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DC Comicshas a wide regalia of teams , from the epic Justice League to the villainous Legion of Doom . Between good and evil , Amanda Waller leadsTask Force X , better known as the Suicide Squad , which contains a variety of villain , forced to do her bidding or else have a bomb detonate inside their head . With characters like Deadshot , Peacemaker , Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang , the team have been sent on a variety of impossible charge in the DCU .
The Suicide Squad has almost forty year of stories under their belt , first landing their own deed of conveyance in 1987 , though an early edition of the team has been around since the 1950s . In the post - Crisis persistence of DC , the team has been define through the formula of baddie offered mildness if they take on the delegacy no one else want . From political thriller to all - out action , the squad bear on to be one of DC ’s most honest sources of timber amusement in print . Here are the bestSuicide Squadstories sports fan will find in the strip .
10Justice League vs Suicide Squad
Justice League vs Suicide Squad#1-6,Justice League#12-13 (2016),Suicide Squad#8-10 (2016)
author
Joshua Williamson , Rob Williams , Simon Spurrier , Tim Seeley
Artists
Jason Fabok , Riley Rossmo , Giuseppe Cafaro , Hi - Fi , Christian Duce , Scott Eaton & Wayne Faucher
Justice League vs Suicide Squad , dependable to its name , follows the clash between the two teams , and was the first outcome of the DC Rebirth geological era . The chronicle begins when , after an character assassination mission , the Suicide Squad are confront by the Justice League , who imply to arrest the members . After a battle between the two team , they are push to work together to confront Maxwell Lord ’s own team of mercenaries .
Justice League vs Suicide Squadis perhaps the most epical battle in the history of Task Force X , roll them on the side of good when Lord ’s use of Eclipso ’s magic possessed the League . The comedian help exhort the videogame of the same name , though it deliver a much less factious conclusion .
The Justice League have endured some of the with child challenge in comic strip , and this has hold dead on target since DC ’s Rebirth event in 2016 .
9Suicide Squad: Bad Blood
Suicide Squad#1-11 (2020)
Tom Taylor
Bruno Redondo
After the end of the Rebirth series , Tom Taylor relaunched the Suicide Squadin 2020 withDCeasedandNightwingpartner Bruno Redondo , indite a serial that follows Task Force X ’s alliance with a ragtag set of terrorist , the Revolutionaries . Now under the leading of a military commandant named Lok , the team ’s new geological era was defined by mistrust , with the villain searching for a path off the team .
Taylor ’s little - livedSuicide Squadseries is best viewed as one story , and does a good job of sow distrust among the team , with the new recruits playing the function of mystifying outsiders . With Taylor ’s signature writing style of humor meets heavy action , this is a great introduction point for people who revel James Gunn ’s 2021 moving-picture show .
8"The Black Vault"
Suicide Squad#1-8 (2016)
Rob Williams
Jim Lee & Scott Williams
DC Universe Rebirth bulge out the publishing firm ’s pedigree back to first issues for a voiced reboot away from the New 52 , and Suicide Squad was among the championship coming back from the jump . In their first story arc of the newfangled channel , the villain are charged with recovering a mysterious objective , soon disclose to be of Kryptonian extraction . Before they can dispatch their foreign mission , the squad feather off with General Zod , instigate an epic escapism .
Custom Image by Robert Wood
" The Black Vault " is n’t just an excellent start point for the Squad , it ’s made good by its backup chronicle , which explore the profile of its extremity through scant story . From Deadshot working alongside Batman to the line of descent of Killer Croc , the eight - subject revivification of the series makes for a upstanding entry point , as well as a fun heist tale .
7War For Earth-3
War For Earth-3#1-2,Suicide Squad#13 (2021),The Flash#780 (2016) &Teen Titans Academy#13 (2021)
Robbie Thompson , Dennis Hopeless , Jeremy Adams , Tim Sheridan
Steve Pugh , Rafa Sandoval , Dexter Soy , Kieran McKeown , Dexter Vines , Will Conrad , Tom Derenick , Eduardo Pansica , Julio Ferreira , Brent Peeples & Ariel Olivetti
During the 2021 Suicide Squad serial publication , Amanda Waller triggered a conflictbetween Task Force X and the Crime Syndicate of Earth-3 . The story begins when Waller seek to recruit penis of her team from across the multiverse , with the Syndicate lay out her with many candidates . However , with her own team part and in disarray , conflict contrast form when some members of Earth-3 take her up on her offer – leading to disaccord from their peers . With Flash and the Teen Titans getting roped in , all - out war ensues for the luck of the alternating Earth .
The full 2021 book ofSuicide Squadis actually first-class , with a roster that matched the motion-picture show , the inclusion body of Conner Kent and an encounter with Ambush Bug . “War For Earth-3 " is the best chronicle in the serial , and its ramifications continue to be sense today through Absolute Power , as it laid the base for Waller ’s multiversal plotting .
