Checkmate (DC)

Checkmate was an organization that featured in DC Comics.

Appearances

• Action Comics v1 #598 (March 1988)

In other media

Television

• The organization appears in the television show Smallville where its first featured in the episode "Absolute Justice". It makes added appearances in season 9 where Amanda Waller is shown to be a high ranking agent designated White Queen. Checkmate was responsible for the persecution of the Justice Society of America at some point with these chain of events leading to it being disbanded. By the time of the show, Waller was responsible for recruiting Icicle in attacking the JSA members though unknown to the villain this was with the intention of reforming them in order to prepare them for the "coming Apokolips". Amanda Waller was later responsible for manipulating Lois Lane into revealing the JSA in a positive form and makes Tess Mercer one of her agents. She attempted to forcibly recruit Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter and 'the Blur' by threatening the Watchtower in response to the 'alien invasion' from Kandor. However, Green Arrow manages to cause a powercut which allows 'the Blur' to save the Watchtower whereupon he escapes whilst the Martian Manhunter erases their identities from Waller's mind. In "Charade", a wealthy business man by the name of Maxwell Lord is introduced who holds the rank of Black King in Checkmate.

Video games

• In DC Universe Online, Checkmate makes a minor appearance in the backstory.

External Link

• Wikipedia Entry

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