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| CoverArtist1 = Luke McDonnell
 
| CoverArtist1 = Luke McDonnell
   
| Editor1_1 = Robert Greenberger
 
 
| Writer1_1 = John Ostrander
 
| Writer1_1 = John Ostrander
 
| Penciler1_1 = Luke McDonnell
 
| Penciler1_1 = Luke McDonnell
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| Colourist1_1 = Carl Gafford
 
| Colourist1_1 = Carl Gafford
 
| Letterer1_1 = Albert DeGuzman
 
| Letterer1_1 = Albert DeGuzman
 
| Editor1_1 = Robert Greenberger
   
 
| Quotation = You listen to me, all of you. Out there, good men are dying so scum like you can have a chance. You don't deserve it, but you will. Starting now, you will look like a unit, you will act like a unit, you will fight as a unit and only with the enemy! You're back in the Army now! Or so help me, I'll put you in graves myself! Understand?
 
| Quotation = You listen to me, all of you. Out there, good men are dying so scum like you can have a chance. You don't deserve it, but you will. Starting now, you will look like a unit, you will act like a unit, you will fight as a unit and only with the enemy! You're back in the Army now! Or so help me, I'll put you in graves myself! Understand?
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| StoryTitle1 = The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad
 
| StoryTitle1 = The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad
| Synopsis1 = [[Sargent Steel (New Earth)|Sarge Steel]] is trying to convince [[Ronald Reagan (New Earth)|President Ronald Reagan]] he should shut down the Suicide Squad. [[Amanda Waller (New Earth)|Amanada Waller]] tries to convince him otherwise. To do so she hands him a file detailing the actions of the squad's history. The group was led by Capt. Richard Montgomery Flag.
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| Synopsis1 = [[Sargent Steel (New Earth)|Sarge Steel]] is trying to convince [[Ronald Reagan (New Earth)|President Ronald Reagan]] he should shut down the Suicide Squad. [[Amanda Waller (New Earth)|Amanda Waller]] tries to convince him otherwise. To do so she hands him a file detailing the actions of the squad's history. The group was led by Capt. Richard Montgomery Flag.
   
During Truman's presidency it came to be known as Task Force X and on to the current day.
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During [[Harry S. Truman (New Earth)|Truman]]'s presidency it came to be known as Task Force X and on to the current day.
   
 
Reagan decides to keep the squad running.
 
Reagan decides to keep the squad running.
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| Appearing1 =
 
| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
* {{a|[[Amanda Waller (New Earth)|Amanada Waller]]}}<br/>
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* {{a|[[Amanda Waller (New Earth)|Amanda Waller]]}} {{Origin}}
 
* {{a|[[Sargent Steel (New Earth)|Sarge Steel]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Sargent Steel (New Earth)|Sarge Steel]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Ronald Reagan (New Earth)|President Ronald Reagan]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Ronald Reagan (New Earth)|President Ronald Reagan]]}}
* {{a|[[Richard Flag, Sr. (New Earth)|Richard Montgomery Flag]]}} {{Flashback Dies}}
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* {{a|[[Suicide Squadron (New Earth)|Suicide Squadron]]}}
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** {{a|[[Richard Flag, Sr. (New Earth)|Richard Montgomery Flag]]}} {{Flashback Dies}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
* {{a|[[Suicide Squad (New Earth)|Suicide Squad]]}} {{Flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Kyle Morgan (New Earth)|Ace Morgan]]}} {{Flashback}}
:* {{a|[[Hugh Evans (New Earth)|Hugh Evans]]}}
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* {{a|[[Argent (team)|Argent]]}} {{Flashback}}
:* {{a|[[Jess Bright (New Earth)|Jess Bright]]}}
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** {{a|[[Control (New Earth)|Control]]}}
:* {{a|[[Karin Grace (New Earth)|Karin Grace]]}}
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* {{a|[[Harry S. Truman (New Earth)|President Truman]]}} {{Flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Suicide Squad (New Earth)|Suicide Squad]]}} {{Flashback}} {{Origin|Suicide Squad}}
 
** {{a|[[Hugh Evans (New Earth)|Hugh Evans]]}}
 
** {{a|[[Jess Bright (New Earth)|Jess Bright]]}}
 
** {{a|[[Karin Grace (New Earth)|Karin Grace]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Suicide Squad (New Earth)|Modern Suicide Squad]]}} {{Flashback}}
 
