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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Original: The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959) Modern: Legends #3 (January 1987) |
Created by | Original: Robert Kanigher Ross Andru Modern: John Ostrander |
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Base(s) | Belle Reve Penitentiary, IMHS[1] |
Member(s) | List of Suicide Squad members |
Suicide Squad | |
Cover of Suicide Squad #1 (May 1987). Art by Howard Chaykin. | |
Series publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | Spy, superhero |
Publication date | Vol. 1: May 1987 – June 1992 Vol. 2: November 2001 – October 2002 Vol. 3: November 2007 – June 2008 Vol. 4: November 2011 – July 2014 New Suicide Squad: September 2014 – July 2016 Vol. 5 August 2016 – January 2019 Vol. 6 December 2019 – November 2020 Vol. 7 March 2021 – present |
Number of issues | Vol. 1: 68 (#1–66 plus 1 Annual and 1 Special) Vol. 2: 12 Vol. 3: 8 Vol. 4: 32 (#1–30 plus issue #0 and one Special) New Suicide Squad: 22 (20 regular, 1 Annual and 1 Special) Vol. 5 50 (plus a DC Rebirth one-shot) Vol. 6 11 |
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Creator(s) | Original: Robert Kanigher Ross Andru Modern: John Ostrander |
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ISBN 1-4012-5238-9 |
The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander, debuted in Legends #3 (January 1987).
Various incarnations of the Suicide Squad have existed throughout the years as depicted in several self-titled comic book series, from its origins in the
.Background and creation
The original Suicide Squad appeared in six issues of The Brave and the Bold.[2] Co-creator/writer Robert Kanigher had took the name from another comic series of the same name from the Australian comic publishing company Frew Publications.[citation needed] Although this early incarnation of the team (created by Kanigher and artist Ross Andru) did not have the antics of later iterations, it explained much of squad's field leader Rick Flag's personal history.[3] The team's administrator Amanda Waller was introduced in the Legends miniseries,[4] with the original Silver Age Squad's backstory elaborated in Secret Origins (vol. 2) #14.[5][6]
The Suicide Squad was later re-established in the Legends miniseries with writer John Ostrander at the helm.[7] The renewed concept involved the government employing a group of supervillains to perform extremely dangerous missions as deniable and expendable assets, a concept popular enough for an ongoing self-titled series. The squad was often paired with DC's other government agency, Checkmate, culminating in the Janus Directive[8] crossover.
While the Squad is often depicted as succeeding on their missions, failure was an occurrence. Ostrander remarked on how stories sometimes purposefully brought in characters to be killed off.[9] The team's very name, Suicide Squad, relates to the idea that this group of characters is sent on dangerous and difficult suicide missions.[10][11]
Suicide Squad (vol. 1) lasted 66 issues, along with one Annual and one special (Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1). After the series' cancellation in 1992, the team members made several appearances in titles such as Superboy,[12] Hawk & Dove,[13] Chase,[14] and The Adventures of Superman.[15][16]
Suicide Squad (vol. 2) was published in 2001, written by
Suicide Squad (vol. 3) (initially subtitled Raise the Flag in DC's solicitations[19]) was an eight-issue miniseries published in 2007. It featured the return of writer John Ostrander with art by Javier Pina. The story focused on the return of Rick Flag Jr. and the formation of a new squad to attack a corporation responsible for developing a deadly bio-weapon.
Suicide Squad (vol. 4) debuted as part of DC Comics' line-wide New 52 continuity reboot in 2011. The relaunched book was written by Adam Glass, with art by Federico Dallocchio and Ransom Getty. Amanda Waller directs the group from behind the scenes; Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and King Shark feature prominently in this version of the Squad. The volume concluded in 2014, with issue #30.
New Suicide Squad was launched in July 2014. Written by Sean Ryan with art by Jeremy Roberts, the new series continues to feature Deadshot and Harley Quinn, with Deathstroke, Black Manta, and the Joker's Daughter also featuring.
