About this Collection
This volume collects the first six issues of DC's 2013 series, focusing on a new incarnation of the Secret Society of Super-Villains. Led by the cunning Captain Cold, the team includes Gorilla Grodd, Mirror Master, and Star Sapphire as they clash with the Flash, Green Lantern, and Batman. The story explores the villains' uneasy alliances and their attempts to carve out power in a world of heroes.
"Attend — or Die!" kicks off a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse in The Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 (2013), where Captain Comet infiltrates the Society’s abandoned base only to be watched in silence by their surveillance. As the Trickster’s henchmen are drawn into a deadly trap, Kid Flash finds himself ambushed by the very villains he’s chasing—only to realize the Society’s next move is already in motion. Written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by Rich Buckler, with inks by Bob Layton and colors by Jerry Serpe, the issue’s tension builds through sharp pacing and suspense, all framed by Ernie Chan’s striking cover.
Contains 12 stories
Attend -- or Die!
17 pp · Superhero
Secret Society of Super-Villains [Captain Cold [Len Snart]Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]Gorilla GroddCopperheadSinestroStar Sapphire [Camille] (introduction)Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]WizardShadow-Thief [Carl Sands]Manhunter [Paul Kirk clone]]Carstairs (introduction)DavidsonSuperman (robot version)Batman (robot version)Wonder Woman (robot version)The Flash (robot version)Green Lantern (robot version)
No Man Shall I Call Master!
17 pp · Superhero
Secret Society of Super-Villains [Captain Comet [Adam Blake] (re-intro, origin)Gorilla GroddHi-Jack (of the Royal Flush Gang)Star Sapphire [Camille]Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]Captain Cold [Len Snart]SinestroManhunter [Paul Kirk clone]]Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]DarkseidMantisHarun (flashback)Professor Emery Zackro (flashback)
War for Earthdeath!
17 pp · Superhero
Secret Society of Super-Villains [Manhunter [Paul Kirk clone]Star Sapphire [Camille]CopperheadGorilla GroddCaptain Comet [Adam Blake]SinestroCaptain Cold [Len Snart]Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]WizardHi-Jack (of the Royal Flush Gang)Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]]DarkseidKalilbakMantisGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]Carstairs
When Thieves Fall Out...
17 pp · Superhero
Secret Society of Super-Villains [Manhunter [Paul Kirk clone]WizardHi-Jack (of the Royal Flush Gang)SinestroMirror Master [Sam Scudder]Gorilla GroddCaptain Cold [Len Snart]Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]Captain Comet [Adam Blake]Star Sapphire [Camille]]Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]MantisDarkseidKalibakBlack RacerFunky FlashmanCarstairs
Endgame!
17 pp · Superhero
DarkseidMantisBlack RacerSecret Society of Super-Villains [Captain Cold [Len Snart]Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]Manhunter [Paul Kirk clone] (death)WizardStar Sapphire [Camille]SinestroCaptain Comet [Adam Blake]]Funky FlashmanJustice League of America [Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Hawkman [Katar Hol]Superman [Clark Kent]Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]]
Captains Cataclysmic!
17 pp · Superhero
Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]Captain Comet [Adam Blake]Secret Society of Super-Villains [Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]Captain Cold [Len Snart]Captain Stingaree [Karl Courtney]The WizardCopperheadLex Luthor (in shadow)]Funky FlashmanHawkman [Katar Hol]Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Debbie DarrnellCaptain James Carone (introduction)Captain Timothy Nolan (introduction)Captain Jeff Peppard (introduction)
Luthor's League of Super-Villains
17 pp
Captain Comet [Adam Blake]Hawkman [Katar Hol]Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Secret Society of Super-Villains [CopperheadThe WizardFelix FaustMatter Master [Mark Mandrill]Lex Luthor]Funky FlashmanGregory Reed
Let the Villain Fit the Crime
17 pp
Captain Comet [Adam Blake]Kid Flash [Wally West]Secret Society of Super-Villains [Gorilla GroddThe Trickster [James Jesse]Star Sapphire [Camille]SinestroThe WizardCopperhead]Funky FlashmanAndrew Mell (criminal, introduction)Superman [Clark Kent] (flashback)Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback)Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback)
Turnabout Is Fair Play!
17 pp
Captain Comet [Adam Blake]Kid Flash [Wally West]Secret Society of Super-Villains [Gorilla GroddStar Sapphire [Camille]SinestroThe WizardCreeper [Jack Ryder]]The Trickster [James Jesse]Funky Flashman
Triumph and Treachery
17 pp
Captain Comet [Adam Blake]Secret Society of Super-Villains [Gorilla GroddThe WizardStar Sapphire [Camille]Creeper [Jack Ryder]SinestroAngle ManBizarroPoison Ivy [Pamela Isley]]Funky FlashmanThe Trickster [James Jesse]LemuriansRay Palmer [Atom]Jean LoringAquaman (flashback)
Beware the Brotherhood of Crime (Chapter 1)
10 pp · Superhero
Star SapphireClayfaceCaptain ColdManhunterGorilla GroddDarkseidNew Gods (1 panel cameo)
Enemy- Thy Name Is Evil! (Chapter 2)
8 pp · Superhero
Star SapphireClayfaceCaptain ColdManhunterGorilla GroddDarkseid
