List of Suicide Squad members explained
The Suicide Squad's roster has always been one of reformed and/or incarcerated felons promised commuted sentences in return for participation in high-risk missions. The Squad's lineup has changed many times over the years, since its creation in 1959,[1] and this list groups membership by the team's various eras and incarnations. Bolded names indicate current Suicide Squad members.
First appearance is the issue where the character first appeared as a member of a particular Suicide Squad incarnation. It is not necessarily the first appearance of the character in print, nor the story depicting how the character joined the Squad. The Squad was made up by five members.
World War II Era
(Star Spangled War Stories #110-111)
- Skipper Allan
- The Professor
(Star Spangled War Stories #116-118, 120)
- Vic Morgan
- Andy (Barry) Mace
- Baby Dino (first appears in #117)
- Caveboy (first appears in #120)
(Star Spangled War Stories #119)
(Star Spangled War Stories #121)
(Star Spangled War Stories #125)
- Sgt. Trask
- Reed
- Mac the Second
(Star Spangled War Stories #127)
- Woods
- Hale
- Green
- Fitz
- Kenny
- Talbot
- Peters
- Kent
- Frobish
(Star Spangled War Stories #128)
The Silver Age Suicide Squad (1959–1987)
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| Rick Flag | Anthony Miller | The Brave and the Bold #25 | |
| Jess Bright | N/A | |
| Dr. Hugh Evans | N/A | |
| Karin Grace | N/A | | |
Suicide Squad (vol. 1) (1987–1992)
Interim Suicide Squads (1992–2001)
Suicide Squad (vol. 2) (2001–2002)
Interim Suicide Squads (2004–2008)
Suicide Squad (vol. 3) (2007–2008)
Interim Suicide Squads (2008–2011)
Suicide Squad (vol. 4) (2011–2014)
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| Amanda Waller | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #1 | Continues into the New Suicide Squad. |
| Black Spider | Eric Needham | Left in issue #3 due to injury, returns briefly in issue #5 before returning in issue #8. Betrays the squad and is locked up in issue #14. |
| Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Killed in issue #12, resurrected in issue #15. Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #26. Continues into the New Suicide Squad. |
| El Diablo | Chato Santana | Leaves in issue #5, returns in issue #8. Leaves in issue #14 continuing to serve his sentence. |
| King Shark | Nanaue | Presumed dead in issue #5. Unknowingly recruited by The Thinker to kill the Suicide Squad but then works alongside. Presumed dead in issue #29. |
| Harley Quinn | Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel | Escapes in issue #5, returns to Belle Reve in issue #8. Continues into the New Suicide Squad. |
| Savant | Brian Durlin | Left in same issue, returns in issue #6 and then leaves once more in issue #8. |
| Voltaic | ? | Killed in issue #2, resurrected in issue #16. Dies again in issue #20. |
| Captain Boomerang | George "Digger" Harkness | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #3 | Left in same issue, returns in issue #12. Leaves again in issue #14, returns in #24. Presumed dead in #25, revealed alive in #27. Continues into the New Suicide Squad |
| Yo-Yo | Chang Jie-Ru | Presumed dead in issue #5, revealed alive in issue #8, returns to Belle Reve in issue #10. Killed in issue #18. |
| Crowbar | Malcolm Tandy | Justice League of America's Vibe #5 | |
| Iceberg | Charles Murray | Resurrection Man (vol. 2) #8 | Leaves in issue #14. |
| Light | ? | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #6 | Killed in Resurrection Man #9. |
| Lime | ? | Killed in issue #7. |
| The Unknown Soldier | ? | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #19 | Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #27. |
| James Gordon Jr. | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #20 | |
| Cheetah | Barbara Ann Minerva | Leaves in issue #23. |
| Power Girl | Kara Zor-El | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #24 | Unknowingly recruited by The Thinker to kill the Suicide Squad but then works alongside them. Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #27. Leaves in issue #29. |
| Warrant | ? | Unknowingly recruited by The Thinker to kill the Suicide Squad but then works alongside them. Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #27 only to be presumed dead again in the same issue. |