Publication history
Silver Age
Plot synopsis
The Brave and the Bold
The original Suicide Squad first appears in The Brave and the Bold #25. Team members appearing in the debut issue include physicist Jess Bright; astronomer Dr. Hugh Evans; Rick Flag Jr., the team leader; and Karin Grace (Davies in #25), flight medic. The characters have follow-up appearances in issues #26, #27 and #37-#39. The team's introductory story depicts them being called in to deal with a super-heated red-hued object, called the "Red Wave", which was heading toward a seaside resort and boiling the ocean along the way. They travel in a plane equipped with a testing and analysis lab. Follow-up appearances show the team dealing with a variety of challenges: a meteor storm (the radiation from which causes them to shrink), a giant serpent in the Paris subway tunnels, a giant monster that captures Karin, and a nuclear bomb. Issues #38 and #39 show the team encountering dinosaurs and meeting the leader of the Cyclops.[20][2][21]
Legends
In the midst of
Secret Origins (vol. 2)
During World War II, a number of Army riffraff are assembled into a unit that is highly expendable, and therefore nicknamed the Suicide Squadron (shortened to Suicide Squad). Several such teams existed, but their history in comics is only scarcely recorded before Rick Flag, Sr. becomes the leader of the team (and even then, only a few adventures of this Squad are shown). After the war ends, the team (together with the Argent group) is put under the umbrella organization of Task Force X. After his father's death, Rick Flag Jr. goes on to lead the group that is featured in The Brave and the Bold. A deadly encounter with a Yeti during a mission in Cambodia ends with Evans and Bright dead and sends Flag back to the U.S. with a wounded Karin Grace. After a stint with the Forgotten Heroes, Flag is drafted into the Squad that Waller assembles in Legends.[5]
"A Princess' Story" from Secret Origins (vol. 2) #28 sheds light on Nightshade's origin, revealing that her mother hailed from the Land of the Nightshades. An ill-fated trip to this world ends with Nightshade's mother dead and her brother abducted, and Nightshade spends the following years honing her shadowy powers and building a reputation as a crimefighter. She falls in with King Faraday at the C.B.I.; Faraday eventually introduces her to Amanda Waller, who agrees to help her rescue her brother in exchange for Nightshade's participation in the Squad.[26]
Other World War II Suicide Squads
The World War II Squad of Secret Origins (vol. 2) #14 was a means of tying the Silver Age Suicide Squad to the war-era Suicide Squad (also called the Suicide Squadron) created by Robert Kanigher for his "The War that Time Forgot" tales in the pages of Star Spangled War Stories.[27] This Suicide Squadron is described as a "top-secret Ranger outfit" whose members were trained to tackle missions from which ordinary volunteers were not expected to return alive. It is unclear whether this team is part of the modern Suicide Squad canon or if the Squad introduced in Secret Origins was intended as a replacement for them in DC continuity.
Another classic version of the Squad (Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace, Jess Bright, and Dr. Hugh Evans) appears in the non-canon 2004 miniseries DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke. The group is briefly shown undertaking the sorts of dangerous missions the Squad is known for, and Flag eventually drafts Hal Jordan onto the team to assist in preparing a crewed space flight to Mars. The experimental rocket's test runs quickly goes south and the group (sans Jordan) dies in the explosion.[28]
In the DC Comics Bombshells continuity, the World War II-era Suicide Squad is led by Francine Charles and consists of Killer Croc, Enchantress, Rose Wilson, and Barbara Gordon (who in this setting is a vampire). In the final issue of the comic, it is revealed that after the end of the war, this Suicide Squad became a "Dark Justice League" defending the world against magical threats.
Suicide Squad (vol. 1)
Background
The first volume of Suicide Squad, written by modern Squad creator John Ostrander, launched in May 1987, shortly after the team was introduced in the "Legends" crossover storyline. It lasted for 66 monthly issues, along with one annual and one special (Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1), both published in 1988.
This series details the
Suicide Squad (vol. 1) takes pains to humanize its relatively obscure ensemble cast, partly via an in-house chaplain and psychiatric staff at the Squad's Belle Reve headquarters. These staff members are frequently seen interviewing various Squad operatives[32] or providing evaluations of their mental states;[33] several full issues are dedicated to examining prominent characters' personal lives and motivations.[34]
Plot synopsis
Throughout 66 issues, this incarnation of the Suicide Squad undertook numerous high-risk missions for the U.S. government.
"Baptism of Fire"
The team's first mission in the Suicide Squad title set them up against their recurring enemies, the
"Mission to Moscow"
On orders of Derek Tolliver (the team's liaison with the UNSC), the Suicide Squad is sent to Moscow in order to free the captive Zoya Trigorin, a revolutionary writer. Although the mission is largely successful in its first half, the team finds that Zoya does not want to be freed at all, causing friction among the team as they must plan their escape.
In the end, the mission ends with the Squad having to travel across a tundra to reach safety, but come face to face with the People's Heroes, the Russian's own group of metahumans. In the conflict, Trigorin dies, and Nemesis (Tom Tresser) is captured.[36] It turns out Tolliver never even considered the possibility of Trigorin wishing to become a martyr, automatically leaping at the conclusion she would be eager to leave the Soviet Union, and thus risked Waller's wrath upon the mission's end.
