Suicide Squad #1 [New Edition] - Trial by Fire

([November] 2015)

Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell

Inks

Dave Hunt

Colors

Carl Gafford (original series); Dave Tanguay (color restoration)

Letters

?

Characters

Rick Flag; Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Immortal Man

Indexer Notes

Half-title page. Illustration taken from the story from Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series) #14.

Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell

Inks

Bob Lewis

Colors

Carl Gafford (original series); Dave Tanguay (color restoration)

Letters

?

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]]

Indexer Notes

Title page. Illustration taken from the story from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #4.

[Editorial Credits] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell

Inks

Karl Kesel

Colors

Carl Gafford (original series); Dave Tanguay (color restoration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the story from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #1 and shared with the following sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell

Inks

Karl Kesel

Colors

Carl Gafford (original series); Dave Tanguay (color restoration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the story from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #1 and shared with the previous sequence.

Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (Table of Contents: 5)

Suicide Squad / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell

Inks

Karl Kesel

Colors

Carl Gafford (original series); Dave Tanguay (color restoration)

Letters

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Mindboggler; Plastique [Bette Sans Souci]]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the splash page of the story from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell

Inks

Dave Hunt

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Colonel Richard M. Flag; Suicide Squad [Rick Flag, Jr.; Bronze Tiger; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Enchantress [June Moone]]

Reprints

• from Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series) #14 [Direct] (May 1987)

The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad (Table of Contents: 7)

Suicide Squad / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

John Ostrander (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Dave Hunt (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited) (original series); Dave Tanguay (credited) (color restoration)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Amanda Waller (origin); Colonel Richard M. Flag (flashback, introduction, dies); Mission X [Colonel Rick Flag, Jr. (origin); Karin Grace; Dr. Hugh Evans (dies); Dr. Jeff Bright] (flashback, origin); Suicide Squadron ["Bashful" Benjy (introduction); Lt. Carson (introduction)] (flashback); Sarge Steel; Sharon Race Flag (flashback, introduction, dies); Joseph Waller (flashback, introduction, dies); Joseph Waller, Jr. (flashback, introduction, dies); Damita Waller (flashback, introduction); Martin Waller (flashback, introduction); Jessie Waller (flashback, introduction); Coretta Waller (flashback, introduction); Control of the OSS (flashback); Ace Morgan (flashback); President Ronald Reagan; President Harry S. Truman (flashback); Justice Society of America [Atom; Black Canary; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman; Hawkman; Flash; Dr. Mid-Nite] (flashback, disbands); Steve (flashback, introduction, dies); Marvin Collins (introduction); Jeb Stuart (flashback); the Forgotten Heroes [Dolphin; Cave Carson; Congo Bill; Animal Man; Rick Flag, Jr.; Immortal Man] (cameo flashback); Suicide Squad [Deadshot; Bronze Tiger; Rick Flag, Jr.; Blockbuster; Enchantress; Captain Boomerang] (cameo flashback, origin); War Wheel (flashback, villain); Candyman (flashback, introduction, villain, dies); The Sportsmaster (flashback, villain); Brimstone (flashback, villain)

Synopsis

A look at the history of the Suicide Squad and Task Force X. The JSA is shown to have disbanded in 1951.

Reprints

• from Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series) #14 (May 1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Howard Chaykin (signed)

Inks

Howard Chaykin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Enchantress [June Moone]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Plastique [Bette Sans Souci]; Rick Flag; Mindboggler]

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #1 [Direct] (May 1987)

Trial by Blood (Table of Contents: 9)

Suicide Squad / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ostrander (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Karl Kesel (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited) (original series); Dave Tanguay (credited) (color restoration)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Amanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Mindboggler; Plastique [Bette Sans Souci]; Nemesis [Tom Tresser; undercover as Colonel Mushtaq]; Nightshade [Eve Eden; undercover as Chimera]]; Karin Grace; Briscoe (first appearance); Flo Crawley (first appearance); John Economos (first appearance; the warden at Belle Reve); Simon LaGrieve (first appearance; a psychiatrist); Marnie Herrs; Vicki Vale; Jihad [Djinn; Jaculi; Manticore; Ravan; Rustam (team leader)] (villains, introductions); President Marlo of Qurac (villain); Parasite [Rudy Jones] (villain)

Synopsis

Amanda Waller organizes a mission to take down the Jihad before they can attack the U.S.