| Steel | John Henry Irons | Unknowingly recruited by The Thinker to kill the Suicide Squad but then works alongside them. Presumed dead in issue #25, revealed alive in #27. Leaves in issue #29. |
| Black Manta | David | Suicide Squad (vol. 4) #30 | Continues in to the New Suicide Squad. | |
New Suicide Squad (2014–2016)
Suicide Squad (vol. 5) (2016–2019)
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| N/A | Suicide Squad Rebirth
| Director |
| Richard Montgomery Flag | Field leader; Deceased; sacrificed himself to close the door of the Black Vault in (vol. 5) #19; Found and retrieved alive from the Phantom Zone in (vol. 5) #31; leaves the Suicide Squad in (vol. 5) #35 |
| George "Digger" Harkness | Deceased; killed by General Zod; resurrected in (vol. 5) #8 |
| Floyd Lawton | |
| Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel | Field leader as of (vol. 5) #20; No longer leader as of (vol. 5) #27 |
| June Moone | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #1 | Inhabiting the body of June Moone; dragged into her dimension with her host in (vol. 5) #39 |
| Tatsu Yamashiro | Formerly Rick Flag's second-in-command; Field leader as of (vol. 5) #27 |
| Waylon Jones | |
| Chato Santana | Suicide Squad: War Crimes Special | |
| Unknown | Deceased; head blown off by Amanda Waller after being captured by the enemy |
| Caitlin Snow | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #8 | Leaves due to Batman's offer in Justice League vs. Suicide Squad to join the Justice League of America |
| Dru-Zod | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #17 | Betrays the team |
| Juan Soria | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #33 | Loses hands; leaves the team in issue #34 |
| Cyrus Gold | Damage (vol. 2) #1 | Was cripplingly injured when the team was sent after the government created creature known as Damage |
| Leonard Snart | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #41 | Leaves the Suicide Squad in issue #44 (vol. 5) |
| Anatoli Knyazev | | |
| Satanis | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #45 | |
| Carl Draper | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #45 | Deceased: Sacrifices himself to stop a nuke |
| Arthur King | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) Annual #1 | Secondary Suicide Squad |
| Peter Merkel Jr. | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) Annual #1 | Secondary Suicide Squad; Killed |
| Nina Skorzeny | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) Annual #1 | Secondary Suicide Squad; Brain Bomb Activated |
| Selinda Flinders | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) Annual #1 | Secondary Suicide Squad; killed |
| Tao Jones | | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) Annual #1 | Secondary Suicide Squad; killed |
| | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) Annual #1 | Secondary Suicide Squad; killed |
| Baby Boom | | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) Annual #1 | Secondary Suicide Squad; killed |
| Zoomax | Brian Smith | Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang #1 | Defects to Task Force Y in Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Killer Croc #4; killed in Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Amanda Waller #5 |
| Lawman | Wardell Chambers | The Flash (vol. 5) #75 | Was killed off panel by unknown assailants when the Suicide Squad was sent to retrieve a book |
| Snakebite | Spaulding Pruitt | The Flash (vol. 5) #75 | Was killed when he attempted to escape with the asset, causing Amanda Waller to set off his neck bomb |
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Suicide Squad (vol. 6) (2019 - 2020)
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| Lok | Suicide Squad (vol. 6) #1 | Director; killed by Deadshot (vol. 6) #5 |
| Cavalier | Killed by Osita in (vol. 6) #1 |
| Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Killed by Black Mask in (vol. 6) #9 |
| Harley Quinn | Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel | |
| Magpie | Margaret Pye | Killed by Thylacine in (vol. 6) #1 |
| Shark | Karshon | Killed by sharks in (vol. 6) #3 |
| Zebra-Man | A former member of Cheetah's Menagerie and the Revolutionaries before siding with the Suicide Squad. |
| The Aerie | |
| Chaos Kitten | |