6Doom Patrol/Suicide Squad Special
Doom Patrol/Suicide Squad Special(1988)
John Ostrander & Paul Kupperberg
Erik Larsen & Bob Lewis
Doom Patrol / Suicide Squad Specialbegins when Hawk , act on behalf of the US , is captivate by Sandinistas while sell artillery to the Contras in Nicaragua , prompting Reagan to react . fear Hawk could be turned over to the USSR , the Suicide Squad is tasked with recovering or defeat their comrade . However , when the Doom Patrol instruct of the site , it storm a skirmish between the two team in their endeavour to find the captive .
Doom Patrol / Suicide Squad Specialdoubles as both a bang-up action story and satire of the Reagan administration , using the Iran - Contra scandal as the backdrop for its events . At the time , the two team made for a vivid match , and the story serves as a fast - pace rescue mission packed full of ' 80s action at law .
The Doom Patrol has seen a lot of improbable heroes over the years . But even among the team ’s kinky collection , only 10 stand out as the weirdest .
5"Trial By Blood” & “Trial By Fire”
Suicide Squad#1-2, Vol.1
John Ostrander
Luke McDonnell , Karl Kesel & Howard Chaykin
In 1987 , the Suicide Squad landed their own solo bookafter the events ofLegends . The first issue kicked things off with a bang . Here , the team are trigger off when a team of meta human terrorists , " the Jihad , " are hired to mint America . Waller remove the squad to Qurac , where the villains are believed to be prepare for an attack on the President of the United States .
" Trial By Blood " had one role : to introduce the newly - formed Suicide Squad squad in their own volume , and it more than win . Through his script , Ostrander explores the team ’s dynamic in the trail - up to the battle itself , which claim one of the aptly - named team ’s members .
4"Legends"
Legends#1-6
John Ostrander , Len Wein
John Byrne , Karl Kesel
" Legends " begins when the Phantom Stranger and Darkseid gamble on whether the latter can turn the will of humanity against the Justice League . After framing Shazam for execution and having his minion attack , the evil New God plunge the humans into chaos , forcing Ronald Reagan to issue a irregular ban on superhero activity . In reaction , the administration activates the new incarnation of the Suicide Squad .
" Legends " is n’t squarely focused on the Suicide Squad , but it ’s a central story for one elementary reason : the origin of the modern Task Force X.What had antecedently been staff with heroical soldiers was now reimagined as a band of villains , who were deployed to maintain some semblance of order .
3"Up Against the Wall"
Suicide Squad#10, Vol. 1
Luke McDonnell , Bob Lewis
As their missions continued to get ravaging , the Suicide Squad became the nidus of Batman himself , who infiltrated the team ’s base . campaign his fashion through the villains , the Dark Knight confronts Waller , threatening to blow the lid off her operation , debate that the taxpayers would never sanction of her performance . In the end , however , Waller manages to turn the tables , peril to discover the hero ’s own identity if he exposes them .
" Up Against the Wall " is something of a flashpoint for the Suicide Squad , as it triggered a rivalry between Batman and Waller , which continues to this 24-hour interval . The issue also has some fun character fundamental interaction , most conspicuously the Caped Crusader noting that Deadshot draw his shots around him , something readers had long suspected . The fib ends on the perfect note , with Rick Flag bewail the fact he ’s now an enemy of the hero , just to protect his squad .
From Batman to Superman , the Justice League , Sandman , the Watchmen , and more , these are the nifty DC Comics story ever told .
2"Apokolips Now"
Suicide Squad#33-36, Vol.1
John K. Snyder III , Geof Isherwood , Karl Kesel
As the Suicide Squad ’s adventures continued to intensify , it was only a issue of time before their mission would change state cosmic . In " Apokolips Now , " that ’s on the nose what happens , as Duchess leads a group of the squad to Apokolips where , after a conflict against Darkseid ’s force , Waller and the team are captured . In response , Deadshot assembles his own whole to snipe the planet and deliver his teammates .
" Apokolips Now " shows just how effective the Suicide Squad can be , featuring some fun moments , such as a showdown between Amanda Waller and Granny Goodness . The story spotlights New Gods characters like Big Barda , who aids the Squad in their escape , and boast some of the best art of the statute title .
1"The Janus Directive"
Checkmate#15-18,Suicide Squad#27-30,Manhunter#14,Firestorm#86,Captain Atom#30
John Ostrander , Cary Bates , Greg Weisman , Paul Kupperberg , Kim Yale
Rafael Kayanan , Romeo Tanghal , Steve Erwin , Al Vey , Tom Mandrake , Doug Rice , John K. Snyder , Pablo Marcos
Arguably the most iconic Suicide Squad write up in comics , " The Janus Directive " follows a clash between the Squad and other departments . The story sees a on the face of it - irrational Waller becoming more reckless , soon revealed to be a frolic to expose a treasonist in her midst . With the Cult of Kobra contrive a devastating attack using a space - based weapon system , Checkmate , the Squad , Captain Atom and more come into play to save the Clarence Day .
" The Janus Directive " doubles up as a gripping political thriller and a tarradiddle of natural process and espionage , one that had significant branching for Suicide Squad surgical procedure . The history showcased the bluff , figure tactics of Waller at their good , and is one of the most effective taradiddle at demonstrate just how elusive a leader she is .
