Suicide Squad
#2 - Going Sane
([August] 2017)
DC,
2017 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 16.99 USD; 22.99 CAD
- Pages
- 148
- On-sale Date
- 2017-06-07
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [circle and serifs]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-7097-1
- Barcode
- 9781401270971 51699
- Editing
- Andy Khouri (editor - original series); Harvey Richards (associate editor - original series); Jeb Woodard (group editor - collected editions); Scott Nybakken (editor - collected edtions)
Issue Notes
Reprints Suicide Squad (2016 series) #5-8 and Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad April Fools' Special #1 (2016).
[no title indexed]
Suicide Squad / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed as Sinc)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Colonel Rick Flag; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; June Moone [Enchantress]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]]; Amanda Waller
- Reprints
-
from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #6 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (Early January 2017)
-
[Title Page]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]]; Amanda Waller
Indexer Notes
Title page with illustration from Suicide Squad #5.
[Title and Credits]
credits, title page / 2 pages
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Hack [Zalika]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]]; Amanda Waller
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #7 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (January 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Title pages with creator credits, includes illustration from the cover of Suicide Squad #7.
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]
Indexer Notes
Indicia and publisher information, includes illustration from Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad April Fools' Special #1.
[Suicide Squad #5]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Hack [Zalika]; General Zod]; Amanda Waller (image in smoke)
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #5 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (December 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
[Suicide Squad #5 - black and white cover reprint]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Hack [Zalika]; General Zod]; Amanda Waller (image in smoke)
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #5 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (December 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Black and white art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
Going Sane Part One: Shock Treatment
Suicide Squad / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Rob Williams
- Pencils
- Jim Lee
- Inks
- Scott Williams; Jonathan Glapion; Sandra Hope
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Pat Brosseau
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- General Zod; Amanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; June Moone [Enchantress]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Hack [Zalika]]; unnamed Task Force X scientists; Emelia Harcourt (NSA Agent)
- Synopsis
- With the Squad having brought the Black Vault sphere containing General Zod back to Belle Reve, Waller has her scientists studying it in the hopes that she can gain control of Zod and make him a member of the team. Flag does not believe this is a good idea. Hack joins the Squad, and Harcourt seeks the data from the Russian base that Hack has downloaded into her brain.
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #5 (December 2016)
-
- Keywords
- Belle Reve; Phantom Zone
[Suicide Squad #6]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed as Sinc)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Colonel Rick Flag; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; June Moone [Enchantress]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]]; Amanda Waller
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #6 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (Early January 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
[Suicide Squad #6 - black and white cover reprint]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Colonel Rick Flag; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; June Moone [Enchantress]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]]; Amanda Waller
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #6 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (Early January 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Black and white art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing. Includes credits for issue.
Going Sane Part Two: Teenage Lobotomy
Suicide Squad / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Rob Williams
- Pencils
- Jim Lee
- Inks
- Scott Williams; Sandra Hope; Matt Banning; Jim Lee
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Pat Brosseau
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Amanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; El Diablo [Chato Santana]; Hack [Zalika]; June Moone [Enchantress]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]]; Emelia Harcourt (NSA Agent); General Zod; Captain Boomerang [George "Digger" Harkness] (in a vision appearing to Hack); unnamed Task Force X scientists; unnamed prison guards
- Synopsis
- As Amanda's scientists work to extract an unconscious General Zod from the Black Vault, a bloodlust overcomes all within Belle Reve, driving everyone insane with a murderous rage. However, Harley, who was already insane, seems to be affected in the opposite way: she becomes sane and realizes that she must stop everyone else from killing each other.
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #6 (Early January 2017)
-
- Keywords
- Belle Reve
Indexer Notes
Story credits include special thanks to Philip Tan.
Captain Boomerang, who was incinerated by General Zod in issue #2, appears grossly disfigured in an unexplained vision to Hack, and saves her from undergoing an unwanted medical procedure in the prison infirmary.
[Suicide Squad #7]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Hack [Zalika]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]]; Amanda Waller
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #7 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (January 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
[Suicide Squad #7 - black and white cover reprint]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Hack [Zalika]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]]; Amanda Waller
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #7 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (January 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Black and white art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing. Includes credits for issue.
Going Sane Part Three: Beat on the Brat
Suicide Squad / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Rob Williams
- Pencils
- Jim Lee
- Inks
- Scott Williams; Jonathan Glapion; Sandra Hope
- Colors
- Jeremiah Skipper
- Letters
- Pat Brosseau
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; El Diablo [Chato Santana]; Hack [Zalika]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; June Moone [Enchantress]]; Amanda Waller; General Zod; Captain Boomerang [George "Digger" Harkness] (as a digital image appearing to Hack); unnamed Task Force X scientists; unnamed prison guards; unnamed prisoners
- Synopsis
- With everyone else at Belle Reve under the influence of a murderous rage that was released when Waller's scientists released General Zod from the Black Vault, a now sane Harley Quinn must fight her way through the prison to get Zod back into the Black Vault before he wakes up. Meanwhile Hack finds herself infected by a computer virus that turns out to be a digitized version of the deceased Captain Boomerang.
