Checkmate is a fictional covert operations agency, as published by DC Comics.
The roster of the agency has changed a great deal over the years. These roster lists are of the members during the agency's various incarnations.
The codenames listed under Character are those used during the time frame of the particular iteration. Characters with more than one codename for that period have them listed chronologically and separated by a slash (/). Bolded names in the most recent iteration published are the current agency members.
First appearance is the place where the character first appeared as a member of a particular iteration. It is not necessarily the first appearance of the character in print, nor the story depicting how the character joined the agency.
All information is listed in publication order first, then rank, and finally alphabetical.
Roster during Checkmate!
| Character |
Real name |
Position |
First appearance |
Notes
|
| Harry Stein |
N/A |
King |
Action Comics #598 (March 1988) |
|
| Harvey Bullock |
Bishop |
|
| Grace Guinness |
Rook |
|
| Amanda Waller |
Queen |
Checkmate! #1 (April 1988) |
|
| Phil Kramer |
Bishop |
|
| Scott Jameson |
|
| John Reed |
Pawn / Knight |
- Promoted to Knight in Checkmate! #6 (August 1988).
|
| Gary Washington |
Knight |
|
| Winston Churchill O'Donnell |
Checkmate! #4 (July 1988) |
|
| Kalia Campbell |
Rook |
|
| Mr. Wing |
|
| Jack Wyznowski |
Checkmate! #5 (August 1988) |
|
| Jake Tyler |
Knight |
|
| Abe Crane |
Rook |
Checkmate! #9 (December 1988) |
|
| Roger Dayton |
Knight |
|
| Rene Rockwell |
Pawn |
- Killed in Checkmate! #10 (Winter 1988).
|
| Connie Webb |
Knight |
Checkmate! #12 (February 1989) |
|
| Valentina Vostok |
Bishop |
Checkmate! #15 (May 1989) |
|
| Ray Carson |
Knight |
|
| Jacques Reynard |
Checkmate! #17 (June 1989) |
|
| Peacemaker |
Christopher Smith |
Field agent |
Suicide Squad #30 (June 1989) |
- Project Peacemaker integrated into Checkmate following The Janus Directive.
- Died in Eclipso #13 (November 1993).
|
| Dr. Bridgette D'Abo |
N/A |
Psychologist |
- Project Peacemaker integrated into Checkmate following The Janus Directive.
|
| Jerry Blake |
Knight |
Checkmate! #19 (July 1989) |
|
| Conrad Mackay |
Checkmate! #21 (October 1989) |
|
| Black Thorn |
Elizabeth Thorne |
Field agent |
Between Checkmate! #26 (March 1990) and #28 (June 1990) |
|
| Mark Nagoya |
N/A |
Knight |
Checkmate! #30 (August 1990) |
|
| Deadshot |
Floyd Lawton |
Freelance |
? |
- Former member of the Suicide Squad.
- Later member of the Secret Six.
|
| Deathstroke |
Slade Wilson |
|
| Vigilante |
Adrian Chase |
- Died in Vigilante #50 (February 1988).
|
| Vigilante |
Pat Trayce |
|
| Vixen |
Mari McCabe |
- Former member of the Suicide Squad.
- Former and later member of the Justice League.
|
Roster between series
| Character |
Real name |
Position |
First appearance |
Notes
|
| Phil Kramer |
N/A |
King |
Deathstroke, the Terminator #17 (December 1992) |
- Promoted from Bishop to King in Deathstroke, the Terminator #17.
|
| Kalia Campbell |
Bishop / Queen |
- Referenced as a Bishop in Who's Who in the DC Universe #7.
- Promoted to Queen in Deathstroke, the Terminator #17.
|
| Gary Washington |
Knight |
|
| Jack Wyznowski |
Rook |
Deathstroke, the Terminator #18 (January 1993) |
|
| Arsenal |
Roy Harper |
Knight |
- Working with Cheshire in order to infiltrate the Brotherhood of Evil; betrays Cheshire later on.
- Former member of the Teen Titans.
- Later member of:
|
| Winston Churchill O'Donnell |
N/A |
Deathstroke, the Terminator #19 (February 1993) |
|
| David Said |
King |
Detective Comics #768 (May 2002) |
|
| Jessica Midnight |
Black Queen's Knight |
Detective Comics #773 (October 2002) |
|
| Sasha Bordeaux |
Black King's Knight |
|
| Huntress |
Helena Bertinelli |
Queen |
Gotham Knights #38 (April 2003) |
- Former member of the Justice League.