* {{a|[[Suicide Squad (New Earth)|Modern Suicide Squad]]}} {{Flashback}}
:* {{a|[[Richard Flag, Jr. (New Earth)|Rick Flag]]}} {{Flashalso}}
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** {{a|[[Richard Flag, Jr. (New Earth)|Rick Flag]]}} {{Flashalso}}
:* {{a|[[Floyd Lawton (New Earth)|Deadshot]]}}
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** {{a|[[Floyd Lawton (New Earth)|Deadshot]]}}
:* {{a|[[Benjamin Turner (New Earth)|Bronze Tiger]]}}
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** {{a|[[Benjamin Turner (New Earth)|Bronze Tiger]]}}
:* {{a|[[Mark Desmond (New Earth)|Blockbuster]]}}
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** {{a|[[Mark Desmond (New Earth)|Blockbuster]]}}
:* {{a|[[June Moone (New Earth)|Enchantress]]}}
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** {{a|[[June Moone (New Earth)|Enchantress]]}}
:* {{a|[[George Harkness (New Earth)|Captain Boomerang]]}}
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** {{a|[[George Harkness (New Earth)|Captain Boomerang]]}}
'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
* {{a|[[Brimstone (New Earth)|Brimstone]]}} {{Flashback}}<br/>
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* {{a|[[Brimstone (New Earth)|Brimstone]]}} {{flashback}}
* {{a|[[Lawrence Crock (New Earth)|Sportsmaster]]}} {{Flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Candyman (New Earth)|Candyman]]}} {{flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Red Wave Beast (New Earth)|"Red Wave" beast]]}} {{flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Lawrence Crock (New Earth)|Sportsmaster]]}} {{flashback}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
 
'''Other Characters:'''
* {{a|[[Harry S. Truman (New Earth)|President Harry S. Truman]]}} {{Flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Coretta Waller (New Earth)|Coretta Waller]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback}}
* Sharon Race {{Flashback Dies}}
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* {{a|[[Damita Waller (New Earth)|Damita Waller]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}}
 
* {{a|[[Forgotten Heroes]]}} {{Flashback}}
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** {{a|[[Bernhard Baker (New Earth)|Animal Man]]}}, {{a|[[Calvin Carson (New Earth)|Cave Carson]]}}, {{a|[[Dane Dorrance (New Earth)|Dane Dorrance]]}}, {{a|[[Dolphin (New Earth)|Dolphin]]}}, {{a|[[Klarn Arg (New Earth)|Immortal Man]]}}, {{a|[[Rip Hunter (New Earth)|Rip Hunter]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Jeb Stuart (New Earth)|Jeb Stuart]]}} {{Flashback}}
 
* {{a|[[Jeb Stuart (New Earth)|Jeb Stuart]]}} {{Flashback}}
* {{a|[[Control (New Earth)|Control]]}} {{Flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Jessie Waller (New Earth)|Jessie Waller]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback}}
:* {{a|[[Argent (Team)|Argent]]}} {{Flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Joseph Waller, Jr. (New Earth)|Joe Waller, Jr.]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}}
* {{a|[[Kyle Morgan (New Earth)|Ace Morgan]]}} {{Flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Joseph Waller (New Earth)|Joseph Waller]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}}
* {{a|[[Forgotten Heroes]]}} {{Flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Justice Society of America (New Earth)|Justice Society of America]]}} {{Flashback}}
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** {{a|[[Albert Pratt (New Earth)|The Atom]]}}, {{a|[[Dinah Drake (New Earth)|Black Canary]]}}, {{a|[[Charles McNider (New Earth)|Doctor Mid-Nite]]}}, {{a|[[Jason Garrick (New Earth)|The Flash]]}}, {{a|[[Alan Scott (New Earth)|Green Lantern]]}}, {{a|[[Carter Hall (New Earth)|Hawkman]]}}, {{a|[[Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)|Wonder Woman]]}}
:*{{a|[[Calvin Carson (New Earth)|Cave Carson]]}}
 
:*{{a|[[Dane Dorrance (New Earth)|Dane Dorrance]]}}
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* {{a|[[Martin Waller (New Earth)|Martin Waller]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback}}
:*{{a|[[Rip Hunter (New Earth)|Rip Hunter]]}}
 
:* {{a|[[Bernhard Baker (New Earth)|Animal Man]]}}
 
:* {{a|[[Dolphin (New Earth)|Dolphin]]}}
 
:* {{a|[[Klarn (New Earth)|Immortal Man]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Justice Society of America]]}} {{Flashback}}
 
