Suicide Squad (DC Comics team)

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DC Comics team fictional superhero team supervillain team

Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) is a rotating roster of imprisoned supervillains and antiheroes in the DC Universe who undertake high-risk black-ops missions for the government in exchange for reduced sentences.

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instanceOf DC Comics team ⓘ
fictional superhero team ⓘ
supervillain team ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Task Force X NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedOrganization A.R.G.U.S. NERFINISHED ⓘ
Checkmate NERFINISHED ⓘ
baseOfOperations Belle Reve Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlMechanism explosive implants ⓘ
remote-detonated bombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Robert Kanigher NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ross Andru NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance The Brave and the Bold #25 NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1959 ⓘ
founder Amanda Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentAffiliation United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAdaptation Suicide Squad (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (animated film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Suicide Squad (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
leader Amanda Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberStatus antiheroes ⓘ
imprisoned supervillains ⓘ
motivation reduced prison sentences ⓘ
notableArtist Luke McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEra 1980s relaunch by John Ostrander ⓘ
notableMember Bronze Tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ
Captain Boomerang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deadshot NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Diablo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Enchantress NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harley Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Katana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Killer Croc NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Shark NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rick Flag Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWriter Adam Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gail Simone NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Ostrander NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kim Yale NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rob Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryActivity black-ops missions for the government ⓘ
undertaking high-risk missions ⓘ
publisher DC Comics ⓘ
teamAlignment morally ambiguous ⓘ
teamType black-ops strike team ⓘ
government covert-operations unit ⓘ
rotating roster team ⓘ
theme government exploitation ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
universe DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ

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King Shark → appearsIn → Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suicide Squad comics
Rick Flag → appearsIn → Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suicide Squad comics
Suicide Squad (2016 film) → basedOn → Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) ⓘ
Thunderbolts → relatedTeam → Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suicide Squad (DC Comics analog)