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1May 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Suicide Squad #1

DC · May 1987 · on sale 1987-02-03

First appearance: ParasiteFirst appearance: Rudy JonesFirst appearance: John Economos2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1987
Key date
1987-05-00
On-sale date
1987-02-03
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Parasite - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rudy Jones - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Economos - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Flo Crowly - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dr. Simon LaGrieve - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Briscoe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rustam - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Raza Kattuah - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Marnie Herrs - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ravan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Manticore - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Djinn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jaculi - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Anastasio Corvo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; letters: Todd KleinThe Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Eve Eden, The Enchantress, Rick Flag Jr., Digger Harkness, Floyd Lawton, Mindboggler, June Moone, Nightshade, Plastique, Bette Sans Souci, Benjamin Turner
1Trial by Bloodcomic story22script: John Ostrander; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Todd KleinBriscoe First, The Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Nightshade, Anastasio Corvo First, Flo Crowly First, Deadshot, Djinn First, John Economos First, Eve Eden, The Enchantress, Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace, Digger Harkness
2-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kevin Maguire; inks: Terry Austin
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: ?; typeset
4Free Gift from DC Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); pencils: ? (cover thumbnail); inks: ? (cover thumbnail); colors: ? (cover thumbnail); letters: typeset
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations)
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); pencils: ? (character illustrations); inks: ? (character illustrations); colors: ? (character illustrations); letters: typeset
7Suicide Squadtext article2script: Bob Greenberger; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Carl GaffordAmanda Waller; Suicide Squad [Enchantress; Captain Boomerang; Bronze Tiger; Deadshot; Rick Flag]

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893120205
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893120205

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Legends: The Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-095-X		1993On eBay ›
Trial by Fire
ISBN 9781401230050		2011On eBay ›
Trial by Fire
ISBN 978-1-4012-5831-3		2015On eBay ›
Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77951-444-8		2021On eBay ›
DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-075-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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