Dates
- Cover date
- May 1989
- On sale
- March 30, 1989
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Story arc: The Janus Directive
This is part 3 of 8. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
Creators
pencils: Gil Kane, Rick Hoberginks: Gil Kane, Al Veyletters: Todd Klein, Gaspar Saladinoscript: Richard Bruning, Jenette Kahn, Paul Kupperbergcolors: Julianna Ferriter
Stories
- Shadow Knights · 24 pages
Checkmate has captured Megala from Project Atom but fails to find a tracking device in his chair which he promptly activates. Eiling sends Major Force to go and get him back. Harry decides that Waller has gone off the deep end with this Janus Directive nonsense and decides to go after her. Gary, Val and Black Thorn infiltrate Belle Reve Prison but tangle with the Suicide Squad, giving Waller time to escape.
Characters
Lois LaneHarvey BullockAmanda WallerBenjamin TurnerDigger HarknessCaptain BoomerangThe Bronze TigerThe PeacemakerChristopher SmithValentina VostockMajor ForceClifford ZmeckHarry SteinGeneral Wade EilingGary WashingtonJohn ReedBlack ThornElizabeth Thorne
Reprinted in
Suicide Squad (2011), DC Finest: Peacemaker: Kill for Peace (2025)