Nemesis eventually escapes thanks to a collaboration between the Suicide Squad and the Justice League International, although the two teams fight one another first.[37] This conflict is primarily the result of Batman's investigation into the Suicide Squad, his confrontation with Waller, and his being forced to drop the investigation when she reveals that she can easily figure out his secret identity if need be.[38]
"Rogues" and "Final Round"
In this story arc,[39] building on subplots from previous issues,[40] Rick Flag goes after Senator Cray in order to assassinate him. Previously, Senator Cray had been blackmailing Amanda Waller in order for her to ensure Cray's reelection, threatening her with the exposure of the Suicide Squad to the public.
At first, there is also the threat of Waller being usurped by Derek Tolliver, the now-former liaison between the Squad and NSC, who conspires with Cray against Waller. Waller deals with the situation by engaging in counter-blackmail with help of Checkmate, but refrains from informing Flag.[41] The Squad's existence is in danger, and he decides to deal with the problem himself.
Manhunter quits the Squad upon learning of their upcoming mission against Loa in New Orleans, LA.
In order to stop him, the Squad is sent after Flag, and it is eventually Deadshot who confronts Flag shortly before he can shoot Cray, but too late to prevent Tolliver's murder in Suicide Squad #21. As a result of these developments, the Suicide Squad is exposed to the public, contrary to Flag's intentions. Flag flees the scene, while Deadshot is shot by the arriving police officers. Unfortunately for Deadshot, who has a death wish, he does not die from the injuries.
Resulting from the exposure, Amanda Waller is replaced by an actor named Jack Kale so that she can continue to run the Squad. The team then goes on a public relations offensive, becoming, for a time, a prominent heroic team by saving a renowned nun from a repressive regime.[42] Rick Flag travels to Jotunheim, where the Onslaught is still headquartered, and finishes the mission his father could not, blowing up Jotunheim with a prototype nuclear Nazi weapon but gives up his life to do so.[43]
"The Janus Directive"
"The Janus Directive" is a crossover storyline involving an interagency war between
"Apokolips Now"
In this issue, the character known as Duchess regains her memory after suffering from amnesia and recalls her true identity as Lashina, of the Female Furies.[44] With help from Shade the Changing Man, Lashina kidnaps several members of the Squad and takes them to Apokolips to win back her place among the Furies. Along with Dr. Light, Squad support members Briscoe (helicopter pilot) and computer specialist/Waller aide Flo Crowley are killed in an attack by para demons. Prevented by Steel from going, Bronze Tiger recruits Deadshot and others and joins with the Forever People to journey to Apokolips. Darkseid arrives to destroy Lashina for bringing humans to his world and allows the rest of the Squad return to Earth with their dead. Shade is returned to his home dimension as the Squad mourns Flo.
"The Coils of the LOA"
This issue details the plan of a group called LOA to raise a zombie army with drugs spread across the world. To ensure the Squad doesn't interfere, they reveal how Waller is still in charge and the White House decide to wash their hands of her. With the Suicide Squad on the verge of being disbanded by her superiors, Waller gathers
"The Phoenix Gambit"
The storyline running through Suicide Squad (vol. 1) #40 - 43 reassembles a scattered Suicide Squad after a year of imprisonment for Amanda Waller. She receives a presidential pardon, courtesy of Sarge Steel, as well as money in the bank and her old privileges concerning the use of imprisoned villains.
This is done so that Waller can reassemble her Squad and prevent a confrontation between American and Soviet forces in the war-torn country of
"Serpent of Chaos"
This storyline ran through Suicide Squad #45 - 47. Amanda Waller and the Squad covertly sneak into Jerusalem seeking to capture or kill
"Mystery of the Atom"
"Rumble in the Jungle"
The series concludes in issues #63 - 66, in which the Suicide Squad travels to Diabloverde to depose a seemingly invulnerable and invincible dictator calling himself Guedhe. This despot has his own personal bodyguards, a group of villains calling themselves the Suicide Squad. Insulted by the rival team usurping the Suicide Squad name, Waller accepts the mission to liberate Diabloverde at the price of one peso, paid by an exiled resident, Maria.
During that mission, they confront and defeat the other Suicide Squad. Each member of the Squad journeys through the mystical jungle towards Guedhe's fortress, confronting their own inner demons along the way, except for Deadshot. Amanda Waller deceives the despot, who is actually Maria's husband, into a form of self-destruction. The despot believes himself to be immortal, but in reality, he is a powerful psychic whose consciousness continues to animate his remains. Waller convinces him that her touch brings death, leading to his demise. Afterward, Waller disbands the Suicide Squad, and the series comes to an end.
Membership: Amanda Waller's Squad
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 1) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Rick Flag Jr.
