Comics:Beauty and The Beast Vol 1 4

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"Checkmate"

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Beauty and The Beast Vol 1 #4
June, 1985

Editor-in-Chief

James Shooter

Cover Artists

Bill Sienkiewicz

Writers

Ann Nocenti

Pencilers

Don Perlin

Inkers

Kim DeMulder

Colourists

Petra Scotese

Letterers

Joe Rosen

Editors

Michael Higgins

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Beauty and The Beast #3

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Appearing in "Checkmate"

Featured Characters:

• Beast
• Dazzler

Supporting Characters:

• Poltergeist
• Link

Villains:

• Doctor Doom
• Gladiators
  • Ivich
  • Max Rocker
  • Horns
• Alexander Flynn
• Hugo Longride - body of - revealed to be a "doom-bot"

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Heartbreak Hotel, California
• Underground Theater, Hollywood, California

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Checkmate"

Doctor Doom has arrived in Hollywood and examines the body of Hugo Longride. He announces that Hugo was one of his best robot creations and is now destroyed. Beast and Dazzler are kept in a dungeon of some sort and are chained upside-down by their feet. Alexander Flynn walks in and announces his plans to use the gladiators as an army to attack his "father" in Latveria.

Meanwhile, Poltergeist and Link run towards to arena. They are going to try to save Dazzler from the gladiators. Along the way Link has turned into a dark-looking body and has had to save Poltergeist from his own powers which have been causing trees to fall over and rocks to almost fall on them both.

Flynn tells more of his plans and even has donned a new outfit similar to Doctor Doom's. Max Rocker thinks that Flynn has lost his mind and he goes back to the dungeon to free Beast and Dazzler. Doctor Doom sees this and decides to wait things out to see how his "son" reacts to the new dynamics of this battle. Beast and Dazzler run into the arena and realize they are surrounded by the gladiators. A fierce battle breaks out and Max joins in and tries to convince his other gladiators to not fight anymore. Poltergeist breaks in and runs to attack Flynn. Link has to save him and almost chokes Flynn to death out of anger. He finally tires and lets him go and then suddenly Doom appears and announces that Flynn cannot be his son since he is not worthy in battle and he leaves Flynn humiliated. The gladiators announce that they are finally free. Beast and Dazzler walk off and when back at the Heartbreak Hotel they decide that they should not date for now since they need to find what they are running from.

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• Discuss Beauty and The Beast Vol 1 4 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Beauty and The Beast series

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