| Deadly Six | |
| Fin | |
| Jog | Samuel | Killed in (vol. 6) #5, resurrected by the Black Racer in (vol. 6) #11 |
| Osita | | |
| Thylacine | Corinna | |
| Wink | | |
| Black Mask | Roman Sionis | Suicide Squad (vol. 6) #5 | Former de facto leader, disguised as Blue Beetle. |
| Captain Boomerang | George "Digger" Harkness | | |
Suicide Squad (vol. 7) (2021 - 2022)
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| Amanda Waller | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #1 | Director. Takes over the Crime Syndicate and turns them into her Justice League for Earth 3 in War for Earth-3 #2. |
| Bolt | Lawrence "Larry" Bolatinsky | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #1 | Killed by the Talon in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #1. |
| Film Freak | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #1 | Killed in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #1. |
| Peacemaker | Christopher Smith | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #1 | Field leader of the Suicide Squad. Quits team and joins Rick Flag's Suicide Squad in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #8. |
| Shrike | Boone | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #1 | Killed in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #1. |
| Culebra | Alejandra Cortez | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #2 | Quits team in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #12. |
| Exit | Jason Phillips | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #2 | Killed by exposure to Joker Venom in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #2. |
| Mindwarp | Peter Howard | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #2 | Killed by exposure to Joker Venom in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #2. |
| Nocturna | Natalia Mitternacht | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #2 | Revealed to be from an alternate universe in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #7. Quits team in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #12. Rejoins team in War for Earth-3 (vol. 1) #2. |
| Match | | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #2 | Originally believed to be Superboy. Revealed as Match in Suicide Squad 2021 Annual (vol. 7) #1. Becomes Ultraman in War for Earth-3 #2. |
| Talon | William Cobb | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #2 | Great-grandfather of Nightwing. Betrays team in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #13. Killed in War for Earth-3 #2. |
| Branch | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #3 | Killed in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #6 |
| Keymaster | N/A | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #3 | Killed in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #3. |
| Warp | Emil LaSalle | Teen Titans Academy #3 | Revealed in Teen Titans Academy #3 to have been resurrected from his suicide from Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3. |
| Bloodsport | Robert DuBois | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #5 | Quits team and joins Rick Flag's Suicide Squad in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #11. |
| Ambush Bug | Irwin Schwab | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #7 | Quits team in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #12. |
| Black Siren | | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #7 | Doppelganger of Black Canary from Earth 3. |
| Nightmare Nurse | Asa | The Swamp Thing #6 | |
| Chemo | | The Swamp Thing #6 | |
| Parasite | Rudolph Jones | The Swamp Thing #6 | Killed by Hedera in The Swamp Thing #8. |
| Heat Wave | Mick Rory | The Swamp Thing #6 | Officially joined prior in The Flash #773. |
| Major Force | Clifford Zmeck | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #8 | Field leader of the Suicide Squad. Dies in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #12. |
| KGBeast | Anatoly Knyazev | Task Force Z #5 | Field leader of the Suicide Squad. Killed in Task Force Z #6. |
| Copperhead | | Task Force Z #5 | Killed by KGBeast in Task Force Z #7. |
| Victor Zsasz | | Task Force Z #5 | Killed by Jason Todd in Task Force Z #7. |
| Solomon Grundy | Cyrus Gold | Task Force Z #5 | |
