- Script:
- Greg Rucka; Judd Winick
- Pencils:
- Joe Bennett
- Inks:
- Jack Jadson
- Colors:
- Santiago Arcas
- Letters:
- Travis Lanham
- Genre:
- Superhero; Spy
- Characters:
- Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [Shen Li Po]; Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]; Black Queen's Knight [Josephine Tautin; Mademoiselle Marie]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]; White King's Bishop [Thinker]; White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]; White Queen [Amanda Waller]; White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]; White Queen's Knight [Werner Vertigo; Count Vertigo]]; Outsiders [Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]; Grace Choi; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Thunder [Anissa Pierce]]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ambassador Shi; Great Ten [August General in Iron; Egg Fu [Chang Tzu]]
- Synopsis:
- "They say politics makes for strange bedfellows, and as their mission with the Outsiders reaches the end stage, the Royals are about to discover how many different meanings that has..." [per solicitation]
Story continued from Outsiders (DC, 2003 series) #48 and story continues in Outsiders (DC, 2003 series) #49.
- Script:
- Richard Bruning
- Pencils:
- ? (photo); ?
- Inks:
- ? (photo); ?
- Colors:
- ? (photo); ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Richard Bruning, creative director, discusses reviewing portfolios this summer. Hot list - Countdown #45, Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #13 and Justice League of America #10. House ad for Checkmate #16.