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #7 (January 2017)
-
- Keywords
- Belle Reve; Phantom Zone
Indexer Notes
Story credits include special thanks to Ryan Benjamin, Carlos D'Anda, and Alex Sinclair.
[Suicide Squad #8]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Captain Boomerang [George "Digger" Harkness] (image of skull wearing boomerang cap)]; Amanda Waller (face on playing card); Emelia Harcourt (face on playing card); Hack [Zalika] (face on playing card)
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #8 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (Early February 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
[Suicide Squad #8 - black and white cover reprint]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Captain Boomerang [George "Digger" Harkness] (image of skull wearing boomerang cap)]; Amanda Waller (face on playing card); Emelia Harcourt (face on playing card); Hack [Zalika] (face on playing card)
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #8 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (Early February 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Black and white art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing. Includes credits for issue.
Going Sane Part Four: I Believe in Miracles
Suicide Squad / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Rob Williams
- Pencils
- Jim Lee
- Inks
- Scott Williams; Richard Friend; Sandra Hope
- Colors
- Jeremiah Skipper
- Letters
- Pat Brosseau
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Colonel Rick Flag; June Moone [Enchantress]; Hack [Zalika]; Captain Boomerang [George "Digger" Harkness] (restored to life); Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]]; Amanda Waller; General Zod; Emelia Harcourt (NSA Agent); unnamed Task Force X scientists; unnamed prisoners
- Synopsis
- Harley needs to find a way to defeat General Zod and free the rest of the Squad from the influence of a murderous rage. She is aided by the sudden appearance of the previously deceased Captain Boomerang who has been restored to life by Hack from a digital copy of Digger that was stored in her brain.
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #8 (Early February 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Captain Boomerang is restored to life after being incinerated by General Zod in issue #2.
Task Force X Personnel Files
Suicide Squad / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Captain Boomerang [George "Digger" Harkness]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]]
Indexer Notes
Introduction to Personnel File stories that ran as back-ups in Suicide Squad #5-8. Includes illustration from Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad April Fools' Special #1.
Prisons
Hack / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hack [Zalika]; Amanda Waller; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] (flashback); Jabari (Zalika's younger brother, flashback); unnamed gang members (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Waller debriefs Hack, and learns the story of how she and her brother grew up in a poor African neighborhood. Her brother joined a local gang and died as a result. When Zalika gained her ability to transform herself or others into pure data, she was inspired by the example of Harley Quinn to become a super-villain and to seek revenge on those responsible for her brother's death.
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #5 (December 2016)
-
- Keywords
- Belle Reve
Crocodile Tears
Suicide Squad / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Amanda Waller; Sanchez (prison guard, deceased); Fisher (prison guard, deceased); Ogletree (prison guard, deceased); Alec (young bully, flashback, death); unnamed bullies (flashback); Emma (childhood friend of Croc, death); Croc's unnamed aunt (flashback); unnamed police officers (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Waller reviews Croc's childhood with him. In a flashback, we learn how bullies taunted young Waylon Jones because of his skin condition, but he was be-friended by a young girl named Emma. When one of the bullies goes missing, Waylon tried to help find the boy. Waylon and Emma find the boy has been killed by a crocodile, which then attacks them. Waylon tries to protect Emma, but she is killed also. The police arrive and believe that Waylon has killed the two kids, unaware that he was trying to save them.
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #6 (Early January 2017)
-
- Keywords
- Belle Reve
Trapped
Suicide Squad / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Enchantress [June Moone]]; Amanda Waller; General Ryan; Gleedle of the Ninth Ward of Pandemonium (demon); General Robert Marvin; Hayley Marvin (death)
- Synopsis
- June Moone is sent to rescue a general who is held captive by a demon who shares a past with the Enchantress.
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #7 (January 2017)
-
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad Prelude: Warm Heart
Suicide Squad / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Rob Williams
- Pencils
- Giuseppe Camuncoli (layouts); Francesco Mattina (finished art)
- Inks
- Francesco Mattina (finished art)
- Colors
- Hi-Fi
- Letters
- Josh Reed
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; June Moone [Enchantress]; Captain Boomerang [George "Digger" Harkness]; El Diablo [Chato Santana]; Killer Frost [Caitlin Snow] (joins)]; Amanda Waller; unnamed prison guards
- Synopsis
- Killer Frost is transferred to Belle Reve to join the Suicide Squad. Her origin is recapped and Colonel Flag introduces her to the rest of the team.