- Bronze Tiger
- Captain Boomerang (George "Digger" Harkness)
- Count Vertigo
- Deadshot
- Joker
- Doctor Light (Arthur Light)
- Duchess (Lashina)
- Enchantress
- Jewelee
- Nemesis (Tom Tresser)
- Nightshade
- Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
- Poison Ivy
- Punch
- Ravan
- Shade, the Changing Man
- Thinker II (Cliff Carmichael)
- Vixen
Interim stories (between Vol. 1–2)
Background
Though John Ostrander's Suicide Squad (vol. 1) series was canceled in 1992 with issue #66, the concept lived on in various DC storylines throughout the years. What follows is a breakdown of the Squad's various odd appearances over the years.
Plot synopsis
Superboy (vol. 3): "Watery Grave"
The Squad resurfaces in a three-issue Superboy (vol. 3) arc, with a lineup consisting of Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, King Shark, Knockout, Sam Makoa, and Sidearm (who meets his death in the following issue). Superboy himself joins the Squad to assist in taking out a Pacific Rim crime cartel called the Silicon Dragons.[12] Writer Karl Kesel claims to have come very close to killing Captain Boomerang during this arc.[49]
Hawk & Dove (vol. 4)
In the Hawk & Dove (vol. 4) miniseries, superheroes Hawk and Dove (Sasha Martens and Wiley Wolverman) are targeted by the government who assemble a new Suicide Squad to subdue the pair. Squad members at the time include Bronze Tiger, Count Vertigo, Deadshot, Flex, Quartzite, Shrapnel, and Thermal.[13]
Chase (vol. 1): "Letdowns"
Amanda Waller reforms the Squad once again in Chase #2. D.E.O. agent Cameron Chase joins Bolt, Copperhead, Killer Frost, and Sledge on a mission to take out a South American military base, only to be betrayed by the villains.[14]
Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files & Origins: "Resources"
The brief story "Resources" (one of several in the issue) depicts Amanda Waller assembling the Squad that is seen in the Adventures of Superman arc.[50]
Adventures of Superman (vol. 1): "The Doomsday Protocol"
Suicide Squad (vol. 2)
Background
Keith Giffen's short-lived Suicide Squad run (which began in November 2001 and lasted 12 issues) is something of a darkly humorous analog to the writer's former work on Justice League International, and follows a new version of the Squad, designated Task Force Omega, and run by Sgt. Frank Rock. Together with his right-hand man Bulldozer, Rock taps new characters Havana and Modern to round out the team's mobile HQ. President Lex Luthor and Secretary of Metahuman Affairs Amanda Waller are shown to be supplying the Squad's assignments.[51]
Rock is thought by several other characters to have been deceased since the end of World War II, and they are surprised to see him alive and well.[52][53] Two flashback stories[54][55] provide some context for Rock's current-day activities, but the series' final issue strongly implies that Rock is an (as-yet-unidentified) impostor.[56]
Plot synopsis
The First issue details the former
The Squad's missions involve eliminating an out-of-control colony of bio-engineered army ants,
Upon learning that the Squad has been compromised, Waller's office drafts the Justice Society of America to counterattack Onslaught alongside the Squad, but they arrive too late to save Havana from Rustam's wrath. Deadshot discovers a discarded Sgt. Rock mask inside an empty holding cell, which prompts Bulldozer (who is monitoring the situation remotely via Deadshot's video camera) to stand from his wheelchair and announce "Oh, boy!" before leaving. Back in her office, Amanda Waller reviews Bulldozer's file, and states that he and Sgt. Rock died in 1945.[56]
Membership: Task Force Omega
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 2) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Sgt. Frank Rock (implied to be an impostor[56])
- Big Sir
- Bulldozer
- Clock King (William Tockman)
- Cluemaster
- Deadshot
- Havana
- Killer Frost (Louise Lincoln)
- Major Disaster
- Modem
- Multi-Man
Interim stories (between Vol. 2–3)
Background
Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad were heavily involved in the events and fallout of 52. During much of this time, Waller ran the Squad covertly because of her station as the White Queen of Checkmate. This inter-faction tension is a recurring theme throughout many Squad stories of this era.
Plot synopsis
Superman (vol. 2): "Dead Men"
A Squad composed of Deadshot, Killer Frost, and Solomon Grundy goes after Lois Lane in order to silence her investigation into Lex Luthor's presidency.[62]
Superman Secret Files & Origins 2004: "Suicide Watch"
A mystery agent sends
52
Amanda Waller assembles a short-lived Suicide Squad, led by
Checkmate (vol. 2): "Rogue Squad"
As part of DC's
Salvation Run
Beginning in the pages of
Suicide Squad (vol. 3)
Background
DC Comics' official solicitations consistently referred to the miniseries as Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag,[19] though this nomenclature is never used within any individual issue or collected edition of the miniseries.
