List of Suicide Squad members
The Suicide Squad is a fictional government agency, appearing in stories published by DC Comics.
The Squad's roster consists of reformed and/or incarcerated felons promised commuted sentences in return for participation in high-risk missions. The Squad's lineup has changed many times over the years, since its creation in 1959,[1] and this list groups membership by the team's various eras and incarnations. Bolded names indicate current Suicide Squad members.
First appearance is the issue where the character first appeared as a member of a particular Suicide Squad incarnation. It is not necessarily the first appearance of the character in print, nor the story depicting how the character joined the Squad. The Squad was made up by five members.
The Silver Age Suicide Squad (1959 – 1987)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Col. Rick Flag, Jr. | N/A | The Brave and the Bold #25 | |
Jess Bright | N/A | ||
Dr. Hugh Evans | N/A | ||
Karin Grace | N/A |
Suicide Squad (vol. 1) (1987 – 1992)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Amanda Waller | N/A | Legends #2 | |
Chemo | N/A | ||
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | ||
Col. Rick Flag, Jr. | N/A | Died | |
Bronze Tiger | Ben Turner | ||
Enchantress | June Moone | Legends #3 | |
Captain Boomerang | George Harkness | ||
Blockbuster | Mark Desmond | dies in the fight against Brimstone. | |
Briscoe | N/A | Suicide Squad #1 (May 1987) | Died |
Karin Grace | N/A | Died | |
Mindboggler | Leah Wasserman | Died | |
Nemesis | Tom Tresser | ||
Nightshade | Eve Eden | ||
Plastique | Bette Sans Souci | ||
Black Orchid | Susan Linden | Suicide Squad #4 (August 1987) | |
Chronos | David Clinton | ||
Penguin | Oswald Cobblepot | Suicide Squad #5 (September 1987) | |
Killer Frost | Caitlin Snow | Firestorm Vol. 2 #64 (October 1987) | |
Velocity | Melissa Allen | ||
Multiplex | Danton Black | ||
Slipknot | Christopher Weiss | Died | |
Parasite | Rudy Jones | ||
Manhunter/Privateer | Mark Shaw | Suicide Squad #8 (December 1987) | |
Duchess | Lashina | Suicide Squad #9 (January 1988) | |
Speedy | Roy Harper | Suicide Squad #11 (March 1988) | |
Vixen | Mari Jiwe McCabe | ||
Mr. 104 | John Dubrovny | Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1 (March 1988) | Died |
Thinker | Clifford DeVoe | Died | |
Weasel | John Monroe | Died | |
Psi | Gayle Marsh | Died | |
Javelin | ? | Suicide Squad #13 (May 1988) | |
Captain Cold | Leonard Snart | Suicide Squad #16 (September 1988) | |
Shade, the Changing Man | Rac Shade | ||
Oracle | Barbara Gordon | Suicide Squad #23 (April 1989) | |
Count Vertigo | Werner Vertigo | Suicide Squad #24 (May 1989) | |
Doctor Light | Arthur Light | Died | |
Jewelee | ? | ||
Shrike | Vanessa Kingsbury | Died | |
Punch | Clyde Phillips | ||
Ravan | N/A | ||
Lady Liberty | ? | Checkmate #18 (June 1989) | |
Silent Majority | ? | ||
Major Victory | William Vickers | Suicide Squad #27 | |
Poison Ivy | Pamela Isley | Suicide Squad #33 | |
Atom | Adam Cray | Suicide Squad #44 | |
Thinker | Cliff Carmichael | Suicide Squad #51 | |
Schrek | N/A | Suicide Squad #55 | |
Stalnoivolk | Ivan Illyich Gort | Suicide Squad #57 | |
Black Adam | Teth-Adam | Suicide Squad #58 | |
Catalyst | ? | ||
Enforcer | Mica Love | ||
Firehawk | Lorraine Reilly | ||
Maser | Harold Lawrence Jordan | ||
Karma | Wayne Hawkins | ||
Outlaw | John Henry Martin | ||
Silver Swan | Valerie Beaudry | ||
Sportsmaster | Victor Gover | ||
The Writer | Grant Morrison |
Interim Suicide Squads (1992 – 2001)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Amanda Waller | N/A | Superboy (vol. 4) #13 (March 1995) | |
Captain Boomerang | George Harkness | ||
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | ||
King Shark | Nanaue | ||
Knockout | N/A | ||
Sam Makoa | N/A | ||
Sidearm | ? | ||
Superboy | Kon-El/Conner Kent | ||
Quartzite | ? | Hawk & Dove (vol. 4) #3 (January 1998) | |
Shrapnel | Mark Scheffer | ||
Bronze Tiger | Ben Turner | ||
Count Vertigo | Werner Vertigo | ||
Thermal | ? | Hawk & Dove (vol. 4) #4 (February 1998) | |
Flex | ? | ||
Bolt | Larry Bolatinsky | Chase #2 (March 1998) | |
