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Suicide Squad #23

DC · Series began 1987 · January 1989

first appearance of Oracle

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Oracle (Barbara Gordon) — first appearance, computer screen only

Dates

Cover date
January 1989
On sale
December 8, 1988
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #23 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098931202901

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Luke McDonnellinks: Karl Keselcolors: Anthony Tollin, Carl Gaffordscript: John Ostrander, Kim Yale, Robert Greenbergerletters: Todd Klein

Stories

  • Weird War Tales · 22 pages

    The Squad splits up to fight aliens in Russia and Australia.

Characters

Barbara GordonOracleAmanda WallerFlo CrowlyJohn Economos

Reprinted in

Suicide Squad (2011)

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