Written by Mike Bullock
Pencils by Silvestre Szilagyi
Inks by Tomas Coggiola
Colors by Bob Pedroza
Cover Eric J and Bob Pedroza

Checkmate #2 (of 5)
The biggest arc in Moonstone's Phantom run, culminating in the double sized issue #25, continues! After the tragic end to last issue, The Phantom must pick up the pieces and move forward to discover who is responsible. However, his mourning is violently interrupted when war comes to the Deep Woods.