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The '''Suicide Squad''' is an [[antihero]]/[[supervillain]] team appearing in [[American comic book]]s 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 (comics)|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 [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] to its modern-day post-''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|Crisis]]'' re-imagining, to the [[New 52]] version and the current version that was introduced during [[DC Rebirth]] in 2016. SomeWell-known members of the most well-known membersSquad are:include [[Enchantress (DC Comics)|Enchantress]], [[Rick Flag]], [[Katana (comics)|Katana]], [[Bane (DC Comics)|Bane]], [[Killer Croc]], [[Plastique (character)|Plastique]], [[Captain Boomerang]], [[Deadshot]], [[Bronze Tiger]], [[Harley Quinn]], [[King Shark]], [[Nightshade (DC Comics)|Nightshade]], [[Bloodsport (character)|Bloodsport]], [[Count Vertigo]], and [[Peacemaker (character)|Peacemaker]].

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''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 4) debuted as part of DC Comics' line-wide [[The New 52|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 [[Duela Dent#The New 52|Joker's Daughter]] also featuring.

==Publication history==

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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]]''.<ref name="WarStories">''Star Spangled War Stories'' #110–111, 116–121, 125, and 127–128</ref> This Suicide Squadron is described as a "top-secret [[United States Army Rangers|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 [[Human spaceflight|crewed space flight]] to [[Mars]]. The experimental rocket's test runs quickly goes south and the group (sans Jordan) dies in the explosion.<ref name="NewFrontier#1-4">''DC: The New Frontier'' #1–4</ref>

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 "[[Justice League Dark|Dark Justice League]]" defending the world against magical threats.

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====="Mystery of the Atom"=====

[[Batman]] is working to solve the murder of Ray Palmer,the [[TheAtom (Ray Palmer)|Atom]]. He hears that Waller possibly knew about the explosion that killed him. Superman is told by a CBI agent that the Suicide Squad would be attempting to rescue [[Qurac]]'s former President Marlo. Adam Cray confronts Deadshot about killing his father, Senator Cray.<ref>Suicide Squad #59, November, 1991</ref> Golem, of the [[Hayoth]] enters the facility holding Marlo on Blood Island. The Hayoth mistakenly believe they would be allowed to take President Marlo into custody. This misunderstanding caused the Hayoth to become embroiled in a four-way conflict with the [[Justice League]] ([[Superman]], [[Batman]], and [[Aquaman]]), who were there searching for Ray Palmer (the Atom), as well as the Suicide Squad, and the Onslaught. After a series of skirmishes, Superman ends the free-for-all with a shockwave caused by clapping both his hands together. The League confronts Ray Palmer, and he tells them about Micro Force and their murder of Adam Cray, the man who had been impersonating him as a member of the Suicide Squad.<ref>''Suicide Squad'' #59–62</ref>

====="Rumble in the Jungle"=====

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* [[Joker (character)|Joker]]

* [[Doctor Light (Arthur Light)|Doctor Light]] (Arthur Light)

* [[Lashina|Duchess]] (Lashina)

* [[Enchantress (DC Comics)|Enchantress]]

* [[Punch and Jewelee|Jewelee]]

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=====''Superboy'' (vol. 3): "Watery Grave"=====

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The Squad resurfaces in a three-issue ''[[Superboy (comic book)|Superboy]]'' (vol. 3) arc, with a lineup consisting of [[Captain Boomerang]], [[Deadshot]], [[King Shark]], [[Knockout (DC Comics)|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.<ref name="Superboy" /> Writer [[Karl Kesel]] claims to have come very close toconsidered killing Captain Boomerang during this arc.<ref name="BackIssue">Flashback: The Suicide Squad (''Back Issue'' #26, February 2008)</ref>

=====''Hawk & Dove'' (vol. 4)=====

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=====''Adventures of Superman'' (vol. 1): "The Doomsday Protocol"=====

