About this Collection
This volume collects issues #30-34 of the 2017 Suicide Squad series, along with the Annual #1. The story arc, 'The Phoenix Gambit,' finds the team facing a new threat tied to a mysterious Phoenix Protocol, while tensions rise among the squad members as old loyalties are tested. Writer Rob Williams continues his run, weaving political intrigue and explosive action as Amanda Waller's control over Task Force X begins to fray.
Contains 10 stories
Part One: Ashes
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Amanda WallerDeadshot [Floyd Lawton]Count Vertigo [Werner Vertigo]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Commissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthSarge SteelGeneral StonemanNikolas Varga (deceased)Anya KolchakW. James Heller (villain)Steel Wolf [StalnoivolkIvan Illyich Gort] (villain)
The Phoenix Gambit, Part Two: Embers
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Suicide Squad [Amanda WallerBen Turner [Bronze Tiger]George Harkness [Captain Boomerangalso as Digger]]Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]RavanMari McCabe [Vixen]]Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]Count Vertigo [Werner Vertigo]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Sarge SteelGeneral StonemanRed ShadowsMajor ZastrowBlue Trinity [Boleslav UminskiChristinaGregor Gregorovich]MolotovGeneral VacaGeneral Kaligari (first appearance)W. James Heller (villain)Steel Wolf [StalnoivolkIvan Illyich Gort] (villain)
The Phoenix Gambit, Part Three: Firefight
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Suicide Squad [Amanda WallerBen Turner [Bronze Tiger]George Harkness [Captain Boomerangalso as Digger]]Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]RavanMari McCabe [Vixen]]Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]Count Vertigo [Werner Vertigo]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Major ZastrowBlue Trinity [Gregor Gregorovich]General KaligariColonel KapekHeinrichBolshoi
The Phoenix Gambit, Part Four: Black Queen's Mate
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Suicide Squad [Amanda WallerBen Turner [Bronze Tiger]George Harkness [Captain Boomerangalso as Digger]]Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]RavanMari McCabe [Vixen]]Count Vertigo [Werner Vertigo]Batman [Bruce Wayne]General StonemanRed ShadowsMajor ZastrowBlue Trinity [Boleslav UminskiChristinaGregor Gregorovich]BolshoiGeneral Kaligari (dies)W. James Heller (villain)Steel Wolf [StalnoivolkIvan Illyich Gort] (villain)
Grave Matters
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Amanda WallerSuicide Squad [AtomGeorge Harkness [Captain Boomerangalso as Digger]Floyd Lawton [Deadshot]]Justice League [Batman [Bruce Wayne]Flash [Wally West]Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Superman [Clark KentKal-El]Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]]Ian Lawton (George's father)Tom Lawton (George's brother)Betty Lawton (George's motherflashback)Mick WentworthWalt W. Wiggins (revealed to be George's real father)Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback)
The Jerusalem Serpent
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Suicide Squad [Amanda WallerAtom [Adam Cray]Ben Turner [Bronze Tiger]George Harkness [Captain Boomerangalso as Digger]Floyd Lawton [Deadshot]RavanVixen [Mari McCabe]]Mr. NazairHayoth [Golem [Moyshe Nakhman]JudithDybbukRamban]HamadiColonel HacohenVILLAIN: Kobra
Choice of Evils
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Suicide Squad [Amanda WallerAtom [Adam Cray]Ben Turner [Bronze Tiger]George Harkness [Captain Boomerangalso as Digger]Werner Vertigo [Count Vertigo]Floyd Lawton [Deadshot]Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]RavanVixen [Mari McCabe]]Hayoth [Golem [Moyshe Nakhman]JudithDybbukRamban]Colonel HacohenKobra
Choice of Dooms
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Suicide Squad [Amanda WallerAtom [Adam Cray]Ben Turner [Bronze Tiger]Werner Vertigo [Count Vertigo]Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]Ravan (dies)Vixen [Mari McCabe]]Hayoth [Golem [Moyshe Nakhman]JudithDybbukRamban]Colonel HacohenKobra
In Control
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Suicide Squad [Amanda WallerCount Vertigo [Werner Vertigo]]Oracle [Barbara GordonBatgirl in flashback]Simon LaGrieveDr. MillerMarge KaneRicky Flag (Rick Flag and Karin Grace's sonfirst appearance)Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback)Commissioner James Gordon (flashback)"new" Thinker [Cliff Carmichael] (first as Thinker, villain)Joker (flashback, villain)Mindboggler (as reanimated corpse)
Out of Control
22 pp · Spy, Superhero
Suicide Squad [Amanda WallerAtom [Adam Cray] (first time real name is revealed)Ben Turner [Bronze Tiger]George Harkness [Captain Boomerangalso as Digger]Floyd Lawton [Deadshot]]Oracle [Barbara Gordonas Amy BeddoesBatgirl in flashback]Simon LaGrieveGeneral Jeb StuartBatman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback)Commissioner James Gordon (flashback)Thinker II [Cliff Carmichael] (villain)Joker (villain, flashback)