Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire

John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell's foundational 1980s run on Suicide Squad gets a modern spotlight in this 2021 one-shot from DC Comics. "Trial by Fire" revisits the high-stakes, morally complex premise of the original series, where incarcerated supervillains undertake deadly government missions in exchange for reduced sentences. A single issue that underscores the lasting influence of the Ostrander/McDonnell era on the team's dark, espionage-thriller identity.