Dates
- Cover date
- March 1988
- On sale
- December 1, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #598 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893041003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893041003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: John Byrne, Bernie Wrightsoninks: John Byrne, Ty Templeton, Alfredo Alcala, Bernie Wrightsonscript: Paul Kupperberg, John Byrnecolors: Petra Goldbergletters: John Costanza
Stories
- Checkmate! · 22 pages
Superman and Checkmate take out the terrorists who have captured Lois Lane.
Characters
Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanPrincess DianaWonder WomanLois LaneJimmy OlsenJ'Onn J'OnzzMartian ManhunterLex LuthorPerry WhiteLana LangHarvey BullockBooster GoldMichael Jon CarterKilowogGreen LanternArisiaCat GrantJose DelgadoGangbusterHarry SteinFel AndarHawkmanGrace Guiness
Reprinted in
Superman: The Man of Steel (2003), Superman: The Man of Steel (2020)