- Script
- Paul Kupperberg (co-plot, script); John Byrne (co-plot)
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Ty Templeton
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- G-3666
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Checkmate [Harry Stein; Harvey Bullock; Knight-Two] (introduction); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Cat Grant; Perry White; The Jackal; Morgan Edge (villain); Achmed Khareemali (villain, dies); The Fist of Allah (an armored terrorist, villain, introduction); The Jackal (villain, introduction); the Angels of Allah (a terrorist group, villains, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Superman and Checkmate take out the terrorists who have captured Lois Lane.
- Reprints
Intro and 1st Checkmate, the law-enforcement agency which spins off into its own book.
- Script
- Mike Carlin ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-3070
Letters from readers - Ricardo Padiua, Peter Meilaender, Neil Ahlquist, Charlie Harris, Abe Rodriguez, Kiril Kundurazief, Michael D.Z., Juan Carlos Alvarez, Todd Standish, PFC Jonathan Hook and Jody Hamby.