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[[Lex Luthor]] organizes another Suicide Squad during his term as [[President of the United States]] so that they can recruit [[Doomsday (comics)|Doomsday]] to battle the alien [[Imperiex]]. This version of the Squad consists of [[Chemo (DC Comics)|Chemo]], [[Mongul]], [[Plasmus]], and Shrapnel; it is led by [[Manchester Black]], under the supervision of [[Steel (John Henry Irons)|Steel]]. Doomsday seemingly kills most of the Squad upon his release, but all of the characters turn up alive in later comics.<ref name="AoS" />

===''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 2)===

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The First issue details the former [[Injustice League]]'s terminally botched attempt to extract a kidnapped scientist from an Icelandic facility. With all but one team member ([[Major Disaster]]) presumed dead by issue's end, Sgt. Rock forms a new Suicide Squad for the missions ahead.<ref name="SSv2#1" /> Major Disaster, [[Deadshot]], and [[Killer Frost#Louise Lincoln|Killer Frost]] are mainstays of the field team. For his part, Rock is every bit as ruthless as Amanda Waller was (though far more affable), remorselessly sending his agents to die for the good of their country.

The Squad's missions involve eliminating an out-of-control colony of bio-engineered army ants,<ref name="SSv2#2"/><ref name="SSv2#3">''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 2) #3</ref> and investigating the mysterious island of [[Kooey Kooey Kooey]] to discourage its telepathic inhabitants from declaring war on Earth.<ref name="SSv2#6"/><ref name="SSv2#7">''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 2) #7</ref><ref name="SSv2#8">''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 2) #8</ref> Havana is revealed to be Amanda Waller's daughter,<ref name="SSv2#9">''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 2) #9</ref> and the final story arc revolves around an all-out attack on the Squad by the members of [[Onslaught (DC Comics)|Onslaught]], led by the son of longtime Squad enemy Rustam. Onslaught kills Modem and captures Rock, Havana, and Waller.<ref name="SSv2#11">''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 2) #11</ref>

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.<ref name="SSv2#12"/>

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* [[Amanda Waller]]

* [[Sgt. Rock|Sgt. Frank Rock]] (implied to be an impostor<ref name="SSv2#12" />)

* [[Big Sir (comicscharacter)|Big Sir]]

* Bulldozer

* [[Clock King]] (William Tockman)

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=====''Superman'' (vol. 2): "Dead Men"=====

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A Squad composed of [[Deadshot]], [[Killer Frost]], and [[Solomon Grundy (character)|Solomon Grundy]] goes after [[Lois Lane]] in order to silence her investigation into [[Lex Luthor]]'s presidency.<ref name="SM2#182">''Superman'' (vol. 2) #182</ref>

=====''Superman Secret Files & Origins 2004'': "Suicide Watch"=====

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=====''Salvation Run''=====

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Beginning in the pages of ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis|Countdown]]'', the Squad makes various one-off appearances where they are seen rounding up the world's villains for an unknown purpose. This culminates in the seven-issue ''[[Salvation Run]]'' miniseries (written by [[Bill Willingham]]), where the Squad sends the apprehended villains to a remote prison world via [[boom tube]]. Squad members seen rounding up villains include Rick Flag Jr., Bronze Tiger, [[Owen Mercer|Captain Boomerang]], [[Count Vertigo]], [[General Wade Eiling|the General]], [[King Faraday]], [[Multiplex (comics)|Multiplex]], [[Nightshade (DC Comics)|Nightshade]], [[Plastique (comics)|Plastique]], [[Bane (DC Comics)|Bane]], [[Chemo (DC Comics)|Chemo]], and Deadshot (the latter three are betrayed by the Squad and sent to the prison planet with the other villains).<ref name="Countdown">''Countdown'' #43-42, 39, 28, 25, 22</ref><ref name="All-Flash">''All-Flash'' #1</ref><ref name="CMv2#18-20">''Checkmate'' (vol. 2) #18–20</ref><ref name="WeddingSpecial">''Green Arrow and Black Canary Wedding Special'' #1</ref><ref name="OUTv2#50">''Outsiders'' (vol. 2) #50</ref><ref name="GUG">''Gotham Underground'' #1, 3, 6</ref><ref name="JLAv2#15_17-18">''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #15, 17–18</ref><ref name="SVRUN#1-2">''Salvation Run'' #1–2</ref><ref name="CWv3#74-75_78">''Catwoman'' (vol. 3) #74–75, 78</ref><!-- How do these citations support the information shared about Salvation Run? -->