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #8 (Early February 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1
Flashback: Evil Anonymous
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]
Indexer Notes
Illustration of Harley Quinn which serves as an introduction for the story from Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad April Fools' Special #1 (2016), with credits for the issue and cover. Illustration is from the same issue.
[Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad April Fools' Special #1]
Harley Quinn; Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Harley Quinn; Man-Bat
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
Evil Anonymous
Harley Quinn; Suicide Squad / comic story / 30 pages
- Script
- Rob Williams
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (pages 1-10, 21-30); Sean Galloway (pages 11-20)
- Inks
- Scott Williams; Sandra Hope; Richard Friend; Sean Galloway (pages 11-20)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (pages 1-10, 21-30); Sean Galloway (pages 11-20)
- Letters
- Travis Lanham
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Justice League [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Diana of Themyscira]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; The Flash [Barry Allen]]; The Joker (flashback); Lex Luthor (flashback); Deathstroke (flashback); Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Killer Moth; President Barack Obama; Enchantress; Ratcatcher; Starro; Toyman; Poison Ivy; Scarecrow; Amanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Captain Boomerang [George "Digger" Harkness]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]]
- Synopsis
- Harley is inspired to use her psychiatric skills to open "Evil Anonymous", an organization like Alcoholics Anonymous except for super-villains, where she attempts to cure villains of what ails them.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Story takes place prior to Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1 (2016).
[Suicide Squad #5 - Lee Bermejo Variant Cover]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #5 [Lee Bermejo Cover] (December 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
[Suicide Squad #6 - Lee Bermejo Variant Cover]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Boomerang [George "Digger" Harkness]
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #6 [Lee Bermejo Variant Cover] (Early January 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
[Suicide Squad #7 - Lee Bermejo Variant Cover]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #7 [Lee Bermejo Variant Cover] (January 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
[Suicide Squad #8 - Lee Bermejo Variant Cover]
Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]
- Reprints
- from Suicide Squad (DC, 2016 series) #8 [Lee Bermejo Variant Cover] (Early February 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Split image half of face as Harley Quinn, the other half as Dr. Harleen Quinzel
Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
[Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad April Fools' Special #1 - Sean "Cheeks" Galloway Variant Cover]
Harley Quinn; Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Harley Quinn; Man-Bat
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
[Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad Special Edition #1]
Harley Quinn / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Harley Quinn
- Reprints
- from Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad Special Edition (DC, 2016 series) #1 (September 2016) which is reprinted
-
Indexer Notes
Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.
Text states that the cover art is from Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad Special Edition #1 with a note in paranthesis that it was originally published as a variant Cover for Justice League (DC 2011 series) #47.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Suicide Squad -
1.
[Title Page]
-
2.
[Title and Credits]
-
3.
[no title indexed]
-
4.
[Suicide Squad #5]
Suicide Squad -
5.
[Suicide Squad #5 - black and white cover reprint]
Suicide Squad -
6.
Going Sane Part One: Shock Treatment
Suicide Squad -
7.
[Suicide Squad #6]
Suicide Squad -
8.
[Suicide Squad #6 - black and white cover reprint]
Suicide Squad -
9.
Going Sane Part Two: Teenage Lobotomy
Suicide Squad -
10.
[Suicide Squad #7]
Suicide Squad -
11.
[Suicide Squad #7 - black and white cover reprint]
Suicide Squad -
12.
Going Sane Part Three: Beat on the Brat
Suicide Squad -
13.
[Suicide Squad #8]
Suicide Squad -
14.
[Suicide Squad #8 - black and white cover reprint]
Suicide Squad -
15.
Going Sane Part Four: I Believe in Miracles
Suicide Squad -
16.
Task Force X Personnel Files
Suicide Squad -
17.
Prisons
Hack -
18.
Crocodile Tears
Suicide Squad -
19.
Trapped
Suicide Squad -
20.
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad Prelude: Warm Heart
Suicide Squad -
21.
Flashback: Evil Anonymous
-
22.
[Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad April Fools' Special #1]
Harley Quinn; Suicide Squad -
23.
Evil Anonymous
Harley Quinn; Suicide Squad -
24.
[Suicide Squad #5 - Lee Bermejo Variant Cover]
Suicide Squad -
25.
[Suicide Squad #6 - Lee Bermejo Variant Cover]
Suicide Squad -
26.
[Suicide Squad #7 - Lee Bermejo Variant Cover]
Suicide Squad -
27.
[Suicide Squad #8 - Lee Bermejo Variant Cover]
Suicide Squad -
28.
[Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad April Fools' Special #1 - Sean "Cheeks" Galloway Variant Cover]
Harley Quinn; Suicide Squad -
29.
[Harley Quinn & the Suicide Squad Special Edition #1]
Harley Quinn -
30.
Couch Trip
-
31.
[no title indexed]
-
32.
Zod Have Mercy!
Suicide Squad
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