Justice League Of America #177 1980

Justice League Of America #177 presents “The Graveyard Gambit,” where individual Justice League members mysteriously encounter humans and objects transformed into gigantic chess pieces. Zatanna discovers these seemingly disparate attacks are part of a larger, strange game. This issue features appearances by Aquaman, Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Superman, and Zatanna, with Martian Manhunter and Despero also involved in a chessboard confrontation. It is notable for the first appearance of the Neo-Nazi terrorists and continues the overarching storyline.