Suicide Squad #1 Director's Cut #[nn]
In "The Black Vault, Part One: I Wanna Be Sedated," the Suicide Squad crash-lands in the Arctic and races to secure a mysterious cosmic object linked to the Phantom Zone, aided by the enigmatic meta-human Hack. As tensions rise and the object's true nature begins to reveal itself, the team faces a shocking confrontation when General Zod emerges from its depths—his heat vision turning Captain Boomerang to ash in an instant. Written by Rob Williams and illustrated with striking detail by Jim Lee, this high-stakes opener features a cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams that captures the chilling moment of Zod’s arrival.
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Having crash-landed in the sea, the Squad must gain access to the Russian base to recover the mysterious "cosmic object". They are aided by the meta-human Hack who gets them to the object, which seems to be connected to the Phantom Zone. Getting too close to the object, Captain Boomerang is incinerated by the heat vision of General Zod who emerges from the object.
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