- Later member of:
|
| Maxwell Lord |
N/A |
Black King |
DC Countdown #1 (May 2005) |
- Former financier of the Justice League.
- Died in Wonder Woman vol. 2, #219 (September 2005).
|
| Patricia Grace-Colby |
Black Queen |
The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005) |
|
| Ahmed Samsarra |
White King |
|
| Oksana Verchenko |
White Queen |
|
Roster during Checkmate vol. 2
| Character |
Real name |
Position |
First appearance |
Notes
|
| Taleb Beni Khalid |
N/A |
Black King |
Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006) |
|
| Shen Li Po |
N/A |
Black King's Bishop |
- Leave of absence in issue #16 (September 2007).
|
| Fire |
Beatriz Bonilla da Costa |
Black King's Knight |
|
| Sasha Bordeaux |
N/A |
Black Queen |
|
| Jessica Midnight |
N/A |
Black Queen's Bishop |
- British National.
- Possess some degree of magicks that are kept hidden from the rest of Checkmate, excluding Fire.
|
| Jonah McCarthy |
N/A |
Black Queen's Knight |
- Died in issue #1 (June 2006).
|
| Green Lantern |
Alan Scott |
White King |
|
| Mister Terrific |
Michael Holt |
White King's Bishop / White King |
- Concurrent member of the Justice Society of America.
|
| Thomas Jagger |
N/A |
White King's Knight |
|
| Amanda Waller |
N/A |
White Queen |
- Resigned from Checkmate in issue #20 (November 2007).
|
| King Faraday |
N/A |
White Queen's Bishop |
- Resigned from Checkmate in issue #20 (November 2007).
|
| Count Vertigo |
Werner Vertigo |
White Queen's Knight |
- Current member of the Suicide Squad.
- Resigned from Checkmate in issue #20 (November 2007).
|
| Mademoiselle Marie |
Josephine Tautin |
Black Queen's Knight |
Checkmate vol. 2, #5 (October 2006) |
- Former member of the DGSE.
|
| Pawn 502 |
Lucas Terrel |
Pawn |
Checkmate vol. 2, #8 (January 2007) |
- Infiltrated Kobra organization.
- Died shortly after being lifted when cover was blown in issue #23 (February 2008).
|
| Thinker |
N/A |
White King's Bishop |
Checkmate vol. 2, #9 (February 2007) |
|
| August General in Iron |
Fang Zhifu |
Black King's Bishop |
Checkmate vol. 2, #16 (September 2007) |
|
| Master Jailer |
Carl Draper |
Castellan |
Checkmate vol. 2, #17 (October 2007) |
|
| Valentina Vostok |
N/A |
White Queen |
Checkmate vol. 2, #21 (December 2007) |
|
| Bad Samaritan |
Zviad Baazovi |
White Queen's Bishop |
Checkmate vol. 2 #22 (March 2008) |
|
| Rocket Red #1 |
Maks Chazov |
White Queen's Knight |
|
| Gravedigger |
CWO2 Tyson Sykes |
Rook |
Checkmate vol. 2, #24 (May 2008) |
|
| Cinnamon |
N/A |
|
| Faust |
Sebastian Faust |
- Checkmate's mystic consultant.
- Designation: Rook Gamma.
|
| G.I. Robot |
J.A.K.E. #6.1 |
|
| Snapper Carr |
Lucas Carr |
Pawn |
52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #3 (December 2007) |
|
| Pawn 905 |
Bell |
Pawn |
Faces of Evil: Kobra #1 (March 2009) |
- Revealed to be Kobra who infiltrated Checkmate with Pawn 905's identity.
|
| Agent Samura |
N/A |
Pawn |
JSA vs. Kobra #1 (August 2009) |
- Killed by undercover Kobra agents who infiltrated Checkmate.
|
| Samuel Lacina |
N/A |
Pawn |
JSA vs. Kobra #3 (October 2009) |
- Killed by Kobra agents and stored in a janitor's closet in the JSA Brownstone.
|
Roster during Checkmate vol. 3
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