:* {{a|[[Dinah Drake Lance (New Earth)|Black Canary]]}}
 
:* {{a|[[Alan Scott (New Earth)|Green Lantern (Alan Scott)]]}}
 
:* {{a|[[Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)|Wonder Woman]]}}
 
:* {{a|[[Carter Hall (New Earth)|Hawkman]]}}
 
:* {{a|[[Jason Garrick (New Earth)|Flash (Jay Garrick)]]}}
 
:* {{a|[[Charles McNider (New Earth)|Dr. Mid-Nite]]}}
 
:* {{a|[[Albert Pratt (New Earth)|Atom]]}}
 
* Joseph Waller {{Flashback Dies}}
 
* Joe Waller Jr. {{Flashback Dies}}
 
* Damita Waller {{Flashback Dies}}
 
 
* Marvin Collins {{Only}}
 
* Marvin Collins {{Only}}
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* {{a|[[Sharon Race (New Earth)|Sharon Race]]}} {{Flashback Dies}}
 
* {{a|[[Task Force X (New Earth)|Task Force X]]}} {{1stChron}}
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* {{a|[[Yeti (species)|Yeti]]}} {{Flashback}}
 
'''Locations:'''
 
'''Locations:'''
 
* {{a|[[Washington, D.C.]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Washington, D.C.]]}}
:* {{a|[[White House]]}}
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** {{a|[[White House]]}}
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* {{a|[[Illinois]]}}
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**{{a|[[Chicago]]}}
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* {{a|[[World War II]]}}
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**{{a|[[Dinosaur Island]]}}
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* {{a|[[Korea]]}} ({{a|[[Korean War]]}})
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* {{a|[[Cambodia]]}}
 
'''Items:'''
 
'''Items:'''
 
* {{a|[[War Wheel]]}}<br/>
 
* {{a|[[War Wheel]]}}<br/>
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| Notes =
 
| Notes =
* [[Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)|Wonder Woman's]] appearance among those in the Justice Society who appeared at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing was originally considered an error since the [[Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)|original Golden Age Wonder Woman]] was erased from post-Crisis history. The only possible modern explanation for her appearance is that it is the [[Diana of Themyscira (New Earth)|modern day Wonder Woman's]] mother [[Hippolyta (New Earth)|Hippolyta]] who went back in time to become the post-Crisis Golden Age Wonder Woman. As published however, the character depicted is clearly the original.
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* At the time of publication, [[Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)|Wonder Woman's]] appearance among those in the Justice Society who appeared at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing was considered an error since the [[Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)|original Golden Age Wonder Woman]] was erased from post-Crisis history. At one point the only possible modern explanation for her appearance is that it was the [[Diana of Themyscira (New Earth)|current Wonder Woman's]] mother [[Hippolyta (New Earth)|Hippolyta]] who went back in time to become the post-Crisis Golden Age Wonder Woman. As published however, the character depicted is clearly the original. Later changes to continuity solved the contradiction.
 
* This issue is Chapter 22 of the 1986 ''[[Legends Vol 1|Legends]]'' crossover event.
 
* This issue is Chapter 22 of the 1986 ''[[Legends Vol 1|Legends]]'' crossover event.
* This story is reprinted in the trade paperback ''Suicide Squad: Trial By Fire''.
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* This story is reprinted in ''[[Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (Collected)|Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire]]''.
 
| Trivia =
 
| Trivia =
 
| Recommended = {{Suicide Squad RR}}
 
| Recommended = {{Suicide Squad RR}}

Revision as of 16:55, 21 May 2020

"The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad": Sarge Steel is trying to convince President Ronald Reagan he should shut down the Suicide Squad. Amanda Waller tries to convince him otherwise. To do so she hands

Quote1 You listen to me, all of you. Out there, good men are dying so scum like you can have a chance. You don't deserve it, but you will. Starting now, you will look like a unit, you will act like a unit, you will fight as a unit and only with the enemy! You're back in the Army now! Or so help me, I'll put you in graves myself! Understand? Quote2
Capt. Richard Montgomery Flag

Secret Origins (Volume 2) #14 is an issue of the series Secret Origins (Volume 2) with a cover date of May, 1987.

Synopsis for "The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad"

Sarge Steel is trying to convince President Ronald Reagan he should shut down the Suicide Squad. Amanda Waller tries to convince him otherwise. To do so she hands him a file detailing the actions of the squad's history. The group was led by Capt. Richard Montgomery Flag.

During Truman's presidency it came to be known as Task Force X and on to the current day.

Reagan decides to keep the squad running.

Appearing in "The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:



Notes

  • At the time of publication, Wonder Woman's appearance among those in the Justice Society who appeared at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing was considered an error since the original Golden Age Wonder Woman was erased from post-Crisis history. At one point the only possible modern explanation for her appearance is that it was the current Wonder Woman's mother Hippolyta who went back in time to become the post-Crisis Golden Age Wonder Woman. As published however, the character depicted is clearly the original. Later changes to continuity solved the contradiction.
  • This issue is Chapter 22 of the 1986 Legends crossover event.
  • This story is reprinted in Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire.



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