Plot synopsis
After he is believed dead, Rick Flag Jr. resurfaces on the dinosaur-infested island of
After reviewing several new recruits,[81][82] Amanda Waller briefs the Squad on the latest target: a Dubai-based global conglomerate called Haake-Bruton, whose new viral weapon is to be destroyed, and its board of directors eliminated.[83] The Squad airdrops onto Haake-Bruton's island stronghold, where Flag encounters Rustam's revenge-seeking father. Eiling compromises the mission, conspiring with Thinker to betray the Squad to Haake-Bruton's board in exchange for asylum.[84] The Squad suffers heavy casualties in the sudden internal conflict.[85] Despite numerous setbacks, Deadshot carries out the assassination, while Waller confronts the General personally. Eiling demonstrates control over Flag via psychological conditioning; Flag subdues him after revealing the cooperation as a ruse, and the Squad returns to Belle Reve. Flag is unfazed by Waller's revelation that his own identity and memories are implanted, asserting to Nightshade that he is still Rick Flag Jr.[86]
Membership: Raise the Flag
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 3) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Rick Flag Jr.
- Blackguard
- Bronze Tiger
- Captain Boomerang I (George "Digger" Harkness)
- Captain Boomerang II (Owen Mercer)
- Chemo
- Count Vertigo
- Deadshot
- King Faraday
- The General
- Marauder
- Multiplex
- Nightshade
- Plastique
- Thinker II (Cliff Carmichael)
- Twister
- White Dragon(William Heller)
- Windfall
Interim stories (between Vol. 3–4)
Background
The Squad made prominent appearances in a four-issue Manhunter (vol. 4) arc[87] and during the Blackest Night crossover event.[88] In his multiverse-spanning adventures, Booster Gold briefly cooperated with a version of the Silver Age Squad.[89] These issues mark the Squad's final appearances prior to DC Comics' New 52 continuity reboot in 2011.
Plot synopsis
Manhunter (vol. 4): "Forgotten"
The Suicide Squad has a run-in with
Booster Gold (vol. 2): "1952 Pick-up"
On one of his adventures throughout the DC multiverse, Booster Gold winds up in an alternate 1952, where Karin Grace drafts him into a Squad led by Frank Rock. The team infiltrates a U.S. military compound to root out a Soviet double-agent, who ultimately turns out to be the creator of the Rocket Reds' combat armor.[89]
Blackest Night: "Danse Macabre"
In the three-issue Blackest Night tie-in arc "Danse Macabre" (written by
Suicide Squad (vol. 4)
Background
A new Suicide Squad title, written by
Plot synopsis
After a botched government mission forces her to execute an injured teammate, Amanda Waller sets out to assemble an expendable field team, prompting the formation of a new Suicide Squad.[93] Waller forces dozens of Belle Reve's death row inmates into a series of rigorous tests and torture scenarios to evaluate their loyalty and value as potential Squad members.[94] The finalists—notably including Deadshot, King Shark, and Harley Quinn—are outfitted with micro-bomb implants, and inducted into the Squad.[95]
The Suicide Squad's missions typically involve the elimination or retrieval of high-value targets. At one point, the team must track down an
Eventually, Waller recruits serial killer
Forever Evil
During the Forever Evil crossover event, the Crime Syndicate of America emerges as the new threat which the Suicide Squad must avert.[104] After the destruction of Belle Reve and the release of its inmates, Waller recruits Deadshot to a new Suicide Squad team. He, in turn, recruits Harley Quinn. Amanda Waller later reveals to James Gordon Jr. that the current Suicide Squad is but one version of the Task Force; she calls out Task Force Y to assist in battling the Crime Syndicate.[105]
Membership: Suicide Squad (vol. 4)
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 4) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Black Spider (Eric Needham)
- Cheetah
- Captain Boomerang I (George "Digger" Harkness)
- Deadshot
- El Diablo (Chato Santana)
- James Gordon Jr.
