Comic Title: Checkmate #13
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: March 1989
On Sale Date: January 24, 1989 Copyright Date January 24, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Shipping Date December 13, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #11

Shipping Date December 15, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #154

Direct Market Date December 15, 1988
Source: Comic Shop News, #75, #76

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jonathan Peterson

Title: "A Knight in the Tropics"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Checkmate

Writer: Paul Kupperberg
Penciller: Steve Erwin
Penciller: Rick Hoberg
Inker: Al Vey
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Julianna Ferriter

Feature Character(s)

• Checkmate (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Checkmate #14)
• Harry Stein (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Checkmate #15)
• Harvey Bullock (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Checkmate #15)
• Connie Webb (last appearance in Checkmate #12; next appearance in Checkmate #31)

Villain(s)

• Bart Drake (no further appearances)
• Milo Nussbaum, Benny Carson, Andy, and Bill Tanner (Drake's crew; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A female architect (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Matthew Stein (last appearance in Checkmate #5; next appearance in Checkmate #26)
• Barry Stein (last appearance in Checkmate #5; next appearance in Checkmate #26)
• Tillis (chief of Bonkoworld security; no further appearances)
• Naomi Crenshaw (last appearance in Checkmate #12; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Harry Stein takes his children to a Caribbean resort for a vacation. Although he tries to avoid work, he spots Bart Drake, a criminal who has already had one run-in with Checkmate in Chicago. Harry begins following Drake and realizes that the crook is planning to rob the Bonkoworld amusement park. Harry works with security chief Tillis to stop Drake and his crew without Harry's boys learning that their dad is involved.