File:Checkmate (comics).jpg

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Description	Cover of Checkmate vol. 1, 33 (Jul, 1991)Art by Steve Erwin.
Source	"Checkmate #33". Grand Comics Database Project. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
Article	Checkmate (comics)
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	243px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Purpose of use	Illustration of a specific point within the article.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Other information	All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © DC Comics, © 1991 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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