- Script:
- Keith Giffen (plot); John Marc DeMatteis [as J.M. DeMatteis] (script)
- Pencils:
- Keith Giffen
- Inks:
- Al Gordon
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- Bob Lappan
- Job Number:
- G-3498
- Genre:
- Superhero; Spy
- Characters:
- Justice League International [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Rocket Red [Dmitri Pushkin]]; Oberon; Maxwell Lord; Amanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Duchess; Javelin; Nemesis [Tom Tresser]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; Vixen [Mari McCabe]]; Red Star [Leonid Kovar]; Phil; Warden John Economos; President Ronald Reagan; Mr. Razumihin; Rocket Red Brigade; Comrade Trigorin
- Synopsis:
- Nemesis is captured in Russia and Flag leads the Suicide Squad to rescue him. The JLI is ordered to protect the Russians.
Story continued in SUICIDE SQUAD #13.
- Script:
- Mark Waid
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- L-3109
Letters from readers - Lee Allred, Eric Fischler, Bill Climer, Brian Saner Lamken, Roy Hogan and Malcolm Bourne - and responses from Mark Waid.