- King Shark
- Light and Lime
- Harley Quinn
- Savant
- Unknown Soldier
- Voltaic
- Yo-Yo (Chang Jie-Ru)
New Suicide Squad
Background
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This 2014 relaunch, from writer Sean Ryan and artist Jeremy Roberts, sees Deadshot and Harley Quinn teaming up with new Squad members
Membership: New Suicide Squad
Notable team members from New Suicide Squad include:
- Amanda Waller
- Black Manta
- Captain Boomerang
- Cheetah
- Deadshot
- Deathstroke
- El Diablo
- Joker's Daughter
- Parasite
- Harley Quinn
- Reverse-Flash
Suicide Squad (vol. 5)
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Background
Using the end of the New 52 initiative as a launching point, DC Comics began a second relaunch of its entire line of titles called
Plot synopsis
The Black Vault
The Suicide Squad are sent to a Russian prison to retrieve a secret item, which turns out to be a portal to the Phantom Zone.[109] During the unfolding events, a Russian group of metahumans, known as the Annihilation Brigade, shows up and the situation worsens.[110] General Zod gets free of the Vault, and Captain Boomerang is killed.[111][112] The battle is brought to an abrupt halt as a new character, Hack,[113] breaches the Russian database and learns how to pull General Zod back into the portal.[114][115]
Going Sane
Back in Belle Reve, scientists working for Waller are examining the portal.[114] Waller shares her intent to weaponize Zod and add him to her Suicide Squad. Flag disagrees, and conflict escalates between the two, leading to Flag firing his gun at Waller.[113][116]
In the next issue, Amanda's scientists continue trying to extract Zod. Meanwhile, the portal is sending out electromagnetic waves, and the characters appear to act in increasingly erratic ways. The portal waves are shown as having the opposite effect on Harley, causing her to realise she must intervene in the escalating blood lust.[117][118]
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad
This episode follows the Squad to the fictional island of Badhinisia, where the team has been dispatched to prevent the Brimstone Brotherhood from causing an earthquake. During the events, the Squad is confronted by the Justice League, having learned of the team's existence from Batman.[119] Waller shares her intention to blow the bombs in their necks if they are captured by, or surrender to, the League.[120][121] The Suicide Squad are defeated by the Justice League until Killer Frost absorbs a portion of a weakened Superman's life force and freezes everyone.[120]
Back at Belle Reve Penitentiary, the Justice League has been captured by Amanda. Batman escapes his confinement and confronts Waller about her plans for the League.[122] When the plot reveals the approaching threat of Max Lord and his super villain team, the two teams must pool their efforts in order to prevent the theft of a powerful weapon from inside Belle Reve.[122][123]
As the story progresses, Lord succeeds in stealing the Heart of Darkness (a.k.a. the Eclipso Diamond) and uses it to control the League, and through them, gains control of the world. Batman rallies Lobo and the remaining Squad members to make a final stand against Lord, escalating to conflict with the compromised Justice League. Meanwhile, Amanda observes that Lord himself is falling under the influence of the Eclipso Diamond, and warns him of this when Lord has her brought to the White House. Lord realises too late that Waller's warning held truth. In the following chaos, Batman deems them the new Justice League.[124][125][126][127] Although Lord is able to bring most of the Squad/League under his control, he is defeated when Killer Frost, acting on Batman's instructions, is able to create a prism of ice that reflects Superman's heat vision in a frequency that will disrupt Eclipso's control of the heroes, Eclipso himself being vanquished by Killer Frost as she draws on the life energy of the rest of the heroes and Squad members present, thus limiting the drain on any one of them. In the aftermath of the crisis, Killer Frost is officially released while Lord is kept in Waller's custody, Waller musing that she will use him for 'Task Force XI'.
Burning Down the House
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Earthlings on Fire
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Kill Your Darlings
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Drain the Swamp
Waller recruits Juan Soria, a prospective hero who was turned down by the Justice League and then arrested for robbery, into the Squad in order to combat an alien force that feeds off optimism and hope. In preparation for the mission, Waller had systematically broken Soria down to rid him of any and all hope. This allowed him to defeat the creature. After learning that he was used, Waller relocates Soria to Killer Croc's cell. Croc had previously been tempted to eat Soria and it is assumed this is what happened.[128]
The Squad confronts Damage, who Waller wants to recruit for her Task Force XL. Meanwhile, King Faraday, who is still being held at Belle Reve, reveals he's been accessing Waller's hidden files and asks about someone named Coretta. Waller is visually shaken by the mention. She leaves the prison and goes to her daughter Coretta in the hospital as she's just given birth to Waller's grandchild. Her son Jessie tells her that Coretta does not want to see her. Hack returns and reveals she is in Belle Reve's computers. She begins opening the cells, erasing files, and murdering guards.[129]
Suicide Squad Black
Background
DC Comics created a magical version of the Suicide Squad known as Suicide Squad Black in 2019 during the DC Rebirth run. It was created by Jai Nitz and Scot Eaton. The team have a six-issue comic series titled Suicide Squad: Black Files.
The roster consists of the Gentleman Ghost, Azucar, the Enchantress, Juniper, Klarion the Witch Boy, Tiamat, and Wither, and El Diablo for a magical roster of the Squad called Suicide Squad Black.
Plot synopsis
The Revenge of Kobra
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War in Two Worlds
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My Own Worst Enemy!
