Suicide Squad (comics)

Suicide Squad
Artwork for the cover of Suicide Squad vol. 5, 1 (December 2016 DC Comics). Art by Jim Lee.
Group publication information
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 Len Wein John Byrne
In-story information
Base(s)	Belle Reve Prison, IMHS
Member(s)	List of Suicide Squad members
Suicide Squad
	Cover to Suicide Squad (vol. 1) #1. 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 – 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 Special and 1 Annual) Vol. 5 8 (as of December 2016, plus a Rebirth one-shot)
Creative team
Writer(s)	Vol. 1: John Ostrander (#1–67, Annual #1) Paul Kupperberg (Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1) Kim Yale (#23–24, 27–32, 34, 36–37, 39–43, 45–66) Robert Greenberger (#38) David M. DeVries (#44) Vol. 2: Keith Giffen (#1–12) Vol. 3: John Ostrander (#1–8) Vol. 4: Adam Glass (#1–19, 0) Ales Kot (#20–23) Matt Kindt(#24–29) Jim Zub (Suicide Squad: Amanda Waller #1) Sean Ryan (#30) New Suicide Squad: Sean Ryan (#1–#22, Annual #1) Vol. 5: Rob Williams (#1– present)
Penciller(s)	Vol. 1: Luke McDonnell (#1–24, 35, 38, 38–39, 44, 46, 49–51, Annual #1) Grant Miehm (#25–26, 32, 50) John K. Snyder III (#27–31, 33–34, 36–37) Geof Isherwood (#40-43, 45, 47–48, 50, 53–66) Jim Fern (#52) M. Mondy (#53) Vol. 2: Paco Medina (#1–12) Vol. 3: Javier Pina (#1–8) Robin Riggs (#1–8) Jesus Saiz (#7) Vol. 4: Federico Dallocchio (#1–2, 4–5, 8) Ransom Getty (#1) Andrei Bressan (#2) Cliff Richards (#3, 13, 19) Clayton Henry (#6–7) Ig Guara (#7) Fernando Dagnino (#0, 9–10, 12, 14–15) Carlos Rodriguez (#11) Henrik Jonsson (#16–18) Patrick Zircher (#20–22, 24–26) Rick Leonardi (#23 Roger Robinson (#27) Rafa Sandoval (#27) Jason Masters (#28) Jim Fern (#29) André Coelho (#30) New Suicide Squad: Jeremy Roberts (#1, 3) Tom Derenick (#2–8) André Coelho (Future's End #1) Philippe Briones (#8–, Annual #1) Vol. 5: Jonathan Glapion, Philip Tan (Rebirth #1) Scott Williams, Jim Lee(#1–#8)
Inker(s)	Vol. 1: Karl Kesel Vol. 2: Joe Sanchez Vol. 3: Robin Riggs Vol. 4: Federico Dallocchio Ransom Getty Scott Hanna Andrei Bressan Cliff Richards Clayton Henry Fernando Dagnino Carlos Rodriguez Sandu Florea Patrick Zircher Andy Owens Derek Fridolfs Marc Deering Jordi Tarragona Wayne Faucher New Suicide Squad: various
Letterer(s)	Vol. 1: Todd Klein Vol. 2: Bill Oakley Kurt Hathaway Vol. 3: Rob Leigh Vol. 4: Jared K. Fletcher Carlos M. Mangual New Suicide Squad: Taylor Esposito Dave Sharpe
Colorist(s)	Vol. 1: Carl Gafford Tom McCraw Vol. 2: John Kalisz Vol. 3: Jason Wright Vol. 4: Val Staples Allen Passalaqu Matt Yackey Pete Pantazis Jason Keith Brad Anderson Matt Milla Blond Brett Smith Andrew Dalhouse New Suicide Squad: Blond
Creator(s)	Original: Robert Kanigher Ross Andru Modern: John Ostrander Len Wein John Byrne
Editor(s)	Vol. 1: Robert Greenberger Dan Raspler Mike Gold Vol. 2: Peter Tomasi Stephen Wacker Vol. 3: Joan Hilty Rachel Gluckstern Vol. 4: Pat McCallum Rachel Gluckstern Sean Mackiewicz Rickey Purdin Mike Marts Darren Shan Brian Cunningham Wil Moss Harvey Richards Kate Durréh New Suicide Squad: Taylor Esposito Dave Sharpe
Collected editions
Trial by Fire
Suicide Squad: From the Ashes
Kicked in the Teeth
Basilisk Rising
Death Is for Suckers
Discipline and Punish
Walled In
New Suicide Squad: Vol. 1

Original:
The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959)

Original:
Robert Kanigher
Ross Andru

The Suicide Squad, also known as Task Force X (the name of a closely related but independent supervisory organization), is a name of two fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. One of the first versions debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959), and the second version, created by John Ostrander, debuted in Legends #3 (January 1987).

The Suicide Squad initiative functions as an unorthodox work release program, which explains why many of the DC Universe's supervillains remain perpetually on the loose—regardless of how many occasions they are apprehended and incarcerated for their latest crimes. The modern incarnation, the Suicide Squad, is an antihero "strike team" of incarcerated, death row supervillains. Acting as deniable, covert assets of the United States government, it undertakes high-risk, black-ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences (see penal unit). The group operates out of Belle Reve Penitentiary under the directorship of Amanda Waller.

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