Cameron Chase | N/A | ||
Copperhead | ? | ||
Killer Frost | Louise Lincoln | ||
Sledge | ? | ||
Plasmus | Otto Von Furth | Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files & Origins (August 2001) | |
Manchester Black | N/A | Adventures of Superman #593 (August 2001) | |
Chemo | N/A | ||
Steel | John Henry Irons | Adventures of Superman #594 (September 2001) | |
Mongul | N/A |
Suicide Squad (vol. 2) (2001 – 2002)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Sgt. Frank Rock | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 2) #1 | |
Big Sir | Dufus P. Ratchet | ||
Bulldozer | Horace Nichols | ||
Clock King | William Tockman | ||
Cluemaster | Arthur Brown | ||
Major Disaster | Paul Booker | ||
Multi-Man | Duncan Pramble | ||
Amanda Waller | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 2) #2 | |
Havana | Odalys Milagro Valdez | ||
Modem | Wesley Percival Sloan | ||
Bolt | Larry Bolatinsky | Suicide Squad (vol. 2) #3 | |
Larvanaut | ? | ||
Eliza | N/A | ||
Killer Frost | Louise Lincoln | ||
Putty | ? | ||
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Suicide Squad (vol. 2) #5 | |
Blackstarr | Rachel Berkowitz | Suicide Squad (vol. 2) #6 | |
Reactron | Ben Krullen | ||
Hawkman | Carter Hall | Suicide Squad (vol. 2) #12 | |
Power Girl | Karen Starr | ||
Star-Spangled Kid | Courtney Whitmore | ||
Wildcat | Ted Grant |
Interim Suicide Squads (2002 – 2008)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Amanda Waller | N/A | Superman Secret Files & Origins 2004 | |
Captain Boomerang | George Harkness | ||
Double Down | Jeremy Tell | ||
Killer Shark | N/A | ||
Nemesis | Tom Tresser | ||
Col. Rick Flag, Jr. | N/A | Checkmate (vol. 2) #6 | |
Icicle | Cameron Mahkent | ||
Javelin | ? | ||
Jewelee | ? | ||
Mirror Master | Evan McCulloch | ||
Punch | Clyde Phillips | ||
Tattooed Man | Abel Tarrant | ||
King Faraday | N/A | Checkmate (vol. 2) #18 | |
Multiplex | Danton Black | Checkmate (vol. 2) #19 | |
Nightshade | Eve Eden | Checkmate (vol. 2) #20 | |
Bane | ? | Outsiders (vol. 3) #50 | |
The General | Wade Eiling | Outsiders (vol. 2) #50 | |
Bronze Tiger | Ben Turner | World War III, Book Three: Hell Is for Heroes | |
Atom Smasher | Albert Rothstein | 52 #24 | |
Plastique | Bette Sans Souci | ||
Count Vertigo | Werner Vertigo | ||
Captain Boomerang | Owen Mercer | 52 #33 | |
Persuader | Cole Parker | ||
Electrocutioner | Lester Buchinsky | ||
Chemo | N/A | Salvation Run #2 | |
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Superman (vol. 2) #182 | |
Solomon Grundy | Cyrus Gold | ||
Killer Frost | Louise Lincoln |
Suicide Squad (vol. 3) (2007 – 2008)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Amanda Waller | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 3) #1 | |
Col. Rick Flag, Jr. | N/A | ||
Bronze Tiger | Ben Turner | ||
Captain Boomerang | George Harkness | ||
Nightshade | Eve Eden | ||
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | ||
Captain Boomerang | Owen Mercer | Suicide Squad (vol. 3) #3 | |
Multiplex | Danton Black | ||
The General | Wade Eiling | ||
Chemo | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 3) #4 | |
Count Vertigo | Werner Vertigo | ||
King Faraday | N/A | ||
Marauder | ? | ||
Thinker | Cliff Carmichael | ||
White Dragon | William Heller | ||
Twister | Theresa Zimmer | Suicide Squad (vol. 3) #5 | |
Blackguard | Richard Hertz | ||
Windfall | Wendy Jones | ||
Plastique | Bette Sans Souci | Suicide Squad (vol. 3) #6 |
Interim Suicide Squads (2008 – 2011)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Plastique | Bette Sans Souci | Manhunter (vol. 4) #33 | |
Multiplex | Danton Black | ||
Bronze Tiger | Ben Turner | ||
Captain Boomerang | Owen Mercer | ||
Count Vertigo | Werner Vertigo | ||
Amanda Waller | N/A | Manhunter (vol. 4) #36 | |
Col. Rick Flag, Jr. | N/A | Blackest Night: Suicide Squad #67 | |
King Faraday | N/A | ||
Yasemin Soze | N/A | ||
Virtuoso | N/A | ||
Nightshade | Eve Eden |
Suicide Squad (vol. 4) (2011 – 2014)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Amanda Waller | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #1 | Continues into the New Suicide Squad. |
