Suicide Squad #40

The Phoenix Gambit" begins here, and Geof Isherwood's cover sets a tense, moody tone right from the start — Batman looms in a shadowy alleyway, cape spread wide, while a young person clutches a ledge or surface in the foreground, their expression wary and defiant. The pairing of the Dark Knight with DC's most morally complicated government team promises the kind of grey-area storytelling that writers John Ostrander and Kim Yale did so well in 1990. This four-part arc kicks off with a free poster inside, making it an especially satisfying single issue to pull from the longbox.