Comic Title: Checkmate #28
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1990
On Sale Date: April 24, 1990 Copyright Date April 24, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990

Shipping Date March 27, 1990
Source: Previews, #13

Shipping Date March 29, 1990
Source: Advance Comics, #15

Shipping Date March 27, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #177

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

Title: "Knight Court"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Checkmate

Writer: Paul Kupperberg
Penciller: Thomas Grindberg
Inker: John Statema
Letterer: Gaspar Saladino
Colorist: Julianna Ferriter

Feature Character(s)

• Checkmate (last appearance in Checkmate #27; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• Harry Stein (last appearance in Checkmate #27; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• Philip Kramer (last appearance in Checkmate #27; no further appearances)
• Gary Washington (last appearance in Checkmate #27; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• John Reed (last appearance in Checkmate #18; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• Winston Churchill O'Donnell (last appearance in Checkmate #27; next appearance in Checkmate #29)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sarge Steel (last appearance in Checkmate #27; next appearance in Suicide Squad #39)
• Kalia Campbell (last appearance in Checkmate #26; next appearance in Checkmate #31)
• Christopher Smith (last appearance in Checkmate #26; next appearance in Justice League Europe #17)
• Bridgette D'Abo (last appearance in Checkmate #26; next appearance in Checkmate #32)
• Jack Wyznowski (last appearance in Checkmate #19; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• Black Thorn (last appearance in Checkmate #26; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Bishop (last appearance in Checkmate #27; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• Andre Mazarin (last appearance in Checkmate #25; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• Victor Cypher (last appearance in Checkmate #27; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• Pierre (last appearance in Checkmate #27; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• Flowers (last appearance in Checkmate #25; next appearance in Checkmate #32)
• Connolly (a driver; no further appearances)
• Dr. Kraft and Roberts (members of Cypher's organization; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Ross Llwellyn (last appearance in Checkmate #25; no further appearances)
• Wolfgang Schmidt's ghost (last appearance in Checkmate #25; next appearance in Checkmate #33)

Other Character(s)

• Natalie Cohen (last appearance in Checkmate #27; no further appearances)
• Matthew Stein (last appearance in Checkmate #27; no further appearances)
• McRaven (a senator; next appearance in Checkmate #29)
• Karl Schiller (last appearance in Checkmate #25; no further appearances)
• Dr. Timmons and a group of surgeons (no further appearances)
• Barney (an analyst; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from Checkmate #27.

Synopsis:
Harry Stein is taken into custody while his son undergoes surgery. Sarge Steel brings Stein to face the consequences for breaking Jacques Reynard out of Checkmate custody. Meanwhile, Reynard resumes his activities as Bishop and breaks Mazarin out of a French prison.

Elsewhere, Checkmate agent John Reed tangles with Flowers who gains possession of a microchip. Flowers escapes and delivers the chip to Victor Cypher.