| Madame Crow | Abigail O'Shay | Task Force Z #5 | Killed by Mister Freeze in Task Force Z #7. |
| Black Hand | William Hand | War for Earth-3 #1 | Leaves prior to Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #13. |
| Etrigan the Brainiac 666 | | War for Earth-3 #1 | Alternate Etrigan from another reality where he is merged with Brainiac. |
| Gunbunny | | War for Earth-3 #1 | Leaves prior to Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #13. |
| Gunhawk | Liam Hawkleigh | War for Earth-3 #1 | Leaves prior to Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #13. | |
Interim Suicide Squads (2022-2024)
Suicide Squad: Dream Team (2024)
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| Amanda Waller | | Suicide Squad: Dream Team #1 | Director. |
| Bizarro | | |
| Black Alice | Lori Zechlin | |
| Clock King | William Tockman | |
| Deadeye | Archie Waller | Field commander. Also nephew of Amanda Waller. |
| Dreamer | Nia Nal | |
| Harley Quinn | Harleen Quinzel | |
| Time Commander | John Starr | Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1 | | |
Suicide Squad Black/Limbo Legion
- Amanda Waller (De Facto Leader)
- Chato Santana/El Diablo (Field Leader)
- Enchantress
- Gentleman Ghost
- Juniper
- Klarion the Witch Boy
- Snargoyle (deceased)
- Wither
- Aladdin
- Alchemaster (deceased)
- Doctor Thurmaturge
- Etrigan
- Azucar
- Black Bison
- Pigeon
First Suicide Squad
| Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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| Johnny Sorrow | Johnathan Sorrow | Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1 | Physical form destroyed; His mask is stored safe in a laboratory. |
| Rustam | Raza Kattuah | |
| Doctor Polaris | Neal Emerson | |
| Emerald Empress | Sarya | Her life source (The Emerald Eye) is crumbling apart. |
| Lobo | Unpronounceable | Member of Justice League America. |
| Cyclotron | Unknown | Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #9 | | |
Task Force Y
| Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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| Behemoth | Taro Raiden | Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang #1 | |
| Leviathan | Lester Witz | |
| Zizz | | |
| Bloodletter | | Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Killer Croc #4 | |
| Zoomax | Brian Smith | Defected from Suicide Squad; killed in Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Amanda Waller #5 | |
Task Force XL
Task Force XI
Suicide Squad Seven
| Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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| Acero | | DC's Round Robin #1 | |
| Dulce | | |
| El Dorado | | |
| El Gaucho | Santiago Vargas | Field leader. |
| Harley Quinn | Harleen Quinzel | |
| Monstruo | Nadège Toussaint | |
| Silbón | | |
| Zachary Zatara | | | |
Rick Flag's Suicide Squad
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| Rick Flag | Richard Flag, Jr. | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #8 | Formed his own squad to oppose Amanda Waller's main squad. |
| Cheetah | Barbara Ann Minerva | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #8 | Presumed killed in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #12. |
| Mirror Master | Samuel Joseph "Sam" Scudder | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #8 | |
| Parademon | Ghkeyy't | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #8 | Presumed killed in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #12. |
| Peacemaker | Christopher Smith | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #8 | Defected from the main Suicide Squad. |
| Fisherman | | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #9 | Killed in War for Earth-3 #1 |
| Lor-Zod | | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #9 | Presumed killed in Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #12. |
| Bloodsport | Robert DuBois | Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #11 | Defected from the main Suicide Squad. |
| Ambush Bug | Irwin Schwab | War for Earth-3 #1 | Defected from the main Suicide Squad. |
| Culebra | Alejandra Cortez | War for Earth-3 #1 | Defected from the main Suicide Squad. |
| Nocturna | Natalia Mitternacht | War for Earth-3 #1 | Defected from the main Suicide Squad. Quits team and rejoins the main Suicide Squad in War for Earth-3 #2. |
