Discover John Ostrander's classic series and the origins of the criminal cadre starring in next summer's feature film, Suicide Squad! Friends or foes? That is the question that must be answered when Batman and the Justice League learn of the team's existence. The Dark Knight confronts Amanda Waller, which leads to a standoff that could end the Suicide Squad forever. While the team is sent to take down the island headquarters of a Colombian drug cartel, Rick Flagg takes an all-new Suicide Squad on a deadly mission that sees them go head-to-head with the Doom Patrol! Finally, the Squad faces the Justice League in hostile territory-and it may not be possible for either side to survive. All of this leads to an extra-dimensional journey to discover who, or what, their teammate Nightshade actually is. This collection continues, in chronological order, the stories by series writer John Ostrander, who is joined by guest writers Keith Giffen, J.M. Dematteis and Paul Kupperberg, and acclaimed artists Luke McDonnell, Bob Lewis and Erik Larsen! SUICIDE SQUAD: THE NIGHTSHADE ODYSSEY collects SUICIDE SQUAD #9-16, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #13, and DOOM PATROL/SUICIDE SQUAD #1.

"Originally published in single magazine form in Suicide Squad 9-16, Doom Patrol/Suicide Squad 1, Secret Origins #28, and Justice League International 13."

For use in schools and libraries only. This second SUICIDE SQUAD collection of 1980s stories begins with a bang when Batman learns of the team's existence--and he's not happy! After a confrontation with the their agency handler, Amanda Waller, the team is sent to take down the island headquarters of a Colombian drug cartel that's more than it seems. Then, the squad and the Justice League cross paths when both teams try to infiltrate a Russian prison. Both teams plan to rescue the villain called Nightshade--the JLA wants him to stand trial in the U.S., but the Suicide Squad needs to add him to their ranks. Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #9-18 and JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #13.

It's up to the government to keep the bad guys in captivity-but Amanda Waller, a tough-as-nails federal agent, has other plans. She's heading up Task Force X (aka, the Suicide Squad) as an ultimatum to the world's most notorious super-villains. These

Creators John Ostrander, Luke McDonnell, Bob Lewis, and Karl Kesel continue their legendary run in SUICIDE SQUAD: ROGUES, collecting issues #17-25 and ANNUAL #1 of the celebrated 1980s series. The Squad will go on… Or will it? Forget the terrorists occupying American soil, the guerrilla factions killing each other off, or the aliens invading Earth. It’s the war at home that may spell the end of Director Amanda Waller and Task Force X. Waller’s “Suicide Squad” of incarcerated super-villains and troubled agents has worked effectively under the radar—until now. No one, not even her staff in the Belle Reve metahuman prison facility, trusts “The Wall.” Plus, rising tensions among ever-changing Squad members mean that they’ve become a bigger threat to each other than to their opponents. And when government officials with presidential aspirations discover the existence of Task Force X, Waller is forced to do whatever it takes to keep her team from being exposed to the world—even if it means crossing the thin moral line that separates her from the disposable villains recruited for her impossible assignments.

Captured super-villains must go on shady, near-impossible missions in the name of democracy for the government agency known as Checkmate or rot in jail. Most operatives don't make it back alive!