Comic Title: Checkmate #24
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1990
On Sale Date: November 28, 1989 Shipping Date November 28, 1989
Source: Previews, #9

Shipping Date November 28, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #173
Misnumbered #23

Shipping Date November 30, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #11

Direct Market Date November 30, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #125, #126

Direct Market Date December 7, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #128

Copyright Date November 28, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

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

Title: "Peaceful Knights:Part Two"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Checkmate

Writer: Paul Kupperberg
Penciller: Steve Erwin
Inker: Al Vey
Letterer: Johnnie Mac
Colorist: Julianna Ferriter

Feature Character(s)

• Checkmate (last appearance in Checkmate #23; next appearance in Checkmate #25)
• Winston Churchill O'Donnell (last appearance in Checkmate #22; next appearance in Checkmate #25)
• Harry Stein (last appearance in Checkmate #23; next appearance in Checkmate #25)

Supporting Character(s)

• Peacemaker (last appearance in Checkmate #23; next appearance in Checkmate #25)
• Kalia Campbell (last appearance in Checkmate #23; next appearance in Checkmate #25)

Villain(s)

• Jacques Reynard (last appearance in Checkmate #22; next appearance in Checkmate #25)
• Flowers (last appearance in Checkmate #23; next appearance in Checkmate #25)
• Antonio Ritolli (last appearance in Checkmate #23; no further appearances)
• Andre Mazarin (name revealed; also called Pierre in this story; last appearance in Checkmate #23; next appearance in Checkmate #25)
• Victor Cypher (not named in this story; next appearance in Checkmate #26)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Wolfgang Schmidt's ghost (last appearance in Checkmate #23; next appearance in Checkmate #25)

Other Character(s)

• Dr. Ordway and Lisa (Reynard's doctor and a nurse; no further appearances)
• Karl Schiller (last appearance in Checkmate #23; next appearance in Checkmate #25)
• Dr. Victor Riley (a scientist; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Judge Wyman (a family court judge; no further appearances)
• Natalie Cohen (last appearance in Checkmate #21; next appearance in Checkmate #26)
• Babette (Mazarin's secretary; no further appearances)
• Two family court lawyers (no further appearances)
• Prof. Braddock (last appearance in Checkmate #23; next appearance in Checkmate #25)

Comments:
This story is continued from Checkmate #23.

Synopsis:
Peacemaker continues his efforts to track down the men behind the assassination of several scientists. He identifies the killer as a man named Flowers. He is however surprised when he finds out that Pierre Mazarin, the chairman of Disarmament International hired him. Peacemaker arrests Mazarin, but he does not learn who he was working for.

Meanwhile, Kalia Campbell continues to her investigation into the identity of the mercenary named Bishop. Her two top suspects are Checkmate knights.