Suicide Squad

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Suicide Squad
Cover of Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #33 (March 2018). Art by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas, and Mason Fox.
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
In-story information
Base(s)	Belle Reve Penitentiary, IMHS[a]
Member(s)	List of Suicide Squad members
Suicide Squad
	Cover of Suicide Squad #1 (May 1987). Art by Howard Chaykin.
Series publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Spy, war, 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 – January 2019 Vol. 6 December 2019 – November 2020 Vol. 7 March 2021 – 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 Annual and 1 Special) Vol. 5 50 (plus a DC Rebirth one-shot) Vol. 6 11
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) Vol. 6: Tom Taylor (#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 (Futures End #1) Philippe Briones (#8–, Annual #1) Vol. 5: Jonathan Glapion, Philip Tan (Rebirth #1) Scott Williams, Jim Lee(#1–#8) Vol. 6: Bruno Redondo (#1–present)
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
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	ISBN 1-4012-3005-9
Suicide Squad: From the Ashes	ISBN 1-4012-1866-0
Kicked in the Teeth	ISBN 1-4012-3544-1
Basilisk Rising	ISBN 1-4012-3844-0
Death Is for Suckers	ISBN 1-4012-4316-9
Discipline and Punish	ISBN 1-4012-4701-6
Walled In	ISBN 1-4012-5012-2
New Suicide Squad: Vol. 1	ISBN 1-4012-5238-9

The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books 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 #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 to its modern-day post-Crisis re-imagining, to the current version that was introduced in 2016. The current iteration of the team appears in the sixth volume of the Suicide Squad comic series, and the recurring members include Enchantress, Rick Flag, Katana, Bane, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, King Shark and Peacemaker.

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