Checkmate No 18 February 1997 cover

The Checkmate No 18 cover, February 1997, is a solo Jack Fritscher photograph of model Goliath seated in a chair, reproduced in black-and-white from color, with the cover line “Wanna Rassle?” Goliath also appears on the cover of DungeonMaster No 47 and in Jack Fritscher’s American Men, and stars in the Palm Drive Video features G. I. Joe and Big White Meat.

Shot solo by Jack Fritscher, Cover Photograph features black-and-white production of a color photograph of model Goliath seated in chair with cover copy invitation reflecting theme of issue: “Wanna Rassle?” Goliath also appears on the cover and several times in the coffee-table photography book, Jack Fritscher’s American Men, GMP, London 1995. Previously, he had been featured on the cover of DungeonMaster #47, January 1994. Goliath can be seen starring in two Palm Drive Video features: G. I. Joe and Big White Meat.