Dates
- Cover date
- June 1989
- On sale
- April 27, 1989
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Story arc: The Janus Directive
This is part 1 of 2. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Checkmate #18
- Suicide Squad #29
Creators
pencils: Gil Kane, Steve Erwininks: Gil Kane, Al Veyletters: Todd Klein, Gaspar Saladinoscript: Jenette Kahn, Paul Kupperbergcolors: Julianna Ferriter
Stories
- The Janus Directive, Week 7: Knight Fight · 24 pages
The governmental agencies make peace and mount a coordinated attack on Kobra's space ark. As his master plan and his space ship begin to fall apart around him, Kobra gives the order to fire his operational pulse cannon to cause as much mayhem and destruction as possible.
Publisher’s description
The Knights of Checkmate and the Suicide Squad prepare for an all-out assault on the death-dealing Space Ark of Kobra, the force behind the world-dominating scheme known as the Janus Directive.
Characters
Lois LaneHarvey BullockVixenMari McCabeNathaniel AdamBenjamin TurnerDigger HarknessCaptain BoomerangThe Bronze TigerThe PeacemakerNightshadeChristopher SmithDr. Arthur LightDoctor LightEve EdenSarge SteelValentina VostockNegative WomanLashinaJeweleePunchRac ShadeShade, the Changing ManGeorge H. W. BushFirestormMajor ForceMark ShawClifford ZmeckKobraHarry Stein
Reprinted in
Suicide Squad (2011), DC Finest: Peacemaker: Kill for Peace (2025)