List of Checkmate members

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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.

CharacterReal namePositionFirst appearanceNotes
Harry SteinN/AKingAction Comics #598 (March 1988)
Harvey BullockBishop
  • Also member of the GCPD.
Grace GuinnessRook
Amanda WallerQueenCheckmate! #1 (April 1988)
Phil KramerBishop
Scott Jameson
John ReedPawn / Knight
  • Promoted to Knight in Checkmate! #6 (August 1988).
Gary WashingtonKnight
Winston Churchill O'DonnellCheckmate! #4 (July 1988)
Kalia CampbellRook
Mr. Wing
Jack WyznowskiCheckmate! #5 (August 1988)
Jake TylerKnight
Abe CraneRookCheckmate! #9 (December 1988)
Roger DaytonKnight
Rene RockwellPawn
  • Killed in Checkmate! #10 (Winter 1988).
Connie WebbKnightCheckmate! #12 (February 1989)
Valentina VostokBishopCheckmate! #15 (May 1989)
Ray CarsonKnight
Jacques ReynardCheckmate! #17 (June 1989)
PeacemakerChristopher SmithField agentSuicide Squad #30 (June 1989)
  • Project Peacemaker integrated into Checkmate following The Janus Directive.
  • Died in Eclipso #13 (November 1993).
Dr. Bridgette D'AboN/APsychologist
  • Project Peacemaker integrated into Checkmate following The Janus Directive.
Jerry BlakeKnightCheckmate! #19 (July 1989)
Conrad MackayCheckmate! #21 (October 1989)
Black ThornElizabeth ThorneField agentBetween Checkmate! #26 (March 1990) and #28 (June 1990)
Mark NagoyaN/AKnightCheckmate! #30 (August 1990)
DeadshotFloyd LawtonFreelance?
  • Former member of the Suicide Squad.
  • Later member of the Secret Six.
DeathstrokeSlade Wilson
VigilanteAdrian Chase
  • Died in Vigilante #50 (February 1988).
VigilantePat Trayce
VixenMari McCabe
  • Former member of the Suicide Squad.
  • Former and later member of the Justice League.

Roster between series

CharacterReal namePositionFirst appearanceNotes
Phil KramerN/AKingDeathstroke, the Terminator #17 (December 1992)
  • Promoted from Bishop to King in Deathstroke, the Terminator #17.
Kalia CampbellBishop / Queen
  • Referenced as a Bishop in Who's Who in the DC Universe #7.
  • Promoted to Queen in Deathstroke, the Terminator #17.
Gary WashingtonKnight
Jack WyznowskiRookDeathstroke, the Terminator #18 (January 1993)
ArsenalRoy HarperKnight
  • 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'DonnellN/ADeathstroke, the Terminator #19 (February 1993)
David SaidKingDetective Comics #768 (May 2002)
Jessica MidnightBlack Queen's KnightDetective Comics #773 (October 2002)
Sasha BordeauxBlack King's Knight
HuntressHelena BertinelliQueenGotham Knights #38 (April 2003)
  • Former member of the Justice League.
  • Later member of:
Maxwell LordN/ABlack KingDC Countdown #1 (May 2005)
  • Former financier of the Justice League.
  • Died in Wonder Woman vol. 2, #219 (September 2005).
Patricia Grace-ColbyBlack QueenThe OMAC Project #2 (July 2005)
Ahmed SamsarraWhite King
Oksana VerchenkoWhite Queen

Roster during Checkmate vol. 2

Roster during Checkmate vol. 3

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