CATALOG RECORD
Legends #3
first appearance of Deadshot as a team
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) — first appearance as a team
- Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness, from Flash) — first appearance as a team
- The Bronze Tiger (Benjamin Turner) — first appearance as a team
- Rick Flag Jr. (from the 1950s-1960s and modern Suicide Squad) — first appearance as a team
- The Enchantress (June Moone) — first appearance as a team
- Blockbuster (Mark Desmond, DC) — first appearance as a team, death
Dates
- Cover date
- January 1987
- On sale
- September 30, 1986
- In stores
- September 30, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #3 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.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893177401 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893177401 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Story arc: Legends
This is part 11 of 30. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Batman (1940) #401
- Detective Comics (1937) #568
- Legends (1986) #1
- Legends (1986) #2
- The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #207
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #1
- Justice League of America (1960) #258
- The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #55
- Secret Origins (1986) #10
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #2
- Legends (1986) #3
- Justice League of America (1960) #259
- The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #56
- Blue Beetle (1986) #9
- Warlord (1976) #114
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #3
- Legends (1986) #4
- Justice League of America (1960) #260
- Blue Beetle (1986) #10
- Superman (1987) #3
- Adventures of Superman (1987) #426
- Warlord (1976) #115
- Action Comics (1938) #586
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #4
- Legends (1986) #5
- Justice League of America (1960) #261
- Legends (1986) #6
- Secret Origins (1986) #14
- DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2025) #nn
- DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025) #nn
Creators
Stories
- Send for... the Suicide Squad! · 22 pages
As President Reagan's executive order goes into effect, the heroes are either forced underground when in action, or to retire, such as the Justice League. As Godfrey's speeches continue to rally an anti-hero fervor, Robin (Jason Todd) is surrounded by a frenzied mob shortly after he saves a boy, and is injured by them. Brimstone is also revived and faces the new Suicide Squad (as Task Force "X," composed of villains making deals with the govt. for their freedom), with Blockbuster as their first casualty.
Publisher’s description
With the world's heroes forced into inactivity, Amanda Waller activates Task Force X! Enter...The Suicide Squad! Comprised of captured super villains, their first mission is to take down Brimstone!
Characters
Reprinted in
Legends: The Collection (1993), Legends 30th Anniversary Edition (2016), DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2025)