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Fugitive from Myself
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Reverse Image
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Suicide Squad (vol. 6)
The monthly Suicide Squad comic was again relaunched at the start of 2020, written by Tom Taylor with art by Bruno Redondo.
The initial storyline features a Task Force X run by a mysterious bureaucrat called Lok directing a team composed of
Suicide Squad (vol. 7)
The Infinite Frontier monthly Suicide Squad comic launched in March 2021, written by Robbie Thompson with art by Eduardo Pansica.
Membership: Suicide Squad (vol. 7)
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 7) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Peacemaker
- Nocturna
- Match
- Talon
- Culebra
- Bloodsport
- Ambush Bug
- Black Siren of Earth 3
- Major Force
Collected editions
Silver Age
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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1 | Suicide Squad: The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 1 |
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160 | August 2, 2016 | 978-1401263430 |
Post-Crisis
Volume 1
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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1 | Trial by Fire |
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232 | September 8, 2015 | 978-1401258313 |
2 | The Nightshade Odyssey |
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264 | December 15, 2015 | 978-1401258337 |
3 | Rogues |
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280 | April 12, 2016 | 978-1401260910 |
4 | The Janus Directive |
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272 | July 19, 2016 | 978-1401262617 |
5 | Apokolips Now |
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220 | December 27, 2016 | 978-1401265427 |
6 | The Phoenix Gambit |
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235 | May 23, 2017 | 978-1401269043 |
7 | The Dragon's Hoard |
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232 | December 12, 2017 | 978-1401274573 |
8 | The Final Mission |
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192 | May 21, 2019 | 978-1401289539 |
Volume 1 Spin-Offs
Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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Deadshot: Beginnings |
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160 | November 5, 2013 | 978-1401242985 |
Deadshot: Bulletproof |
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144 | April 21, 2015 | 978-1401255190 |
Volume 2
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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1 | Suicide Squad: Casualties of War |
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296 | June 29, 2021 | 978-1779510693 |
Volume 3
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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1 | Suicide Squad: From the Ashes |
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192 | September 2, 2008 | 978-1401218669 |
The New 52
Volume 4
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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1 | Kicked in the Teeth |
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160 | July 12, 2012 | 978-1401235444 |
2 | Basilisk Rising |
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192 | February 19, 2013 | 978-1401238445 |
3 | Death is for Suckers |
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144 | October 29, 2013 | 978-1401243166 |
4 | Discipline and Punish |
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144 | May 6, 2014 | 978-1401247010 |
5 | Walled In |
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208 | October 28, 2014 | 978-1401250126 |
New Suicide Squad
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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1 | Pure Insanity |
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192 | July 21, 2015 | 978-1401252380 |
2 | Monsters |
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144 | February 9, 2016 | 978-1401261528 |
3 | Freedom |
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144 | August 2, 2016 | 978-1401262648 |
4 | Kill Anything |
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168 | November 22, 2016 | 978-1401270001 |
Suicide Squad: Most Wanted
The Most Wanted miniseries highlight individual members of the Suicide Squad.
Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot |
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136 | August 9, 2016 | 978-1401263805 |
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Katana |
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128 | September 20, 2016 | 978-1401264642 |
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo |
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138 | April 25, 2017 | 978-1401268657 |
Suicide Squad: Secret Files |
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144 | April 18, 2017 | 978-1401277086 |
DC Rebirth
Volume 5
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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1 | The Black Vault |
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160 | March 7, 2017 | 978-1401269814 |
2 | Going Sane |
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144 | June 13, 2017 | 978-1401270971 |
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad |
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312 | December 26, 2017 | 978-1401274788 | |
3 | Burning Down the House |
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176 | September 12, 2017 | 978-1401274221 |
4 | Earthlings on Fire |
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144 | December 19, 2017 | 978-1401275396 |
5 | Kill Your Darlings |
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128 | April 17, 2018 | 978-1401278809 |
6 | The Secret History of Task Force X |
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144 | July 24, 2018 | 978-1401280987 |
7 | Drain the Swamp |
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192 | October 23, 2018 | 978-1401284749 |
8 | Constriction |
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256 | August 20, 2019 | 978-1401288877 |
Aquaman/Suicide Squad: Sink Atlantis |
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104 | February 12, 2019 | 978-1401290726 | |
1 | Deluxe Edition Book 1 |
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296 | October 24, 2017 | 978-1401274214 |
2 | Deluxe Edition Book 2 |
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328 | May 8, 2018 | 978-1401278915 |
3 | Deluxe Edition Book 3 |
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296 | November 27, 2018 | 978-1401285166 |
Suicide Squad by Jim Lee Unwrapped |
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160 | October 23, 2018 | 978-1401284534 |
New Justice
Volume 6
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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1 | Suicide Squad: Bad Blood |
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288 | April 27, 2021 | 978-1779503954 |
1 | Suicide Squad: Black Files |
|
??? | 978-1779503954 | |
1 | Suicide Squad: Katana: The Revenge of Kobra |
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134 | July 9, 2019 | 978-1779503954 |
Volume 7
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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1 | Suicide Squad: Give Peace a Chance |
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208 | November 23, 2021 | 978-1779512758 |
In other media
Television
Animation
- Task Force X appears in a self-titled episode of 's intervention and Plastique being critically wounded, the team succeeds. According to the series' producers, this episode resulted from the realization that Project Cadmus needed a solid victory to cement itself as a credible threat.