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #1 (May 1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell

Inks

Karl Kesel

Colors

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Enchantress [June Moone]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Rick Flag; Mindboggler]

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #2 [Direct] (June 1987)

Trial by Fire (Table of Contents: 11)

Suicide Squad / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ostrander (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Karl Kesel (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited) (original series); Dave Tanguay (credited) (color restoration)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Mindboggler (dies); Plastique [Bette Sans Souci]; Nemesis [Tom Tresser; undercover as Colonel Mushtaq]; Nightshade [Eve Eden; undercover as Chimera]]; Briscoe; Jihad [Djinn; Jaculi (dies); Manticore (dies); Ravan; Rustam] (villains); President Marlo of Qurac (villain)

Synopsis

The Squad goes to Qurac to put an end to the Jihad before they can go on their first mission. One of them doesn't come back.

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #2 (June 1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (signed)

Inks

Karl Kesel (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; Nemesis [Tom Tresser]]; Female Furies [Bernadeth; Lashina; Mad Harriet; Stompa]

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #3 [Direct] (July 1987)

Jailbreak (Table of Contents: 13)

Suicide Squad / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ostrander (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Karl Kesel (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited) (original series); Dave Tanguay (credited) (color restoration)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Amanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Floyd Lawton [Deadshot]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Nemesis [Tom Tresser]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]]; Plastique [Bette Sans Souci]; Karin Grace; Flo Crawley; John Economos; Dr. Moon; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (cameo); Female Furies [Bernadeth; Lashina; Mad Harriet; Stompa] (villains); Darkseid (villain); Desaad (villain); G. Gordon Godfrey (villain)

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #3 (July 1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (signed)

Inks

Bob Lewis (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Rick Flag]; William Hell [W. James Heller]

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #4 [Direct] (August 1987)

William Hell's Overture (Table of Contents: 15)

Suicide Squad / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ostrander (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Bob Lewis (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited) (original series); Dave Tanguay (credited) (color restoration)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Amanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Black Orchid; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Chronos [David Clinton]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]]; Karin Grace; Marta Williams (first appearance); William Hell [W. James Heller] (villain); James Heller (villain, first appearance, flashback); Stevens (villain, first appearance); The Aryan Empire (villains)

Synopsis

The Squad is sent in to discredit a white supremacist.

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #4 (August 1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (signed)

Inks

Bob Lewis (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]]

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #5 [Direct] (September 1987)

The Flight of the Firebird (Table of Contents: 17)

Suicide Squad / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ostrander (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Bob Lewis (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited) (original series); Dave Tanguay (credited) (color restoration)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Amanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Nemesis [Tom Tresser]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]]; George Harkness [Captain Boomerang; also as Digger]; Simon LaGrieve; Premier Mikhail Gorbachev; Zoya Trigorin (first appearance); Urt (first appearance); Spassky (first appearance); Major Zastrow

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #5 (September 1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (signed)

Inks

Bob Lewis (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]]

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #6 [Direct] (October 1987)

Hitting the Fan (Table of Contents: 19)

Suicide Squad / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ostrander (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Bob Lewis (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited) (original series); Dave Tanguay (credited) (color restoration)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Nemesis [Tom Tresser]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]]; Zoya Trigorin; Leonard Twilliby; Yulanov (villain); Mishka (villain)

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #6 (October 1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Bingham

Inks

Jerry Bingham

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]]; The People's Heroes [Hammer; Sickle; Bolshoi]

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #7 [Direct] (November 1987)

Thrown to the Wolves (Table of Contents: 21)

Suicide Squad / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ostrander (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Bob Lewis (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited) (original series); Dave Tanguay (credited) (color restoration)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Black Orchid; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Nemesis [Tom Tresser]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]]; Briscoe; Zoya Trigorin (dies); Premier Mikhail Gorbachev; Dudley DuReiht; Mrs. DuReiht; The People's Heroes [Hammer; Sickle; Molotov; Bolshoi; Pravda]; Major Zastrow

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #7 (November 1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Suicide Squad / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Bingham (signed)

Inks

Jerry Bingham (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Enchantress [June Moone]; Captain Boomerang [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Bronze Tiger [Ben Turner]]; Simon LaGrieve

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #8 [Direct] (December 1987)

Personal Files (Table of Contents: 23)

Suicide Squad / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ostrander (credited)

Pencils

Luke McDonnell (credited)

Inks

Bob Lewis (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited) (original series); Dave Tanguay (credited) (color restoration)

Letters

Todd Klein (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Suicide Squad [Rick Flag; Ben Turner [Bronze Tiger]; Captain Boomerang (disguised as Mirror Master) [George Harkness; also as Digger]; Floyd Lawton [Deadshot]; Enchantress [June Moone]]; Amanda Waller; Dr. Simon LaGrieve; Dexter Tolliver; Karin Grace; Marnie Herrs; Flo Crawley; Madame Xanadu; Privateer [Mark Shaw]; Ruth LaGrieve

Reprints

• from Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series) #8 (December 1987)