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Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
1. Checkmate 1 (10/62, Gold Key) Partial photo cover. Back cover pin-up. Jack Sparling art	Universal	11	9.11				1	5	3	1				1
2. Checkmate 2 (12/62, Gold Key) Photo cover. Back cover pin-up. Based on the CBS television series.	Universal	7	8.30				1	2	1			1		1			1
3. Checkmate 1 (4/88, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Kerry Gammill & Karl Kesel cover	Universal	23	9.66			14	6	2			1
4. Checkmate 1 (4/88, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40					1
5. Checkmate 2 (5/88, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	4	9.60			2	1		1
6. Checkmate 3 (6/88, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Rob Liefeld cover	Universal	4	9.60			2		2
7. Checkmate 4 (7/88, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	4	9.50			2			2
8. Checkmate 5 (8/88, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Jerry Bingham cover	Universal	2	9.60			1		1
9. Checkmate 7 (10/88, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	2	9.70			1	1
10. Checkmate 8 (11/88, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	2	9.70			1	1
11. Checkmate 11 (Holiday 1988, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	2	9.60			1		1
12. Checkmate 10 (Winter 1988, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story John Statema & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	2	9.60				2
13. Checkmate 13 (3/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin, Rick Hoberg & Al Vey art, Rick Hoberg cover	Universal	2	8.45					1					1
14. Checkmate 14 (4/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Tod Smith, Paris Cullins, Al Vey & Eduardo Barreto art, Art Thibert cover	Universal	2	9.60			1		1
15. Checkmate 15 (5/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	2	8.95					1			1
16. Checkmate 16 (5/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Rick Hoberg & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	1	7.50										1
17. Checkmate 17 (6/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	1	8.00									1
18. Checkmate 18 (6/89, DC Comics) Suicide Squad appearance Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Gil Kane cover	Universal	2	9.30					1	1
19. Checkmate 20 (9/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Steve Erwin & Dick Giordano cover	Universal	1	9.40					1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
20. Checkmate 21 (10/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Steve Erwin & Keith Wilson cover	Universal	2	9.30				1			1
21. Checkmate 22 (11/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Steve Erwin cover	Universal	2	9.15			1					1
22. Checkmate 23 (12/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Steve Erwin cover	Universal	4	9.60			2	1		1
23. Checkmate 24 (1/90, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Steve Erwin cover	Universal	2	9.20					1		1
24. Checkmate 25 (2/90, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Steve Erwin & Michael Bair cover	Universal	2	9.40				1		1
25. Checkmate 26 (3/90, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Bill Jaaska & Michael Bair art Steve Erwin & Michael Bair cover	Universal	1	8.50								1
26. Checkmate 27 (5/90, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Tom Grindberg & Al Vey art Tom Grindberg cover	Universal	1	9.60				1
27. Checkmate 28 (6/90, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Tom Grindberg & John Statema art Tom Grindberg cover	Universal	1	9.80			1
28. Checkmate 29 (7/90, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Tom Grindberg & Al Vey art Tom Grindberg cover	Universal	1	9.60				1
29. Checkmate 30 (8/90, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Michael Bair art Steve Erwin & Michael Bair cover	Universal	1	9.80			1
30. Checkmate 31 (10/90, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Gabriel Morrissette & John Statema art Steve Erwin & Michael Bair cover	Universal	1	9.80			1
31. Checkmate 1 (6/06, DC Comics) "Death" of Jonah McCarthy. Greg Rucka story Jesus Saiz art Lee Bermejo cover	Universal	14	9.74			11	2	1
32. Checkmate 1 (6/06, DC Comics)	Signature	8	9.80			8
33. Checkmate 1 Second Printing (6/06, DC Comics) Sketch cover. Greg Rucka story Jesus Saiz art Lee Bermejo cover	Universal	1	9.60				1
34. Checkmate 1 Second Printing (6/06, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.60				1
35. Checkmate 2 (7/06, DC Comics) Greg Rucka story Jesus Saiz art Lee Bermejo cover	Universal	4	9.80			4
36. Checkmate 3 (8/06, DC Comics) Greg Rucka story Cliff Richards & Bob Wiacek art Lee Bermejo & Patricia Mulvihill cover	Universal	4	9.83		1	3
37. Checkmate 4 (9/06, DC Comics) Greg Rucka story Jesus Saiz art Lee Bermejo cover	Universal	3	9.73			2	1
38. Checkmate 12 (5/07, DC Comics) Rucka, DeFilippis & Weir story Steve Scott & Cliff Richards art	Universal	1	9.80			1
39. Checkmate 6 (9/88, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin, Al Vey & James Fry art Art Thibert cover	Universal	1	9.60				1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
40. Checkmate 9 (12/88, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story John Statema & Al Vey art Art Thibert cover	Universal	1	9.60				1
41. Checkmate 12 (2/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Steve Erwin & Al Vey art Art Thibert cover	Universal	1	9.20						1
42. Checkmate 19 (7/89, DC Comics) Paul Kupperberg story Rick Hoberg, Steve Erwin, Pablo Marcos & Al Vey art, Gil Kane cover	Universal	1	9.20						1
43. Checkmate 1 (8/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev cover & art	Universal	11	9.76			9	2
44. Checkmate 1 Variant Cover (8/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev art Matt Taylor cover	Universal	6	9.80			6
45. Checkmate 1 Variant Cover (8/21, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.80			1
46. Checkmate 2 (9/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev cover & art	Universal	1	9.80			1
47. Checkmate 2 Variant Cover (9/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev art Matt Taylor cover	Universal	7	9.80			7
48. Checkmate 3 (10/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev cover & art	Universal	2	9.15			1					1
49. Checkmate 3 Variant Cover (10/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev art Matt Taylor cover	Universal	1	9.80			1
50. Checkmate 4 (11/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev cover & art	Universal	1	9.80			1
51. Checkmate 4 Variant Cover (11/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev art Matt Taylor cover	Universal	1	9.80			1
52. Checkmate 5 (12/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev cover & art	Universal	1	9.80			1
53. Checkmate 5 Variant Cover (12/21, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev art Matt Taylor cover	Universal	1	9.80			1
54. Checkmate 6 (1/22, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev cover & art	Universal	1	9.80			1
55. Checkmate 6 Variant Cover (1/22, DC Comics) Brian Michael Bendis story Alex Maleev art Matt Taylor cover	Universal	1	9.80			1

Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
51 BOOKS	Universal	157	9.50	0 0.00%	1 0.64%	83 54%	26 70%	20 83%	12 90%	3 92%	5 96%	2 97%	2 98%	2 99%	0 99%	0 99%	1 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%
4 BOOKS	Signature	11	9.75	0 0.00%	0 0.00%	9 82%	1 91%	1 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%

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