate Headquarters, Rocky Mountains
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- New York City
- Washington, D.C.
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