Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad is a fictional 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)[1] and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander. One of the two teams saves the world from a threatening race of savages.

The team was formed by Amanda Waller. Members of the group are: Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Enchantress, Harley Quinn, Katana and Killer Croc.

In 2016, a movie version of the group was made. Another movie, The Suicide Squad, was released in 2021.

References

  1. Irvine, Alex (2010). "1950s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. In "The Three Waves of Doom", a story that filled The Brave and the Bold #25, writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru introduced the Suicide Squad, a band of World War II-era military misfits.