| Doctor Rodriguez | | War for Earth-3 #1 |
| Clayface | | War for Earth-3 #1 | Alternate version from Earth 23. Left prior to Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #14. |
| Captain Boomerang | Digger Harkness | Teen Titans Academy #13 | Left prior to Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #14. |
| Harley Quinn | Harleen Quinzel | Teen Titans Academy #13 | Alternate version from Earth 8. Left prior to Suicide Squad (vol. 7) #14 | |
Suicide Squad Dark/Task Force ✱
| Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
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| Amanda Waller | N/A | DC's Round Robin #2 | Director of Task Force ✱. |
| Batman | Bruce Wayne | Field leader. Alternate version from Earth-43. |
| Frankenstein | N/A | Handler. |
| Grodd | N/A | Alternate version from Earth-13. |
| Matter-Eater Lad | Tenzil Kem | Killed in DC's Round Robin #2. |
| Plasma-Man | Patrick "Eel" O'Brian | Alternate Plastic Man from Earth-43. |
| Raven | N/A | Alternate version from Earth-13. |
| Sinestro | Thaal Sinestro | Alternate version from an unknown reality. |
| Spore | N/A | Alternate Swamp Thing from Earth-41. |
| Zatanna | Zatanna Zatara | Alternate version from Earth-13. | |
Task Force Z
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| Red Hood | Jason Todd | Detective Comics #1043 | Field leader of Task Force Z. |
| Gotham/Bane | Henry Clover, Jr. | Detective Comics #1043 | Revealed in Task Force Z #10 to be Gotham in disguise |
| Man-Bat | Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom | Detective Comics #1043 | |
| Arkham Knight | Astrid Arkham | Detective Comics #1043 | |
| Sundowner | Hanna Hobart | Detective Comics #1043 | |
| Mr. Bloom | N/A | Detective Comics #1043 | Betrays team in Task Force Z #6 |
| Two-Face | Harvey Dent | Task Force Z #1 | Founder of Task Force Z who initially goes by the identity of Director Crispin. |
| Deadshot | Floyd Lawton | Task Force Z #3 | Leaves team prior to Task Force Z #6 |
| Mr. Freeze | Victor Fries | Task Force Z #5 | Betrays the team during Task Force Z #7 |
| KGBeast | Anatoly Knyazev | Task Force Z #5 | |
| Copperhead | N/A | Task Force Z #5 | |
| Victor Zsasz | N/A | Task Force Z #5 | |
| Solomon Grundy | Cyrus Gold | Task Force Z #5 | |
| Madame Crow | Abigail O'Shay | Task Force Z #5 | | |
Task Force XX
| Character | Real name | First appearance | Notes |
|---|
| Bronze Tiger | Benjamin "Ben" Turner | Harley Quinn (vol. 4) #18 | |
| Deadbolt | Terry Bolatinsky | Killed in Harley Quinn (vol. 4) #19. |
| Harley Quinn | Harleen Quinzel | |
| Killer Frost | Caitlin Snow | |
| Lashina | | |
| Luke Fox | | Team leader. |
| Solomon Grundy | Cyrus Gold | |
| The Verdict | Samantha Payne | | |
In other media
Arrow (2014–2020)
Two versions of the Suicide Squad appear the Arrowverse as listed below.
See main article: Arrow (TV series).
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| Task Force X |
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| N/A | | Arrow (2014–present) | Director
Deceased; Killed by member of Shadowspire. |
| Lyla Michaels | | Field leader. |
| Freelancer | | | Temporary member. |
| Floyd Lawton | | Deceased; Sacrificed himself for team. |
| Ben Turner | | |
| Mark Scheffer | | Deceased; head blown up when trying to escape. |
| Carrie Cutter | | |
| George "Digger" Harkness | | Former member; came seeking revenge on team. |
| Harleen Quinzel | Cassidy Alexa (portrayer)
Tara Strong (voice only) | Cameo |
| Ghost Initiative |
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| The Dragon | Ricardo Diaz | Kirk Acevedo | Arrow (2018–present) | Deceased: burnt to death by Emiko Queen for betraying the Ninth Circle. |
| China White | Chien Na Wei | Kelly Hu | |
| Kane Wolfman | Joseph Wilson | Liam Hall | |
| Cupid | Carrie Cutter | Amy Gumenick | |
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DC Extended Universe (2016–2023)
See main article: DC Extended Universe.
DC Animated Movie Universe (2018–2020)
See main article: DC Animated Movie Universe.
Batman: Arkham (2024)
See main article: Batman: Arkham and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The animated film (2014) was later confirmed to be not-canon to the series due to the release of (2024).
Notes and References
- The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #25
