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Action Comics #598 First appearance of Checkmate!

Artists: John Byrne (Penciller) , Ty Templeton (Inker)

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Action Comics #598 First appearance of Checkmate! Comic Art

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Title:	Action Comics #598 First appearance of Checkmate!
Artist:	John Byrne (Penciller)
Artist:	Ty Templeton (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,138
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	3/5/2018
Comic Art Archive:	Action Comics Issue: 598 Page: 17 View

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Checkmate is one of my favorite comic book series of all time. I started with knowing nothing about it when I read issue #13 back in '90 I think. Bought it from a used books store, so finding the rest of the issues were hard to find. I finally read the whole series back in 2003! LOL. Then with a little more digging I learned that the series started it's roots in Action Comics #598. At that time I didn't know yet that OAs could be purchased. Looking for this piece I felt hopeless since it's a first appearance, John Byrne Piece, and 30 years old now. BUT, out of the blue a fellow CAF member (Brandon) emailed me saying he saw the piece in the wild but was snatched up already. I tried my luck contacting John's rep and to my surprise he still has it!

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P A
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 3/5/2018

Cool Byrne half splash!

Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/5/2018

Incredible page !! I love seeing first appearance pages and this is one of the best I'd seen ! The Checkmate Knight costume was an instant classic, with it's slick and smart design and with the combination of styles of two artists I greatly admire makes this page a true gem !

S Riz
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 3/5/2018

I know how much you like Checkmate so this is definitely a great addition. And being a 1st app Byrne piece makes it even sweeter. Congrats bro.

Foggy Bottom
Member Since 2009
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1 - Posted on 3/5/2018

Baller page.

John Espinoza
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 3/5/2018

Sweet pick up, Reggie. And Checkmate in every panel too!

Duane Murray
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/5/2018

Amazing page and story. I have a page from the first issue that always stuck with me and I thought was a page I would never actually get, because how often do you see Checkmate pages? But lo and behold, I saw it on ebay and was able to grab it super cheap! Congrats again!

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