===''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 3)===

===={{anchor|Background (Suicide Squad (vol. 3))}}Background====

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* [[Blackguard (comics)|Blackguard]]

* [[Bronze Tiger]]

* [[Captain Boomerang#George "Digger" Harkness|Captain Boomerang]] I (George "Digger" Harkness)

* [[Captain Boomerang#Owen Mercer|Captain Boomerang]] II (Owen Mercer)

* [[Chemo (DC Comics)|Chemo]]

* [[Count Vertigo]]

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* [[Black Spider]] (Eric Needham)

* [[Cheetah (character)|Cheetah]]

* [[Captain Boomerang#George "Digger" Harkness|Captain Boomerang]] I (George "Digger" Harkness)

* [[Deadshot]]

* [[El Diablo (character)|El Diablo]] (Chato Santana)

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* [[Deathstroke]]

* [[El Diablo (character)|El Diablo]]

* [[Duela Dent#The New 52|Joker's Daughter]]

* [[Parasite (comics)|Parasite]]

* [[Harley Quinn]]

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===''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 (DC Comics)|Enchantress]], [[Juniper]], [[Klarion the Witch Boy]], Tiamat, and Wither, and [[El Diablo (character)|El Diablo]] for a magical roster of the Squad called Suicide Squad Black.

====Plot synopsis====

====The Revenge of Kobra====

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====Rota Fortuna====

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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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* [[Bloodsport (character)|Bloodsport]]

* [[Ambush Bug]]

* [[Crime Syndicate of America|Black Siren of Earth 3]]

* [[Major Force]]

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====Animation====

[[File:JLU Task Force X.jpg|thumb|250px|Task Force X as they appear in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''. From left to right: Plastique, Deadshot, Clock King, and Captain Boomerang.]]

* Task Force X appears in a self-titled episode of ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'',<ref>"Cadmus Exposed", ''Justice League Unlimited'' Season Two, DC Classics Collection, Warner Bros</ref> consisting of [[Rick Flag Jr.]], [[Captain Boomerang]], [[Deadshot]], [[Plastique (character)|Plastique]], and [[Clock King]]. After being tasked by [[Project Cadmus]] with stealing the Annihilator automaton from the [[Justice League]]'s [[Justice League Watchtower|Watchtower]], the team attack it during its weakest point, managing to defeat [[Albert Rothstein|Atom Smasher]], [[Greg Saunders|Vigilante]], and [[Shining Knight (Sir Justin)|Shining Knight]]. Despite [[Martian Manhunter]] and [[Captain Atom]]'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 (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' episode "Leverage", consisting of Rick Flag, [[Black Manta]], Captain Boomerang, and [[Monsieur Mallah]]. In the audio play "The Prize", [[Brick (character)|Brick]] and Tuppence Terror of the [[List of Young Justice characters#Terror Twins|Terror Twins]] have since joinedjoin the team.

* The Suicide Squad make a cameo appearance in the ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'' episode "Harlivy", consisting of Captain Boomerang, [[Killer Croc]], the [[Enchantress (DC Comics)|Enchantress]], Deadshot, and [[Katana (DC Comics)|Katana]] as the "A-team", and Plastique as a minor member.

* Task Force X appears in ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Good |first=Owen S. |date=2023-06-05 |title=My Adventures With Superman looks like the best summer of your life |url=https://www.polygon.com/23750015/my-adventures-with-superman-release-date-trailer-premiere-max-adult-swim |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |language=en-US}}</ref> consisting of [[Livewire (DC Comics)|Livewire]], [[Intergang]], Dr. [[Professor Ivo|Anthony Ivo]] / [[Parasite (comics)|Parasite]], and [[Heat Wave (character)|Heat Wave]], who all wear shock collars and work for the [[Task Force X|government organization of the same name]].