- Task Force X appears in the Young Justice episode "Leverage", consisting of Rick Flag, Black Manta, Captain Boomerang, and Monsieur Mallah. In the audio play "The Prize", Brick and Tuppence Terror of the Terror Twins have since joined the team.
- The Suicide Squad make a cameo appearance in the Harley Quinn episode "Harlivy", consisting of Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, the Enchantress, Deadshot, and Katana as the "A-team" and Plastique as a minor member.
- Task Force X appears in My Adventures with Superman,[133] consisting of Livewire, Intergang, Dr. Anthony Ivo / Parasite, and Heat Wave, who all wear shock collars and work for the government organization of the same name.
- The Suicide Squad will appear in Suicide Squad Isekai,[134] consisting of Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, and King Shark.[135]
Live-action
- The Suicide Squad appear in the tenth season of Smallville, consisting of Rick Flag, Deadshot, Plastique, and Warp. This version of the group initially work for Amanda Waller of Checkmate before Chloe Sullivanblackmails them into working for her.
- The Suicide Squad appear in Dante without A.R.G.U.S.'s oversight.[137]However, the operation fails after Diaz disables his explosive implant and warns Dante, who subsequently escapes. When the Joint Chiefs of Staff learn that the squad had been reactivated, Diggle resigns from A.R.G.U.S. to protect Michaels.
- At San Diego Comic-Con 2014, following the squad's debut episode, Diggle's actor David Ramsey revealed that there had been talk of a spin-off series focused on them.[138] However, Arrow co-producer and comic book writer Keto Shimizu commented in January 2015 that it did not seem like a possibility due to David Ayer's Suicide Squad film being in development at the time.[139] Series producer Greg Berlanti later confirmed that the team's inclusion within Arrow was used in order to test the audience's reception and interest prior to Ayer's film being put into production.[140]
Film
- The Suicide Squad appears in GCPD, and Deadshot escapes.
- The Suicide Squad appear in films set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).[141]
- In .
- In .
- The Suicide Squad appears in films set in the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU):
- The group first appears in Professor Zoom, though Deadshot gives the former the card to send him to heaven.
- The Suicide Squad appears in Paradooms. After Cheetah, Luthor, Bane, and Manta are killed, the remaining members and Lane sacrifice themselves to stop the Paradooms from reaching Apokolips.
- The group first appears in
Video games
- The New 52 incarnation of the Suicide Squad appear in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham via "The Squad" DLC pack, consisting of Amanda Waller, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, King Shark, Deathstroke, and Katana.
- The Suicide Squad appear in Suicide Squad: Special Ops.
- The Suicide Squad, though not referred to by name, appear in Batman: The Enemy Within's "Vigilante Joker" storyline, consisting of Harley Quinn, Bane, and Catwoman, who work for Amanda Waller and wear bomb collars.
- The Suicide Squad appears in Lego DC Super-Villains, consisting of Catwoman, Killer Frost, the Rookie, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, and Captain Boomerang.[143]
Batman: Arkham
- In the post-credits scene of Blackgate Penitentiary and asks him to join the Suicide Squad in exchange for his freedom.[144]
- In the post-credits scene of Rick Flag Jr. recruit Bronze Tiger and Deadshot into the squad.[144]
- The aforementioned post-credits scenes were meant to lead into a Suicide Squad game previously in development at WB Games Montréal, but as reported by Kotaku in December 2016, the title was later cancelled.[145]
- The Suicide Squad appear in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League,[146][147] consisting of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark as playable characters and Rick Flag, the Penguin, Gizmo, Hack, Toyman, and Ivy as NPCs. Additionally, four more playable members will be added via DLC, such as an alternate universe version of the Joker.[148]
See also
- List of government agencies in DC Comics
- Checkmate (comics)
- Janus Directive
- Secret Six (comics)
- Thunderbolts (comics) - Marvel Comics’ equivalent to the Suicide Squad
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