Name: The Agency
Classification:
supporting characters
group
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Vigilante (vol. 1) #36 (Dec. 1986): "Mask of Death!"
Creators: Paul Kupperberg, Denys Cowan, Kyle Baker
Number of Appearances: 10
Type of Organization/Group: government agency
Nation: USA
Note: precursor to Checkmate
The Agency was formed by Amanda Waller to serve as a small, quasi-independent branch of Task Force X. It performed global operations which were vital to the security of American interests. Valentina Vostok brought former NYPD Lieutenant Harry Stein into the Agency as an operative. Adrian Chase the Vigilante and Christopher Smith Peacemaker were contract operatives for the Agency.
Number of group members listed below: 6
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[precursor to Checkmate] | |
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Checkmate; NYPD...  |
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Checkmate; The Agency... |
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76 | |||||||
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Checkmate; Shadow Fighters... [Founder of the Pax Institute.] |
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78 | ||||||
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Checkmate; The Agency | |
77 | ||||||
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Checkmate; Shadow Fighters... |
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211 |
Vigilante (vol. 1) #36 (Dec. 1986): "Mask of Death!"
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_government_agencies_in_DC_Comics#The_Agency
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate_(comics)
- http://www.comicvine.com/amanda-waller/4005-4920/