* The Suicide Squad appears in ''[[Suicide Squad Isekai]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Warner Bros. Japan, WIT Studio Unveil Original Anime Series Suicide Squad ISEKAI Based on DC Characters|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-03/warner-bros-japan-wit-studio-unveil-original-anime-series-suicide-squad-isekai-based-on-dc-/.199896|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 3, 2023|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> consisting of [[Harley Quinn]], Deadshot, [[Peacemaker (character)|Peacemaker]], [[Clayface]], [[King Shark]], and Rick Flag.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |title=Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals Main Cast in New Trailer |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-01/suicide-squad-isekai-anime-reveals-main-cast-in-new-trailer/.205004 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=December 1, 2023 }}</ref> Additionally, the [[Ratcatcher (comics)|Ratcatcher]], the Enchantress, the [[Thinker (DC Comics)|Thinker]], and Killer Croc appear as rogue squad members who escaped to another world.

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===Film===

[[File:Suicide Squad in the 2016 film.jpg|thumb|250px|The Suicide Squad as depicted in their first DCEU film. From left to right: Slipknot, Captain Boomerang, Enchantress, Katana, Rick Flag, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Killer Croc, and El Diablo.]]

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[[File:SuicideSquadMembersHellToPay.jpg|thumb|226x226px|The Suicide Squad as depicted in ''Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay''. From left to right: Bronze Tiger, Copperhead, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, and Killer Frost.]]

* The Suicide Squad appears in ''[[Batman: Assault on Arkham]]'', consisting of [[Deadshot]], [[Harley Quinn]], [[King Shark]], [[Killer Frost]], [[Captain Boomerang]], [[Black Spider]], and [[KGBeast]] while [[Amanda Waller]] monitors their activities and controls them with bombs surgically implanted in their spines that she can remotely detonate if they step out of line. After Waller kills KGBeast for attempting to leave, the squad is assigned to infiltrate [[Arkham Asylum]] and kill the [[Riddler]], whom they later discover is a former member who discovered how to defuse Waller's bombs. Over the course of the film, Black Spider and King Shark are killed by the bombs before they could be defused, Killer Frost is killed by [[Bane (DC Comics)|Bane]], Quinn is remanded to [[Arkham Asylum]], Boomerang is captured by the [[Gotham City Police Department|GCPD]], and Deadshot escapes.

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* The Suicide Squad appears in films set in the [[DC Animated Movie Universe]] (DCAMU):

** The group first appears in ''[[Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay]]'', consisting of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, [[Bronze Tiger]], Killer Frost, and [[Copperhead (DC Comics)|Copperhead]]. Additionally, [[Black Manta]], [[Count Vertigo]], [[Punch and Jewelee]] appear as previous members of the group in a flashback. The present team is assigned to retrieve a "Get Out of Hell Free" card. By the end of the film, Waller detonates Copperhead's bomb to kill the traitorous Killer Frost and Bronze Tiger is killed by [[Professor Zoom]], though Deadshot gives the former the card to send him to heaven.

** The Suicide Squad appears in ''[[Justice League Dark: Apokolips War]]''. Following Waller's death, the group is now led by Harley and consists of Captain Boomerang, King Shark, Black Manta, Bane, and the [[Cheetah (character)|Cheetah]]. After [[Darkseid]] and his forces successfully conquer Earth, the squad take refuge on [[Stryker's Island]]. Two years later, they are recruited by [[Lois Lane]] to aid her and [[Superman|Clark Kent]] in an effort to defeat Darkseid and destroy [[Apokolips]]. The group storm [[LexCorp]] so Kent's team can reach Apokolips via [[Lex Luthor]]'s Boom Tube before the squad stays behind with Lane and Luthor to defend the Boom Tube from Darkseid's [[ParademonsParadoom|Para]][[Doomsday (DC Comics)|doomsParadooms]]. After Cheetah, Luthor, Bane, and Manta are killed, the remaining members and Lane sacrifice themselves to stop the Paradooms from reaching Apokolips.

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