Checkmate #10
Checkmate #10
Cover Credits
Artist: Gil Kane

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Title: "Funny Money Part 2"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Checkmate

Writer: Paul Kupperberg
Penciller: John Statema
Inker: Al Vey
Letterer: Helen Vesik
Colorist: Julianna Ferriter

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

  • Rene Rockwell (a pawn; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

  • Claymore (last appearance in Checkmate #9; no further appearances)
  • Marty Reubens (last name revealed; last appearance in Checkmate #9; no further appearances)
  • A gang of counterfeiters (Burton named; last appearance in Checkmate #9; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Various security personnel (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from Checkmate #9.

Synopsis:
Claymore, a member of a gang of counterfeiters, has tracked a Checkmate knight back to Koning Industries. To gather more information, Claymore kidnaps pawn Rene Rockwell when she is leaving the facility. He tortures and kills her for information.

Claymore then leads a strike against Checkmate headquarters. He holds Harvey Bullock at gunpoint and demands that the masked man be brought out. Gary Washington fights him and rescues Bullock.

Meanwhile, knight Roger Dayton has infiltrated the gang of counterfeiters. He is able to recover stolen printing plates, take possession of the counterfeit currency, and capture the gang.


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