Deadshot #1

Spinning out of the pages of Suicide Squad, this 1988 four-issue mini-series puts DC's deadliest marksman front and center with a cover by Luke McDonnell that pulls no punches — Deadshot appears twice, rendered in his striking red-and-silver suit, with a looming Batman perched on a rooftop edge above the fray. The dynamic composition crackles with tension, hinting at the complex, morally charged storytelling that writers John Ostrander and Kim Yale brought to the character throughout this era. If you've ever wanted to dig deeper into the man behind the wrist-mounted cannons, "Beginnings" is exactly where to start.