Black Spider | Eric Needham | Left in issue #3 due to injury, returns briefly in issue #5 before returning in issue #8. Betrays the squad and is locked up in issue #14. | |
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Killed in issue #12, resurrected in issue #15. Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #26. Continues into the New Suicide Squad. | |
El Diablo | Chato Santana | Leaves in issue #5, returns in issue #8. Leaves in issue #14 continuing to serve his sentence. | |
King Shark | Nanaue | Presumed dead in issue Unknowingly recruited by The Thinker to kill the Suicide Squad but then works alongside. Presumed dead in issue #29. | |
Harley Quinn | Harleen Frances Quinzel | Escapes in issue #5, returns to Belle Reve in issue #8. Continues into the New Suicide Squad. | |
Savant (DC Comics) | Brian Durlin | Left in same issue, returns in issue #6 and then leaves once more in issue #8. | |
Voltaic | ? | Killed in issue #2, resurrected in issue #16. Dies again in issue #20. | |
Captain Boomerang | George Harkness | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #3 | Left in same issue, returns in issue #12. Leaves again in issue #14, returns in #24. Presumed dead in #25, revealed alive in #27. Continues into the New Suicide Squad |
Yo-Yo | Chang Jie-Ru | Presumed dead in issue #5, revealed alive in issue #8, returns to Belle Reve in issue #10. Killed in issue #18. | |
Crowbar | Malcolm Tandy | Justice League of America's Vibe #5 | |
Iceberg | Charles Murray | Resurrection Man (vol. 2) #8 | Leaves in issue #14. |
Light | ? | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #6 | Leaves in Resurrection Man #9. |
Lime | ? | Killed in issue #7. | |
The Unknown Soldier | ? | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #19 | Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #27. |
James Gordon, Jr. | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #20 | |
Cheetah | Barbara Ann Minerva | Leaves in issue #23. | |
Power Girl | Kara Zor-El | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #24 | Unknowingly recruited by The Thinker to kill the Suicide Squad but then works alongside them. Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #27. Leaves in issue #29. |
Warrant | ? | Unknowingly recruited by The Thinker to kill the Suicide Squad but then works alongside them. Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #27 only to be presumed dead again in the same issue. | |
Steel | John Henry Irons | Unknowingly recruited by The Thinker to kill the Suicide Squad but then works alongside them. Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #27. Leaves in issue #29. | |
Black Manta | David | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #30 | Continues in to the New Suicide Squad. |
New Suicide Squad (2014 – 2016)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Amanda Waller | N/A | New Suicide Squad #1 | Continues in Rebirth. |
Black Manta | David | Locked up in Rebirth. | |
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Continues in Rebirth. | |
Deathstroke | Slade Wilson | Left in the same issue. | |
Harley Quinn | Dr. Harleen Quinzel | Continues in Rebirth. | |
Joker's Daughter | Duela Dent | Sent to Arkham in issue #5. | |
Captain Boomerang | George Harkness | New Suicide Squad #5 | |
Reverse-Flash | Daniel West | Apparently died in New Suicide Squad Annual #1. | |
Parasite | Joshua Michael Allen | New Suicide Squad #9 | |
Cheetah | Released/escaped Belle Reve. | ||
The Hunky Punk | Dorian Ashemore | New Suicide Squad #19 | Died in issue #20. |
Suicide Squad (vol. 5) (2016 – present)
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Amanda Waller | N/A | Suicide Squad: Rebirth | Director |
Rick Flag | Richard Montgomery Flag | Field leader; Deceased; sacrificed himself to close the door of the Black Vault in (vol. 5) #19 | |
Captain Boomerang | George "Digger" Harkness | Deceased; killed by General Zod; resurrected in (vol. 5) #8 | |
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | ||
Harley Quinn | Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel | Field leader as of (vol. 5) #20 | |
