Checkmate! / He Only Laughs When I Hurt! / Tin Soldiers / Element 126 / Cries in the Night / The Hurrieder I Go / Different Worlds / True Love / Games People Play / A Friend in Need / The Dark Where Madness Lies / Return to Krypton / The Tiny Terror of Tinseltown / The Power That Failed! / Power Play / The Soul of the Machine / Doom in the Heartland! / Prisoner of Conscience / You Can't Go Home Again / Parallel Lives Meet at Infinity...
Publisher
DC Comics
Cover date
May 2022
On sale
Mar 1, 2022
Cover price
$49.99
Pages
528
Key issue
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ISBN 9781779513212
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Credits
Writers
John Byrne, Paul Kupperberg, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern
Pencillers
John Byrne, George Pérez, Jerry Ordway, Ross Andru, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dick Giordano, Curt Swan, Mike Mignola, Erik Larsen, John Statema, Ron Frenz
Superman and Checkmate take out the terrorists who have captured Lois Lane.
John Byrne, George Pérez, Ty Templeton, Karl Kesel, Jerry Ordway, John Beatty, Keith Williams, Dennis Janke, Mike Mignola, Murphy Anderson, Andy Kubert, Gary Martin, Monika Livingston, Doug Hazlewood, Brett Breeding
Colorists
Petra Goldberg, Tom Ziuko, Anthony Tollin, Julianna Ferriter, Shelley Eiber
Letterers
John Costanza, Albert DeGuzman, Bill Oakley, John Workman
Covers
John Byrne, George Pérez, Jon Bogdanove, Jerry Ordway, John Beatty, Dave Gibbons, Dennis Janke, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dick Giordano, Curt Swan, Mike Mignola, Murphy Anderson, Erik Larsen, Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
Cover colors
John Kalisz
Assistant editor original series
Renee Witterstaetter
Cover letters
Todd Klein
Others
Mike Carlin, Robert Greenberger, Reza Lokman
Characters
Bevan McDougal· 1st appearance
Dr. Ron Doyle· 1st appearance
Elsa Bond· 1st appearance
Hassam· 1st appearance
Jawad Al Gurdan· 1st appearance
Knight-Two]· 1st appearance
the Exiles· 1st appearance
Zander· 1st appearance
Achmed Khareemali
Adam Morgan
Ahkry (the Emperor's son
Alice
Allie
also disguised as Batman]
Amazing Grace
Aquaman [Arthur Curry
Arvid E. Reynolds
as Lana Lang in flashback]
Barrage
Batman
Betsy
Bill
Bruce Wayne (introduction
Bruce Wayne (Pocket Universe
Captain Maggie Sawyer
Captain Marvel
Cat Grant
Checkmate [Harry Stein
Cholly
Chrissie Fenton
Colonel Morrison
Cyril C. Cerpent
Dan "Terrible" Turpin
Dan Turpin
Darkseid· Cameo
Dean Simons
Desaad
dies)
Doc Magnus
Doom Patrol
Dr. Gretchen Kelley
Dr. Tinker
Dreadnaught]
Dubbilex
Elongated Man
Elsa
Emperor (bonds with Henry Kanfeld in flashback
first appearance)
Flip
Frankie Fieldstone
Gabby
General Zod (Pocket Universe
General Zod (villain, first post-Crisis appearance
George Kozak
Hal Jordan (introduction
Hal Jordan (Pocket Universe
Harvey Bullock
Hawkman [Carter Hall
Hawkwoman [Shiera Hall
Hermes
Inspector Bill Henderson
Iron
Jace
Janet Jones
Jerry White
Jimmy Olsen
Jonathan Kent
Jor-El
Jose Delgado
Jude
Kal-El]
Kalibak
Karma
Katar Hol· Cameo
Kryptonoid Man
Lana Lang
Lara
Larry Trainor
Lead
Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy
Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor (first appearance
Lex Luthor (Pocket Universe
Lightning Lad
Lodestone
Lois Lane
Lt. Shaw
Lucy Lane
Maggie Sawyer
Maisie
Man-Bat
Martha Kent
Martian Manhunter
Marvy Mouse
Mercury
Metal Men [Gold
Metallo
Midge
Milton Fine [Brainiac
Miss Markham
Morgan Edge
Mountain of Judgment
Mr. Mxyzptlk
Mr. Parker
Mrs. Keane
Myndi Mayer
Negative Woman
Oliver Queen (introduction
Oliver Queen (Pocket Universe
Orin]
Pearl
Perry White
Pete James Shoemaker
Pete Ross
Pete Ross (Pocket Universe
Platinum
Pocket Universe)
Prankster
Professor Emil Hamilton
Professor Thaddeus Killgrave
Psi-Phon
Quex-Ul (Pocket Universe
Quex-Ul (villain, first post-Crisis appearance
Reactron
Robert
Robotman
Ronnie Chin
Roy Elston
Sandra
Sandy Klienerman
Sarah Olsen
Saturn Girl
Scott Fischer
Scrapper
Sgt. Dan Turpin
Shayera Thal
Sheriff Cooperman
Silver Banshee
Sleez
Supergirl· Cameo
Supergirl [Matrix
Superman
Superman [Clark Kent
Superman Robot
Tehra (an Exile
Tempest
the Angels of Allah
The Cadmus Project
The Dorfs
The Fist of Allah
The Guardian
The Habitat
The Hairies
The Islamic Liberation Army
The Jackal
The New Newsboy Legion
the original Newsboy Legion [Big-Words
Time Trapper
Tin
Toby Raynes
Tommy Thompkins]
villain, dies)
Vril Dox
Walter Johnson
Whiz Wagon
Wonder Woman
Zaora (Pocket Universe
Zaora (villain, first post-Crisis appearance
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