Issue: #27
Part 2: The Force of July is the first American espionage group to fall as an evil mastermind (or two) foments inter-agency war.Notes:Part 1 started in Checkmate #15.Part 3 continues in Checkmate #16.The cover is a homage to the cover of Fantastic Four #249.
Creators: Todd Klein, Karl Kesel, John Ostrander, Kim Yale, John K Snyder III, Pablo Marcos, Carl Gafford, Robert Greenberger
Characters: Harvey Bullock, Barbara Gordon, Raven, Lashina, Arthur Light, Vixen, Amanda Waller, Peacemaker, Abraham Lincoln Carlyle, Mayflower, Silent Majority, Babylon, B. Eric Blairman, Major Victory, Lady Liberty, Sparkler, Bronze Tiger, General Eiling, Count Vertigo, Dr. Heinrich Megala
Story arcs: The Janus Directive