Enchantress | June Moone | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #1 | Inhabiting the body of June Moone |
Katana | Tatsu Yamashiro | Rick Flag's second-in-command | |
Killer Croc | Waylon Jones | ||
El Diablo | Chato Santana | Suicide Squad: War Crimes Special | |
Mad Dog | Unknown | Deceased; head blown off by Amanda Waller after being captured by the enemy | |
Killer Frost | Caitlin Snow | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #8 | Leaves due to Batman's offer in Justice League vs. Suicide Squad to join the Justice League of America |
Arrow (2014 - present)
Character | Real name | Actor/actress | First appearance | Notes |
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Amanda Waller | N/A | Cynthia Addai-Robinson | Arrow (TV series) (2014 - present) | Director Deceased; Killed by member of Shadowspire. |
Harbinger | Lyla Michaels | Audrey Marie Anderson | Field leader. | |
Freelancer/Spartan | John Diggle | David Ramsey | Temporary member. | |
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Michael Rowe | Deceased; Sacrificed himself for team. | |
Bronze Tiger | Ben Turner | Michael Jai White | ||
Shrapnel | Mark Scheffer | Sean Maher | Deceased; head blown up when trying to escape. | |
Cupid | Carrie Cutter | Amy Gumenick | ||
Captain Boomerang | Digger Harkness | Nick E. Tarabay | Former member; came seeking revenge on team. | |
Harley Quinn | N/A | Cassidy Alexa Tara Strong (voice) |
DC Extended Universe (2016 – present)
Character | Real name | Actor/actress | First appearance | Notes |
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Amanda Waller | N/A | Viola Davis | Suicide Squad (August 2016) | Director- creates the squad. |
Rick Flag | Richard Montgomery Flag | Joel Kinnaman | Field leader | |
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Will Smith | Former assassin has an 11 yr-old daughter in Gotham city can use any weapon.
rumoured to have never miss a shot. | |
Harley Quinn | Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel | Margot Robbie | Former member; rescued by Joker. Very attractive. | |
Captain Boomerang | George "Digger" Harkness | Jai Courtney | Has a pink unicorn fetish, can customise boomerangs for a range of tasks. | |
Killer Croc | Waylon Jones | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Evolution took a step back with this one he has super strength, speed and smell. Has cannibalistic tendencies. | |
Katana | Tatsu Yamashiro | Karen Fukuhara | Voluntary member; Rick Flag's bodyguard. | |
El Diablo | Chato Santana | Jay Hernandez | Deceased; sacrificed himself to stop Incubus with a depth charge in the subway (set off by a marine below). | |
Slipknot | Christopher Weiss | Adam Beach | Deceased; head blown off by Rick Flag after trying to escape. | |
Enchantress | June Moone | Cara Delevinge | Deceased; defeated by the Suicide Squad and Rick Flag after betraying the team and destroying the city. Although June survives. |
First Suicide Squad
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Johnny Sorrow | Johnathan Sorrow | Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1 | Physical form destroyed; His mask is stored safe in a laboratory. |
Rustam | Raza Kattuah | ||
Doctor Polaris | Neal Emerson | ||
Maxwell Lord | Maxwell Lord IV | Imprisoned in Belle Reeve; Will join Task Force XI. | |
Emerald Empress | Unknown; Possibly Sarya, Cera Kesh, or Falyce | Her life source (The Emerald Eye) is crumbling apart. | |
Lobo | Unpronounceable | Member of Justice League America. |
Task Force XI
Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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Maxwell Lord | Maxwell Lord lV | Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1 | Imprisoned in #6; Announce as a member of Task Force XI in #6. |
Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1 | New Leader of Suicide Squad. |
Harley Quinn | Harleen Quinzel | Justice League vs. Suicide Squad | |
Killer Croc | Waylon Jonas | Justice League vs. Suicide Squad | |
Katana (comics) | Tastsu Yamashiro | Justice League vs. Suicide Squad |
References
- ↑ The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #25