CATALOG RECORD
Suicide Squad #1
first appearance of Flo Crowly, John Economos, Dr. Simon LaGrieve and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Flo Crowly (from Suicide Squad) — first appearance
- John Economos (from Suicide Squad) — first appearance, the warden at Belle Reve
- Dr. Simon LaGrieve (from Suicide Squad) — first appearance, a psychiatrist
- Briscoe (from Suicide Squad) — first appearance
- Rustam (Raza Kattuah, the first Rustam of DC's Jihad) — team leader, first appearance, villain
- Marnie Herrs (from Suicide Squad) — first appearance
- Ravan (of DC's Jihad) — first appearance, villain
- Djinn (of DC's Jihad) — first appearance, villain
- Jaculi (male, from DC's Jihad) — first appearance, villain
- Manticore (Anastasio Corvo, the first Manticore of DC's Jihad) — first appearance, villain
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1987
- On sale
- February 26, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893120205 · shared with another edition
Source ↗ - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893120205 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Reprinted in
Suicide Squad (2011), Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2021), DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2025)