ACTION COMICS (1938) #598

Cover by John Byrne.  » Checkmate!  » co-plotted and scripted by Paul Kupperberg, co-plotted, scripted and penciled by John Byrne, inked by Ty Templeton, colored by Petra Scotese and lettered by John Costanza. The Man of Steel teams with the Checkmate agency to stop a terrorist organization. Notes: The First Appearance of Checkmate. Batman, Hawkman, Arisia, Kilowog, Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter have cameo flashback appearances. Lana Lang, Gangbuster, Booster Gold and Lex Luthor have cameo headshots appearances. The cover has Metropolis spelled incorrectly; it has Metroplis.